
ZIL-114
Sign in to saveThe ZIL-114 is a limousine from the Soviet car manufacturer ZiL introduced in 1970 to replace the ZIL-111 series which was gradually becoming out of date.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 to , resulting in an increase of power by 30 percent (to 300 hp SAE Gross at 4400 rpm and at 2750 rpm) and of maximum speed from approximately to . Transmission was two-speed automatic, with hydraulic torque converter. A three-speed gearbox was offered beginning in April 1975.
Key facts
- Automobile.name
- ZIL-114
- Automobile.image
- ZIL-114-limo.jpg
- Automobile.manufacturer
- Zavod Imeni Likhacheva
- Automobile.assembly
- Soviet Union: Moscow (Likhachov Plant)
- Automobile.production
- 1967–1978
- Automobile.class
- Luxury car
- Automobile.layout
- FR layout
- Automobile.predecessor
- ZIL-111
- Automobile.successor
- ZIL-4104
- Automobile.related
- ZIL-117
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The ZIL-114 is a limousine from the Soviet car manufacturer ZiL introduced in 1970 to replace the ZIL-111 series which was gradually becoming out of date.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 to , resulting in an increase of power by 30 percent (to 300 hp SAE Gross at 4400 rpm and at 2750 rpm) and of maximum speed from approximately to . Transmission was two-speed automatic, with hydraulic torque converter. A three-speed gearbox was offered beginning in April 1975.
Front suspension was by torsion bars. 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 circuits) on all four wheels to cope with the more powerful engine. It was the first Soviet car with four-wheel disc brakes. It also had a pedal-operated handbrake. 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. Measuring long and weighing , it was also equipped with power steering.
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