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 | manufacturer     = Pavlovo Bus Factory
 | production       = 1989–present
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 | predecessor      = [[PAZ-672]]
 | successor        = [[PAZ-3204]]
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'''PAZ-3205''' is a common [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[midibus]] model made by the [[Pavlovo Bus Factory]]. It is common in Russia and other Eastern European countries as both a low-intensity route public bus and a [[hearse]]. Model 3205 was launched on December 1, 1989, replacing a similarly specified [[PAZ-672]] (a 1968 model).

PAZ buses are mainly used for urban [[Marshrutka|Marshrutki]], rural and regional services. Current PAZ buses are equipped with 120-140 [[horsepower]] Russian ([[ZMZ]]) or Belarusian ({{ill|Minsk Motor Plant|lt=MMZ|be|Мінскі маторны завод}}) diesel or petrol [[Euro III]] emission compliant engines, and have maximum speed of 90&nbsp;km/h. PAZ is also offering installation of [[Hino Motors]], [[Cummins]], [[Andoria (engine)|Andoria]] and [[BAMO]] imported engines for rear wheel drive models.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PAZ-3205 |url=https://bus.ru/buses/paz-32053-54/ |language=ru |website=official site "JSC "Pavlovo Bus""}}</ref>

In 2013, a facelifted model entered production.

==Variants==
Major current modifications include:<ref>{{in lang|en}} Specifications of PAZ buses, official site {{cite web |url=http://www.paz.nnov.ru/eng/frames.htm |title=JSC "Pavlovo Bus" |access-date=2008-08-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404155844/http://www.paz.nnov.ru/eng/frames.htm |archive-date=2005-04-04 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Model
! Engine<br />h.p.
! Wheelbase<br />mm
! Dimensions<br />mm
! Weight<br />empty/gross<br />kg
! Passengers<br />standing/sitting
! Number of<br />passenger<br />doors
|-
| '''PAZ-3205''' (base, single accordion door)
| 130
| 3600
| 7000×2520×2960
| 5170/8155
| 36/28
| One, 726&nbsp;mm wide
|-
| '''PAZ-32051''' (base, double accordion doors)
| 130
| 3600
| 7000×2520×2960
| 5130/8185
| 35/24
| Two, 726&nbsp;mm wide each
|-
| '''PAZ-3206''' ([[all-wheel drive]])
| 130
| 3600
| 7000×2520×3105
| 5395/7240
| -/28
| One, 726&nbsp;mm wide
|-
| '''PAZ-4234''' (stretched wheelbase)
| 136
| 4345
| 8165×2520×2960
| 5860/9485
| 50/30
| Two, 726&nbsp;mm wide each
|}

PAZ buses are commonly employed by firefighters and police - for ordinary busing and as "mobile headquarters". PAZ funeral buses have rear door, floor rails and safety straps for carrying a coffin in the rear. Passenger seats are arranged in long benches along the sides, facing the coffin.

==Production==
Production of PAZ-3205 (with all derivatives) in the 2000s (decade) was steadily rising, accounting for at least 80% of PAZ output:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! 2000
! 2001
! 2002
! 2003
! 2004
! 2005
! 2006
! 2007
! 2008
|-
! Units 
! 
! 
! 
! 10,190<ref name="SAL">{{in lang|ru}} V.Salygin. Domestic bus market (В. Салыгин. На отечественном рынке автобусов. Основные средства, 2005 N. 4 [http://www.os1.ru/article/analiz/2005_04_A_2005_06_15-10_39_50/]</ref><ref name="AS">{{in lang|ru}}PAZ, JSC. sales in 2004. Autostat news, 21.01.2005 [http://www.autostat.ru/old/parts-eng.asp?Sect=332&Art=2288#aT]</ref>
! 10,520<ref name="SAL"/><ref name=AS />
! 
! 
! 
! 15,297 (est.)<ref>{{in lang|ru}} Russkie avtobusy plan to sell over 22,000 buses in 2008. Autostat news, 21.02.2008 {{cite web |url=http://www.autostat.ru/news.asp?t=1&n=62 |title=АВТОСТАТ - Новости - статистика автомобильного рынка |access-date=2008-08-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514140121/http://www.autostat.ru/news.asp?t=1 |archive-date=2008-05-14 }}</ref>
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:PAZ-32051 in Vietnam.JPG|Double-door version
File:Paz-3205-Moscow.jpg|Single-door version
File:Podolsk hearse bus PAZ-3205 (15372047462).jpg|Funeral bus
File:PAZ-32053 school bus in Tomsk oblast.JPG|School bus
File:Police buses in Moscow.jpg|[[Moscow City Police|Moscow Police]] buses
File:Buses in Tomsk.JPG|Double-door buses in [[Tomsk]]. Red gas cylinders uses for methane gas fuel
File:ПАЗ-3205 Симеиз.jpg|alt=PAZ-3205 in Crimea|Old version (before restyled) in Crimea
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:GAZ Group buses]]
[[Category:Buses of the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Buses of Russia]]
[[Category:Step-entrance buses]]
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