ZIL-114
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The ZIL-114 is a limousine from the Soviet car manufacturer ZIL introduced in 1970Template:Sfn to replace the ZIL-111 series which was gradually becoming out of date. In almost all respects, the ZIL-114 improved on the 111, 111A and 111G models. The engine, a ZIL-built pushrod V8, was increased in capacity from Script error: No such module "convert". to Script error: No such module "convert".,Template:Sfn resulting in an increase of power by 30 percent (to 300 hp SAE Gross at 4400 rpm and Script error: No such module "convert". at 2750 rpm)Template:Sfn and of maximum speed from approximately Script error: No such module "convert". to Script error: No such module "convert".. Transmission was two-speed automatic, with hydraulic torque converter. Template:Sfn A three-speed gearbox was offered beginning in April 1975.Template:Sfn
Front suspension was by torsion bars.Template:Sfn Although the rigid rear axle with leaf springs was retained, the ZIL-114 saw the replacement of drums by power-assisted disc brakes (with no fewer than three circuitsTemplate:Sfn) on all four wheels to cope with the more powerful engine. It was the first Soviet car with four-wheel disc brakes.Template:Sfn It also had a pedal-operated handbrake.Template:Sfn There were more luxury appointments than found on previous ZIL models, with such features as air conditioning added to the furnishings of the ZIL-111. Power windows, power door locks, and a remote-control driver's mirror were standard.Template:Sfn Measuring Script error: No such module "convert". long and weighing Script error: No such module "convert"., it was also equipped with power steering.Template:Sfn
The styling was updated somewhat in 1971; with the front end looking similar to that of such cars as the 1966 ImperialTemplate:Sfn but having different shapes and details.
Small numbers of the 114K, with a cutaway roof to allow occupants to stand, were built.Template:Sfn Two copies of an ambulance variant, the 114EA, with a sedan delivery body and higher roof, were also built.Template:Sfn The ZiL-114N was reskinned with the body panels of its successor, the ZiL-4104.Template:Sfn
The 114 continued in limited production until the late 1970s when it was replaced by the even larger and heavier ZIL-4104. About 150 ZiL-114s were produced.Template:Sfn
The ZIL-117 was a short-chassis sedan version with only five seats and a much shorter wheelbase. It was also available as an unusual four-door convertible (like the ZIL-111V).
The ZIL-114 was an official state car and transported only members of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the top leaders of the country, whereas the shorter ZIL-117 was used by secretaries of the Central Committee, as well as escort vehicles in the motorcade of heads of state, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the head of the Council of Ministers.
In October 1971, the 114 was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the widest car in production, then from October 1974 to 1976 as the heaviest.[1] A black ZIL-114 is used as the main feature in the video for the world-famous song "Je t'aime" by Lara Fabian.[2]
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Notes
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- ↑ Maurice A. Kelly. Russian Motor Vehicles: Soviet Limousines 1930-2003. Veloce Publishing Ltd., 2011, p. 44
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References
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- инженер Л. Шугуров. Представительские машины // журнал "Наука и жизнь", № 9, 1981. стр.110-113