ZIL 114 - the legendary Soviet limousine

ZIL 114 is an executive car.class, produced in the USSR in the 60s - 70s. Its distinctive feature was an elongated body that could hold up to 7 people. At one time, ZIL 114 carried all the highest ranks of the USSR and was the most prestigious car in the country.

Впервые данный автомобиль появился на свет в 1967 It was a completely new limousine, which had no analogues in the whole world. In the design of the machine used a new X-shaped frame of spars of volumetric section.

Design

Externally, the ZIL 114 had a long and elongated appearance.And even now its design can not be called outdated. The new Soviet limousine hit its dimensions. Its length was more than 6.3 meters, width - 2.06 meters, and height reached 1.54 meters. Because of its enormity, ZIL looked very impressive and brutal.

The grille resembles contours“Rolls-Royce”, and behind the car has similar features with American cars of the 60s. The roof is flat, the body pillars are inclined at 90 ° C. Lights are designed in pure American style. On the sides of the limousine is decorated with a solid chrome line with black accents. The car speaks without words about its seriousness and significance.

Salon

Particular attention in the development of the ZIL was paid to comfort. In this regard, the body length was increased to more than six meters. Inside is very spacious and comfortable.

Looking at the photo, you can unconditionally say thatthe interior was used exclusively high-quality materials. The front panel of the car around the perimeter is smooth, without bends. In the middle there is a small analogue clock. The two-spoke steering wheel, by the way, was also made in the American style. At the top there are two massive sun visors, and between them - the salon glass rear view. For the comfort of passengers there is an air conditioner, adjustable armrests and a radio tape recorder, which was tuned with a special control panel mounted in the armrest. What is remarkable, the driver himself was allocated so little space that he did not have enough space to get out of the cabin - he had to fold the steering column. And this is in the 114th ZIL, with its six-meter length!

Specifications

Under the hood of a limousine housed a huge8-cylinder gasoline engine. ZIL had a motor, which amounted to a whole 300 horsepower. An automatic transmission was developed as a transmission, which was developed specifically for the ZIL 114. The maximum speed of the limousine was 190 kilometers per hour. Acceleration to "hundreds" was just over 13 seconds. In this case, the executive class car consumed up to two dozen liters of fuel.

How much can you buy Soviet ZIL 114?

It was easy to buy such a limousine in the USSRis impossible. It was a company car, and it wasn’t sold near the Zhiguli and Niva. However, the times have changed, and now this ZIL can be purchased for 2.5-3 million rubles. Recently, the Internet appeared the announcement of the sale of ZIL, owned by Brezhnev. At the cost of 10 million rubles. True or not, we do not know, but what it is is a fact.