AMilitary transport & logistics
GAZ-53
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AMilitary transport & logistics
BMilitary transport & logistics
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | GAZ-53 | International DuraStar |
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| Manufacturer | GAZ[source] | 2001–2009: Blue Diamond Truck, LLC (Ford/Navistar joint venture) 2009–2018: Navistar International[source] |
| Also called | GAZ-52[source] | — |
| Production | 1961–1993[source] | 2001–2018[source] |
| Assembly | Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)[source] | General Escobedo, Mexico Springfield, Ohio |
Width
Single source2,379 mm (93.7 in)[source]
Height
Single source2,190–2,219 mm (86.2–87.4 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Class | Truck[source] | Class 5 Class 6 Class 7[source] |
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| Body style | 2-door standard cab 4-door double cab (fire engines only)[source] | Chassis cab 2-door truck 2-door extended-cab truck 4-door crew-cab truck Semi-tractor 2-door truck[source] |
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| Layout | Front engine layout[source] | 4x2 6x4[source] |
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| Engine | 3.5L GAZ-51 I6 (1961-1964, after that only on GAZ-52 variant) 4.3L ZMZ-53 V8 (1964-1993)[source] | International 4000 series International VT365 International DT466 International DT530 International DT 570 International DuraStar International MaxxForce 7 International MaxxForce DT International MaxxForce 9 Cummins ISB6.7 Cummins L9 Cummins ISL 9[source] |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual[source] | — |
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| Wheelbase | 3,700 mm (145.7 in)[source] | — |
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| Curb weight | 2,989–3,260 kg (6,590–7,187 lb)[source] | — |
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| Predecessor | GAZ-51[source] | International 4000 series (1989)[source] |
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| Successor | GAZ-3307[source] | International MV[source] |
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| Body styles | — | Chassis cab Semitractor[source] |
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| Vehicles | — | International 4000, 4100, 4200, 4300, 4400 International DuraStar International RXT International 3200, 3300[source] |
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| Related | — | Ford F-650 Super Duty/F-750 Super Duty International TerraStar International 7300/7400, WorkStar, HV International 8500/8600, TranStar, RH International ProStar, LT International LoneStar[source] |
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| Model years | — | 2002–2018[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 99, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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