This new car, penned by Serbian designer Darko Marčeta, appears as a two-door hatchback emulating the original Yugo's design characteristics -- namely, a boxy appearance and compact stance.

Electric cars have come a long way, but they're still fundamentally more expensive than equivalent gas-fed vehicles, which themselves have gotten pretty pricey lately. The answer is, of course ...

The car once billed as "the worst car in history" is making a comeback. A German professor now leads the Yugo brand and plans to revive the Yugo with a drivable prototype debuting in 2027.

The car was ultimately named Yugo (or Jugo) 45 and launched in October 1980 at the Belgrade Motor Show, and Zastava began exporting the car's derivatives internationally within several years.

We're talking cheap to buy and cheap as a sort of lifestyle, a low-buck aura that cuts through modern cars' and EVs' expensive stigmas — we're talking, of course, about a potential small hatchback ...

Color us surprised that the new Yugo, as it's being referred to, hews closely to the original's severely boxy, traditional hatchback shape. It goes beyond even today's boxiest vehicle on sale ...

A larger, apparently working prototype, is promised later this year. Yugo—the new one—is apparently seeking larger automakers to partner with, likely for sharing running gear and other components.