GAZ-53 vs Scania SBA111: Specs Compared

AMilitary transport & logistics

GAZ-53

Credit

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

BMilitary transport & logistics

Scania SBA111

military all-wheel drive cross-country truck

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

GAZ-53Length

6.395 m

Length source ↗

Scania SBA111Length

6.75 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

GAZ-53larger figure on 0 of 3

None

Scania SBA111larger figure on 3 of 3

Length+6%
Width+5%
Height+32%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 21 rows sourced on both sides

6.4m

6.75m

Length+6%

All recorded figures & sources

6.395 m

Length

Single source

6,395 mm (251.8 in)^[source]

6.75 m

Length

Single source

6.75 m^[source]

2.38m

2.5m

Width+5%

All recorded figures & sources

2.379 m

Width

Single source

2,379 mm (93.7 in)^[source]

2.5 m

Width

Single source

2.5 m^[source]

2.19–2.219m

2.9m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.19–2.219 m

Height

Single source

2,190–2,219 mm (86.2–87.4 in)^[source]

2.9 m

Height

Single source

2.9 m^[source]

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162kWScania D11

Power

All recorded figures & sources

162 kW

Scania D11

Single source

Scania D11 162 kW (220 hp)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

GAZ-53 and Scania SBA111 configuration
Specification	GAZ-53	Scania SBA111
Manufacturer	GAZ^[source]	Scania division from Saab-Scania^[source]
Also called	GAZ-52^[source]	Tgb 30^[source]
Production	1961–1993^[source]	1975 - 1981^[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]	—
Transmission	4-speed manual^[source]	Scania GA763^[source]
Wheelbase	3,700 mm (145.7 in)^[source]	4.0 m^[source]
Curb weight	2,989–3,260 kg (6,590–7,187 lb)^[source]	8,820 kg^[source]
Predecessor	GAZ-51^[source]	—
Successor	GAZ-3307^[source]	—
Role	—	military all-wheel drive cross-country truck^[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform
Country of origin	—	Sweden^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 10, cell 5; revision 1377113086; retrieved 2026-09-30

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GAZ-53

Scania SBA111

Manufacturer

GAZ^[source]

Scania division from Saab-Scania^[source]

Also called

GAZ-52^[source]

Tgb 30^[source]

Production

1961–1993^[source]

1975 - 1981^[source]

Assembly

Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)^[source]

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Class

Truck^[source]

—

Body style

2-door standard cab 4-door double cab (fire engines only)^[source]

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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]

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Transmission

4-speed manual^[source]

Scania GA763^[source]

Wheelbase

3,700 mm (145.7 in)^[source]

4.0 m^[source]

Curb weight

2,989–3,260 kg (6,590–7,187 lb)^[source]

8,820 kg^[source]

Predecessor

GAZ-51^[source]

—

Successor

GAZ-3307^[source]

—

Role

—

military all-wheel drive cross-country truck^[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform

Country of origin

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Sweden^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 10, cell 5; revision 1377113086; retrieved 2026-09-30