GAZ-3105

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The GAZ-3105 is an automobile manufactured by the Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ, Gorky Automobile Plant) from 1992 to 1996.

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GAZ-3105
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Overview
Manufacturer GAZ
Production1992–1996
AssemblyRussia: Nizhny Novgorod
Body and chassis
Class Full-size luxury car
Layout FR layout
Related Audi 100
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,870 mm (113 in)
Length5,050 mm (198.8 in)
Width1,980 mm (78 in)
Height1,430 mm (56.3 in)
Curb weight 1,450 kg (3196 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor GAZ-31011/GAZ-31013
Successor GAZ-3111

History

In the 1980s, GAZ was looking for a new and modern vehicle to replace the aging executive car GAZ-3102, but also the larger GAZ-14 Chaika limousine. For this reason, GAZ began to develop a new family of vehicles with front, rear and all-wheel drive, the models were named GAZ-3103, GAZ-3104 and GAZ-3105 depending on the version.

The design was partly derived from the third-generation Audi 100/200, from which the cross-section of the body along the B-pillar, the transmission arrangement, and some other mechanical designs were used. [1] [2] However, since it was much smaller and slightly less powerful than the GAZ-14, it was placed between the GAZ-3102 and the GAZ-14 in GAZ's product lineup. Compared to the Volga series vehicles derived from the GAZ-24 (GAZ-3102, GAZ-31029, GAZ-3110 and GAZ-31105), the GAZ-3105 had a completely new body and few internal components in common with them. The vehicles featured MacPherson strut suspension, V8 engine with fuel injection, and CV front and rear axles.

Due to many economic problems at GAZ, development was stopped several times, and finally in 1992 only production of the GAZ-3105 began, while the other cheaper variants were abandoned. Even after the start of production, the economic situation in post-Soviet Russia made sales difficult, and in the end only 55 vehicles were produced. Nevertheless, GAZ tried to produce a second generation of the GAZ-3105 and presented a modernized prototype at the 1996 Moscow Motor Show. The project was eventually abandoned in favor of the GAZ-3111 Volga, which was equally unsuccessful.

GAZ-3105 Volga (1992-1996) rear GAZ-3105 03.jpg
GAZ-3105 Volga (1992–1996) rear

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References

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