AMilitary transport & logistics
GAZ-53
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At a glance
GAZ-53larger figure on 2 of 2
Land Rover serieslarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6,395 mm (251.8 in)[source]
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GAZ-53 | Land Rover series |
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| Manufacturer | GAZ[source] | Rover Company (1948–1967) British Leyland (1968–1978) Land Rover Ltd. (1978–1985)[source] |
| Also called | GAZ-52[source] | — |
| Production | 1961–1993[source] | 1948–1985[source] |
| Assembly | Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)[source] | United Kingdom: Solihull ( Solihull plant ) Australia: Enfield ( BMC Australia ) Belgium: Antwerp ( Minerva ) Ethiopia: Addis Ababa (A.M.C.E) Iran: Tehran ( Morattab ) Kenya: Thika (Leyland Kenya Limited) New Zealand: Nelson ( NZMC ) Nigeria: Ibadan (Leyland Nigeria Ltd) South Africa: Port Elizabeth (BMC SA) Spain: Linares ( Santana Motors ) West Germany: Hamburg ( Tempo ) Zambia: Ndola (Rover (Zambia) Ltd) |
LWB
Single sourceSWB
Single source132.0 in (3,353 mm)/140.5 in (3,569 mm) (SWB) 173.5 in (4,407 mm) (LWB)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Class | Truck[source] | Off-road vehicle[source] |
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| Body style | 2-door standard cab 4-door double cab (fire engines only)[source] | 2-door Off-road vehicle 4-door Off-road vehicle 2-door pickup[source] |
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| Layout | Front engine layout[source] | FR layout / All-wheel drive[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] | 1.6 L I4 (1948–1951) 2.0 L I4 (1950–1958) 2.0 L diesel I4 (1957–1958)[source] |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual[source] | 4-speed manual[source] |
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| Wheelbase | 3,700 mm (145.7 in)[source] | 1948–1953: 80.0 in (2,032 mm) 1954–1956: 86.0 in (2,184 mm) (SWB) 1956–1958: 88.0 in (2,235 mm) (SWB) 1954–1956: 107.0 in (2,718 mm) (LWB) 1956½–1959:109.0 in (2,769 mm) (LWB)[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] | — |
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| Successor | GAZ-3307[source] | Land Rover Ninety & One Ten / Defender[source] |
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| Designer | — | Maurice Wilks[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 18, cell 3; revision 1377232040; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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