ZIS-110
History
The state limousine of Stalin and the Soviet leadership: a six-litre straight-eight, armoured versions and electric windows — the peak of Soviet engineering in the 1940s.
The ZIS-110 replaced the pre-war ZIS-101 and closely resembled the Packard Super Eight. A six-litre eight-cylinder engine, hydraulic brakes and electric windows put it on a par with the best American limousines of the day. The armoured ZIS-115, built for Stalin, weighed around 4.5 tonnes and carried 75 mm bulletproof glass. The cars served government motorcades, parades and diplomatic missions.
Production
- Production years
- 1945–1958
- Total built
- 2,089 units
- Designer
- Andrei Ostrovtsev
Specifications
- Engine
- 6005 cc, 8 cyl.
- Power
- 140 hp
- Top speed
- 140 km/h
- 0–100 km/h
- ~28 s
- Gearbox
- 3-speed
- Drive
- Rear
- Weight
- 2575 kg
- Fuel consumption
- 27 l/100 km
Data sheet
- Production period
- 1946–1958
- Dimensions (L × W × H)
- 6000 × 1960 × 1730 mm
- Seats
- 7
- Kerb weight
- 2575 kg
- Gross weight
- 3100 kg
- Wheelbase
- 3760 mm
- Ground clearance
- 210 mm
- Top speed
- 140 km/h
- Fuel consumption
- 23 l/100 km
- Engine
- ZIS-110, carburettor, four-stroke, eight-cylinder, side-valve
- Displacement
- 6 l
- Compression ratio
- 6.85
- Maximum power
- 140 hp
- Clutch
- single-plate, dry
- Gearbox
- three-speed
- Final drive
- single, hypoid
- Steering gear
- globoid worm and twin-ridge roller
- Tyre size
- 7,50-16
Source: the autoussr.ru reference archive
The armoured ZIS-115 weighed about 4.5 tonnes
Its bulletproof glass was 75 mm thick
Roughly 2,089 cars were built in total
They served as state limousines and as ambulances
The ZIS-110B convertible was used for parades
