ZIL-41047
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ZIL-41047 is a limousine
Limousine
A limousine is a luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. The chassis of a limousine may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coachbuilder. These are called "stretch" limousines and are traditionally black or white....

 built by ZIL
Zavod Imeni Likhacheva
Zavod imeni Likhachova, more commonly called ZIL is a major Russian truck and heavy equipment manufacturer, which also produced armored cars for most Soviet leaders, as well as buses, armored fighting vehicles, and aerosani...

 of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. Production of ZIL models ceased in 2002 due to their previous customer base turning to more modern Western vehicles.

Description

It has seven seats including the driver. When loaded it weighs 3550 kg (7,826 lb). The top speed with two persons is listed as "not less than 190 km/h (118 mph)". It is powered by a 7.7 L (469 cubic inch) carbureted V8 of ZIL's own design giving 232 kW (315 hp) at 4,600 revs per minute. This engine drives the rear wheels via a three-speed automatic transmission
Automatic transmission
An automatic transmission is one type of motor vehicle transmission that can automatically change gear ratios as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually...

 with the following ratios.
  • First gear: 2.02:1
  • Second gear: 1.42:1
  • Third gear: 1:1
  • Reverse: 1.42:1


It replaced the ZIL-4104
ZIL-4104
The ZIL-4104 was a limousine built from the late 1970s to the late 1980s, when it served as the transport of the elite of the Soviet Union. So much status did the car have that, although it is estimated that no more than fifty cars were produced each year, ZIL 4104s were granted exclusive use of...

 in 1985 and had virtually no mechanical changes compared with that model. The only major changes have been in the styling, which in some respects, notably in the rear-view mirrors, was subtly modernised compared to the styling of previous ZIL models. The front turn indicators were also modernised, with the rectangular horizontal line giving way to a more vertically-oriented, door
Door
A door is a movable structure used to open and close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates inside of a space....

-like shape. The front headlights were also restyled, as was the rear parcel shelf. The car is so wide that the centre console can stand parallel to the gear selector.

Variants

  • ZIL-41047 (1985—2002) — base model with seven seats and 3880-mm wheelbase
    Wheelbase
    In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.- Road :In automobiles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the center of the front wheel and the center of the rear wheel...

  • ZIL-41041 (1986—2000) — five-seat saloon, 3300-mm wheelbase
  • ZIL-41042 — hearse
  • ZIL-41044 — convertible
  • ZIL-4105 (1988—1999) — armoured limousine
  • ZIL-41052 (1988—2002) — armoured limousine
  • ZIL-41053 (1992) — limousine with Trasco Bremen armouring (2 cars made)
  • ZIL-4107 (1988—1999) — special communication car
  • ZIL-41072 (1989—1999) — aka "Scorpion", escort car
  • ZIL-410441 (2010) — 3 cars in black for the Victory Day parade on Red Square

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