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GAZ Volga

GAZ 31105 'Volga'
Volga 31105.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer GAZ
Production 1956–2010
Body and chassis
Class Executive car (E-segment)
Layout Front engine, rear-wheel drive
Chronology
Predecessor GAZ-M20 Pobeda
GAZ-21 Volga
GAZ-21 (3rd generation) "Volga" in Beroun (as DOD probotrans exponát).jpg
Overview
Production 1956-1958 (first series)
1958-1962 (second series)
1962-1970 (third series)
Assembly Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod), RSFSR
Designer Lev Yeremeev
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door saloon/sedan
5-door estate/wagon (GAZ-22)
Related GAZ-22, GAZ-23,
Powertrain
Engine ZMZ-21A 2.445 L I4
Small series contained a 5.52 L V8
GAZ-24 Volga
MHV Wolga GAZ 24 01.jpg
Overview
Production 1970–1977 (first series)
1977–1985 (second series)
Assembly Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod), RSFSR
Designer Leonid Tsikolenko, Nikolay Kireev
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door saloon/sedan
5-door estate
Powertrain
Engine ZMZ 24 (later ZMZ-2401) 2,445 cc (149.2 cu in) I4
ZMZ-2424 5.53 L V8 (GAZ-24-24)
GAZ-3102 Volga
GAZ 3102 osen.jpg
Overview
Production 1982–2010
Assembly Russia: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod)
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door saloon/sedan
Powertrain
Engine
  • 2.3 L ZMZ-4062.10 I4
  • 2.5 L ZMZ-402.10 I4
  • 2.5 L ZMZ-4021.10 I4
  • ZMZ-4022.10 I4
  • 5.5 L GAZ-13 V8 (GAZ-31011)
  • 5.5 L GAZ-14 V8 (GAZ-31013, produced up to 1996)
GAZ-24-10 Volga
Это Волга 3110 2013-11-24 17-44.jpg
Overview
Production 1985–1992 (estate, from 1987)
Assembly Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod), RSFSR
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door saloon/sedan
5-door estate/wagon (GAZ-24-12)
Powertrain
Engine ZMZ-402.10 (later ZMZ-4021.10) 2.445 L I4
ZMZ-505 5.53 L V8 (GAZ-24-34)
GAZ-31029 Volga
Gaz-31029-front-part.jpg
Overview
Production 1992–1997
Assembly
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door saloon/sedan
5-door estate/wagon (GAZ-31022)
Powertrain
Engine ZMZ-402.10 2.445 L I4
ZMZ-4062.10 2.3 L I4
ZMZ-4021.10 I4
GAZ-3110 Volga
Volga 3110 facelift.jpg
Overview
Production
  • sedan 1996–2004
  • estate 1997–2010
Assembly
Body and chassis
Body style
Powertrain
Engine
  • 2.3 L ZMZ-4062.10 I4
  • 2.5 L ZMZ-402.10 I4
  • 2.5 L ZMZ-4021.10 I4
  • 2.1 L ZMZ-560 I4 diesel
  • 2.7 L ZMZ-561 I5 diesel
GAZ-31105 Volga
Volga 31105.jpg
Overview
Production 2004–2009
Assembly Russia: Nizhny Novgorod
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door saloon/sedan
Powertrain
Engine
  • 2.3 L ZMZ-4021 I4 (2003-2005)
  • 2.3 L ZMZ-4062.10 I4 (2003-2005)
  • 2.4 L Chrysler EDZ I4 (2006-2010)
  • 2.5 L ZMZ-40525 I4 (2005-2010)
  • 2.1 L GAZ-560 I4 diesel
GAZ-3111 Volga
Volga 3111.jpg
Overview
Production 1998-2002, 2004
Assembly Russia: Nizhny Novgorod
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door saloon/sedan
Powertrain
Engine
  • 2.3 L ZMZ-4062.10 I4
  • 2.5 L ZMZ-4052.10 I4
  • 3.4 L Toyota 5VZ-FE V6
  • 2.1 L GAZ-560 I4 diesel

Volga (Russian: Волга) is an automobile brand that originated in the Soviet Union to replace the venerated GAZ Pobeda in 1956. Modern in design, the car survived several generations. Although Volga cars were readily used as taxi cabs, road police interceptors and ambulances (based on the estate versions), it was their role in serving the Soviet nomenklatura, that made them a contemporary cultural icon. Several generations of the car have been produced.

The original GAZ-M-21 was produced between from 1956 and underwent two facelifts (1958, 1962) along with a technical modernisation in 1965 before retiring in 1970. The car marked the blossoming era of Nikita Khruschev's thaw, and despite its limited private sales, was very sought by the Soviet public, becoming a symbol of style and success.

The GAZ-24 followed, and was produced from 1968, underwent a modest facelift in 1976. The GAZ-24 was originally to be replaced by the GAZ-3101, but the latter car never reached past prototype stage. Unlike the -21, the -24's long production saw the country decay in the stagnation period of Leonid Brezhnev's rule. Its image portrayed the social inequality between the Soviet ruling class, whose privilege not only included a chauffeured Volga, but an even more rare opportunity to privately own one. Also it became a major object of speculation on the lucrative Soviet grey economy, officially not tolerated, but privately welcomed by the state.

By 1980 a replacement was developed in face of the GAZ-3102, which was based on the central platform and body of the GAZ-24, but with original fascia, interior, engine and chassis. However, political and economic stagnation of the late Brezhnev years continuously delayed the car's launch. When the first pre-production vehicles were evaluated by Party garages, the leadership was so impressed with the car, that they barred its mass production as to avoid devaluing its status by its use in taxicabs. As a result, from 1982 and all the way until 2008, the GAZ-3102 was produced in parallel with other Volgas, though in lesser smaller quantity. Originally having its own production line and many distinct features (including a novel, but ultimately unreliable stratified charge ignition), by 1997 the differences between production, trim and accessories of GAZ-3102 and latter Volga's remained only in its exterior. GAZ-3102 originally being an exclusive car for higher ranking authorities, retained its business image during the 1990s and well into the 2000s.


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