GAZ-53 vs Tatra Phoenix: 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

Tatra Phoenix

Credit

Jiří Erben · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 PhoenixLength

6.69 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

GAZ-53larger figure on 0 of 3

None

Tatra Phoenixlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+5%
Width+7%
Height+47%

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 21 rows sourced on both sides

6.4m

6.69m

Length+5%

All recorded figures & sources

6.395 m

Length

Single source

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

6.69 m

Length

Single source

6,690 mm (263.4 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

3.24m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.19–2.219 m

Height

Single source

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

3.24 m

Height

Single source

3,240 mm (127.6 in)^[source]

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375kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

375 kW

Liquid cooled Diesel Paccar MX 11/13, up to

Single source

Liquid cooled Diesel Paccar MX 11/13, up to 375 kW (503 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 Tatra Phoenix configuration
Specification	GAZ-53	Tatra Phoenix
Manufacturer	GAZ^[source]	Tatra^[source]
Also called	GAZ-52^[source]	—
Production	1961–1993^[source]	2011-present^[source]
Assembly	Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)^[source]	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]	8,700 kg (19,200 lb)^[source]
Predecessor	GAZ-51^[source]	Tatra 815^[source]
Successor	GAZ-3307^[source]	—
Related	—	Tatra 817 Force DAF CF^[source]
Alternative designation	—	Tatra 158 Phoenix^[source]

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GAZ-53

Tatra Phoenix

Manufacturer

GAZ^[source]

Tatra^[source]

Also called

GAZ-52^[source]

—

Production

1961–1993^[source]

2011-present^[source]

Assembly

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

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]

8,700 kg (19,200 lb)^[source]

Predecessor

GAZ-51^[source]

Tatra 815^[source]

Successor

GAZ-3307^[source]

—

Tatra 817 Force DAF CF^[source]

Alternative designation

—

Tatra 158 Phoenix^[source]