GAZ-53 vs UAZ-452: Specs Compared

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AMilitary transport & logistics

GAZ-53

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

BMilitary transport & logistics

UAZ-452

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Stefan Kühn · 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 ↗

UAZ-452Length

4.36 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

GAZ-53larger figure on 3 of 3

Length+47%
Width+23%
Height+5%

UAZ-452larger figure on 0 of 3

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 41 rows sourced on both sides

6.4m

4.36m

Length+47%

All recorded figures & sources

6.395 m

Length

Single source

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

4.36 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

GAZ-53 and UAZ-452 configuration
Specification	GAZ-53	UAZ-452
Manufacturer	GAZ^[source]	UAZ^[source]
Also called	GAZ-52^[source]	UAZ-450 (1958–1965) UAZ-452 (1965–1985) UAZ-2206 (minibus) UAZ-3303 (pickup) UAZ-3741 (van) UAZ-3909 (combi) UAZ-3962 (ambulance)^[source]
Production	1961–1993^[source]	1958–present^[source]
Assembly	Soviet Union / Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)^[source]	Soviet Union / Russia: Ulyanovsk

Class	Truck^[source]	Off-road vehicle^[source]

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

Layout	Front engine layout^[source]	Front-engine, four-wheel drive^[source]

Engine	3.5L GAZ-51 I6 (1961-1964, after that only on GAZ-52 variant) 4.3L ZMZ-53 V8 (1964-1993)^[source]	2432 cc UAZ-450 petrol I4 (1958–1965) 2445 cc UMZ-452 petrol I4^[source]

Transmission	4-speed manual^[source]	3-speed manual 4-speed manual 5-speed manual^[source]

Wheelbase	3,700 mm (145.7 in)^[source]	2,300 mm (90.6 in)^[source]

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

Predecessor	GAZ-51^[source]	—

Successor	GAZ-3307^[source]	UAZ Simba (cancelled)^[source]

Designer	—	Vladimir Ariamov^[source]

Kerb weight	—	1,760 kg (3,880 lb)^[source]

Country of origin	—	Soviet Union^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 44, cell 5; revision 1377727163; retrieved 2026-09-30

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