But when Gorbachev came to approve the ZIL-4102, he did not like the samples and ordered them not to be put into production. Together with him, the delegates of the XIX Party Conference of the CPSU examined the cars, but none of them objected to their boss.
It is believed that Gorbachev was not satisfied with the price of production of brand new ZIL-4102. He thought it was too expensive. So the work of designers, designers and other specialists was in vain. And an interesting and advanced car for its time remained only a prototype.