Fiat Ducato vs GAZ-53: Specs Compared

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Fiat Ducato

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Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BMilitary transport & logistics

GAZ-53

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Sergey Korovkin 84 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Fiat DucatoLength

4.693–5.598 m

Length source ↗

GAZ-53Length

6.395 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Fiat Ducatolarger figure on 1 of 3

Height+7%

GAZ-53larger figure on 2 of 3

Length+24%
Width+21%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 22 rows sourced on both sides

4.693–5.598m

6.4m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

4.693–5.598 m

Length

Single source

4,693–5,598 mm (184.8–220.4 in)^[source]

6.395 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Fiat Ducato and GAZ-53 configuration
Specification	Fiat Ducato	GAZ-53
Manufacturer	Sevel (1981–2021) Stellantis (2021–present)^[source]	GAZ^[source]
Also called	Citroën Jumper Citroën Relay Iveco SuperJolly Opel Movano Peugeot Boxer Ram ProMaster Toyota Proace Max Vauxhall Movano^[source]	GAZ-52^[source]
Production	1981–present^[source]	1961–1993^[source]
Class	Light commercial vehicle ( M )^[source]	Truck

Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive^[source]	Front engine layout^[source]

Predecessor	Fiat 242 Fiat Daily Alfa Romeo Romeo (for Alfa Romeo AR6) Citroën H Van (for Citroën C25) Dodge Spacevan (for Talbot Express) Dodge Sprinter (for Ram ProMaster) Peugeot J9 (for Peugeot J5) Renault Master (for Opel/Vauxhall Movano)^[source]	GAZ-51^[source]

Assembly	Val di Sangro, Atessa , Italy ( Sevel Sud ) Pomigliano d’Arco , Naples , Italy ( Sevel Sud )^[source]	Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)^[source]

Body style	3-door van / minibus 2-door pickup^[source]	2-door standard cab 4-door double cab (fire engines only)^[source]

Engine	Petrol : 1.8 L PSA 169B I4 2.0 L PSA 170 I4 Diesel : 1.9 L Fiat 149B I4 1.9 L Fiat 280A turbo I4 2.4/2.5 L Sofim 8144 I4 2.4/2.5 L Sofim 8140.27 turbo I4^[source]	3.5L GAZ-51 I6 (1961-1964, after that only on GAZ-52 variant) 4.3L ZMZ-53 V8 (1964-1993)^[source]

Electric motor	43 kW Leroy-Somer T29C LT250 electric motor (ELETTRA)^[source]	—

Wheelbase	2,917–3,659 mm (114.8–144.1 in)^[source]	3,700 mm (145.7 in)^[source]

Curb weight	1,590–1,715 kg (3,505.3–3,780.9 lb)^[source]	2,989–3,260 kg (6,590–7,187 lb)^[source]

Design and production context	The Fiat Ducato is a light commercial vehicle jointly developed by FCA Italy and PSA Group (now Stellantis ), and mainly manufactured by Sevel , a joint venture between the two companies since 1981. It has also been sold as the Citroën C25 , Peugeot J5 , Alfa Romeo AR6 , Talbot Express , and later as the Fiat Ducato, Citroën Jumper (Relay first in the United Kingdom and then in Australia; Dispatch in Australia as a shorter variant), and Peugeot Boxer (Manager in Mexico), from 1994 onwards. It entered the North American market as the Ram ProMaster in May 2014 as a 2014 model.^[source] In Europe, it is produced at the Sevel Sud factory, in Atessa , Italy. It has also been produced at the Iveco factory in Sete Lagoas , Brazil, at the Karsan factory in Akçalar , Turkey, at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Saltillo Van Assembly Plant in Saltillo , Mexico, and at the Fiat-Sollers factory in Elabuga , Russia. Since 1981, more than 3.5 million Fiat Ducatos have been produced. The name "Ducato" is a reference to the ducat ; after the Fiorino and Marengo , this was the third Fiat light commercial vehicle to be named after ancient coinage.^[source]	—

Design and production context

The Fiat Ducato is a light commercial vehicle jointly developed by FCA Italy and PSA Group (now Stellantis ), and mainly manufactured by Sevel , a joint venture between the two companies since 1981. It has also been sold as the Citroën C25 , Peugeot J5 , Alfa Romeo AR6 , Talbot Express , and later as the Fiat Ducato, Citroën Jumper (Relay first in the United Kingdom and then in Australia; Dispatch in Australia as a shorter variant), and Peugeot Boxer (Manager in Mexico), from 1994 onwards. It entered the North American market as the Ram ProMaster in May 2014 as a 2014 model.^[source]

In Europe, it is produced at the Sevel Sud factory, in Atessa , Italy. It has also been produced at the Iveco factory in Sete Lagoas , Brazil, at the Karsan factory in Akçalar , Turkey, at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Saltillo Van Assembly Plant in Saltillo , Mexico, and at the Fiat-Sollers factory in Elabuga , Russia. Since 1981, more than 3.5 million Fiat Ducatos have been produced. The name "Ducato" is a reference to the ducat ; after the Fiorino and Marengo , this was the third Fiat light commercial vehicle to be named after ancient coinage.^[source]

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Origin reported by inventory	Italy^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 39, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01 Italy^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 65, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01 Italy^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 30, row 2, cell 3; revision 1377271970; retrieved 2026-09-30 France^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 30, row 4, cell 3; revision 1377271970; retrieved 2026-09-30 France^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 23, row 13, cell 3; revision 1371178809; retrieved 2026-09-30	—

Origin reported by inventory

Italy^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 39, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01

Italy^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 65, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01

Italy^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 30, row 2, cell 3; revision 1377271970; retrieved 2026-09-30

France^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 30, row 4, cell 3; revision 1377271970; retrieved 2026-09-30

France^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 23, row 13, cell 3; revision 1371178809; retrieved 2026-09-30

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