Tuned V8 truck goes viral on social media

Nov 02, 2024

It is a modified truck from Uzbekistan.

CiberCuba Editorial Team

January 11, 2024 - 12:54 PM (GMT-5) |

The video of a tuned Russian V8 truck has gone viral on social media, generating significant interest among Cuban internet users, as it is a well-known vehicle in Cuba.

This time, it is a modified truck from Uzbekistan.

The video was shared on Instagram by the users afsonaviy zillar and oybek 717, profiles dedicated to this type of vehicle.

"There were a few left in Cuba, but now what remains is just scrap," commented a Cuban.

"We Cubans don't want to hear anything about this; anything that smells of communism, you can keep that document," stated another.

"A car like that was driven by my father, and it was his pride," recalled a third person.

"It must be a Cuban who is in Russia," said another.

This Russian truck is so popular in Cuba that the Instagram user "Somos cubanos" edited the original video, claiming that the V8 belonged to a Cuban from Hialeah, and some believe it.

The ZIL-130 truck is a Russian model designed for agricultural work, which was sold between 1962 and 1994. It was very popular in the former Soviet Union and later in Russia, with a total of 3,380,000 units produced.

It is still used in Cuba today for cargo and transportation, in addition to its original purpose in agriculture.

Recently, the transformation of a Lada into a luxury car in Azerbaijan went viral on social media.

It is an old model (a 2107), very common in Cuba, that belongs to an Uzbek singer and actor.

"It took six months and $60,000 to develop this special VAZ2107," reveals the author of the video shared on Instagram, which details the vehicle's features.

The car has a Rolex Day-Date 40 Oyster Platinum watch valued at $10,000 in the front console, seats from an Audi RS, a door mechanism from a Mercedes-Benz G-Class, and a front mechanism and luxury system from a Chevrolet Malibu.

It features a Lada Priora engine that requires propulsion and carbonation, 19 discs and R Special Addition-1 wheels, carbon side mirrors and doors, and is equipped with a Sony Play Station 5 gaming console.

The interior is entirely Tiffany blue, while the exterior is painted in Bentley Continental black.

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