What cars does the most creative designer in Russia, Artemy Lebedev, drive?
Only the lazy have not heard about the scandalous and odious designer of all Russia. Bright hair, swearing and logos incomprehensible to most, this is the whole Artemy.
By the way, recently Lebedev changed his shoes into a blogger and has already gained the first hundred thousand subscribers on YouTube, releasing quite interesting videos.
For example, in one of them, a creative designer said that his main passion in life is traveling. To date, Artemy has already visited 98% of the countries of the world (counting the island states) and plans to bring this figure to a maximum.
As Lebedev said, most of all he likes to travel by car and for this purpose he has the most optimal model. Which one? More on that below.
The first cars
Lebedev became a motorist quite late - at the age of 26. The first car was the Chrysler PT Cruiser. Yes, a rather unusual choice, and as Artemy himself said, he was then guided solely by aesthetic preferences.
It was necessary to thoroughly approach the choice a few years later, when Chrysler was completely outdated.
Then Artemy decided to try out the notorious German quality, because at that time he was already carried away by road trips. But with the 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML, a long friendship also did not work out.
The story of the Range Rover
Disillusioned with the Germans, Artemy turned his gaze to the Briton. Incomes at that time grew, and the designer bought himself a 3rd generation Land Rover Range Rover in a configuration for expeditions (on the secondary market today it sells for 1.5 million rubles).
But here is a disappointment. Most of the time the vaunted crossover stood for repairs and was eventually sold.
Toyota FJ Cruiser
But with the Japanese auto industry, Lebedev had a long and strong relationship. The SUV, quite unusual in terms of exterior, could not help but attract the creative designer, and the availability of a complete set for expeditions eliminated all doubts.
With a 4 hp 276-litre naturally aspirated engine, all-wheel drive, an automatic 6-speed transmission and independent suspension front and rear, what more do you need to get around most of Asia?
Unfortunately, there are not so many fans of such an intricate design in our time and the model was not a success. Therefore, in 2018, Toyota removed the SUV from production. Now on the secondary market, the FJ Cruiser in a configuration, like Lebedev's, can be found for 3.8 million rubles.
