AMilitary transport & logistics
GAZ-53
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Measured figures
Height
Single source2,190–2,219 mm (86.2–87.4 in)[source]
Maximum; MAZ-543 only · Maximum speed
Single source37 mph (60 km/h)[source]MAZ-543 only
MAZ-543A only · up to
Single sourceup to 22000 kg[source]MAZ-543A only
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | GAZ-53 | MAZ-7310 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | GAZ[source] | Minsk Automobile Plant[source] |
| Also called | GAZ-52[source] | — |
| Production | 1961–1993[source] | — |
| Assembly | Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)[source] | — |
| Class | Truck[source] | — |
| Body style | 2-door standard cab 4-door double cab (fire engines only)[source] | — |
| Layout | Front engine layout[source] | — |
| Engine | 3.5L GAZ-51 I6 (1961-1964, after that only on GAZ-52 variant) 4.3L ZMZ-53 V8 (1964-1993)[source] | 38.9 litre D12A-525 tank diesel engine producing around 525 horsepower[source]MAZ-543 only |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual[source] | — |
| Wheelbase | 3,700 mm (145.7 in)[source] | — |
| Curb weight | 2,989–3,260 kg (6,590–7,187 lb)[source] | — |
| Predecessor | GAZ-51[source] | — |
| Successor | GAZ-3307[source] | — |
| Type | — | 8×8 artillery truck[source] |
| Designer | — | Minsk Automobile Plant[source] |
| Configuration | — | The MAZ-543M version was designed to carry the BM-30 Smerch Multiple rocket launcher[source] |