GAZ-53 vs Tatra 815-7: Specs Compared

AMilitary transport & logistics

GAZ-53

Credit

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

Tatra 815-7 — licensed reference photograph

BMilitary transport & logistics

Tatra 815-7

Credit

Adam Hauner · 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

GAZ-53Length

6.395 m

Length source ↗

Tatra 815-7Length

9.47 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

GAZ-53larger figure on 0 of 3

None

Tatra 815-7larger figure on 3 of 3

Length+48%
Width+7%
Height+24%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

10 of 22 rows sourced on both sides

6.4m

9.47m

Length+48%

All recorded figures & sources

6.395 m

Length

Single source

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

9.47 m

Length

Single source

9,470 mm (372.8 in)^[source]

2.38m

2.55m

Width+7%

All recorded figures & sources

2.379 m

Width

Single source

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

2.55 m

Width

Single source

2,550 mm (100.4 in)^[source]

2.19–2.219m

2.73m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.19–2.219 m

Height

Single source

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

2.73 m

Height

Single source

2,730 mm (107.5 in)^[source]

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515kWLiquid cooled : Cummins engines , up to

Power

All recorded figures & sources

368 kW

Air-cooled : Turbo-diesel Tatra T3 V8 engines , up to Turbo-diesel Tatra V12 engines , up to

Single source

447 kW

Caterpillar Inc. engines

Single source

515 kW

Liquid cooled : Cummins engines , up to

Single source

Air-cooled : Turbo-diesel Tatra T3 V8 engines , up to 368 kW (493 hp) Turbo-diesel Tatra V12 engines , up to 515 kW (691 hp) Liquid cooled : Cummins engines , up to 447 kW (599 hp) Caterpillar Inc. engines^[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 Tatra 815-7 configuration
Specification	GAZ-53	Tatra 815-7
Manufacturer	GAZ^[source]	Tatra^[source]
Also called	GAZ-52^[source]	—
Production	1961–1993^[source]	2007–present^[source]
Assembly	Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)^[source]	Kopřivnice , Moravia , Czech Republic^[source]
Class	Truck^[source]	Heavy 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]	—
Wheelbase	3,700 mm (145.7 in)^[source]	1,450 mm (57.1 in) 1,950 mm (76.8 in) 2,860 mm (112.6 in)^[source]
Curb weight	2,989–3,260 kg (6,590–7,187 lb)^[source]	13,300 kg (29,300 lb)^[source]
Predecessor	GAZ-51^[source]	Tatra 815^[source]
Successor	GAZ-3307^[source]	—
Platform	—	Tatra backbone tube chassis^[source]
Related	—	Tatra 158 Phoenix^[source]
Country of origin	—	Czech Republic^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 36, cell 3; revision 1377232040; retrieved 2026-09-30

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GAZ-53

Tatra 815-7

Manufacturer

GAZ^[source]

Tatra^[source]

Also called

GAZ-52^[source]

—

Production

1961–1993^[source]

2007–present^[source]

Assembly

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

Kopřivnice , Moravia , Czech Republic^[source]

Class

Truck^[source]

Heavy 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]

—

Wheelbase

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

1,450 mm (57.1 in) 1,950 mm (76.8 in) 2,860 mm (112.6 in)^[source]

Curb weight

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

13,300 kg (29,300 lb)^[source]

Predecessor

GAZ-51^[source]

Tatra 815^[source]

Successor

GAZ-3307^[source]

—

Platform

—

Tatra backbone tube chassis^[source]

—

Tatra 158 Phoenix^[source]

Country of origin

—

Czech Republic^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 36, cell 3; revision 1377232040; retrieved 2026-09-30