AMilitary transport & logistics
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BMilitary transport & logistics
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks | ZIL-131 |
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| Manufacturer | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] | ZiL[source] |
| Production | 1959–present[source] | 1964–2012[source] |
| Assembly | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London[source] | Soviet Union / Russia: Moscow[source] |
| Class | Truck |
Width
Single source2,500 mm (98.4 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Truck[source] |
| Layout | FR layout[source] | — |
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| Successor | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] | ZIL-4334[source] |
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| Country of origin | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 | Soviet Union[source]Inventory Origin column; table 37, row 13, cell 5; revision 1377394124; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Also called | — | Amur-531340[source] |
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| Related | — | ZIL-130 ZIL-133[source] |
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| Engine | — | 6.0L ZIL-130 V8[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 5-speed manual[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 3,975 mm (156.5 in)[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 6,700 kg (14,771 lb)[source] |
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| Predecessor | — | ZIL-157[source] |
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| Origin reported by inventory | — | USSR[source]Inventory Origin column; table 24, row 7, cell 3; revision 1371178809; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Reported operators | — |
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