ZIL 4102 Bashny.Net

The story goes that the car was developed at the direction of the first and last Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Promising limousine was to replace the "outdated" five-seat sedan ZIL-41041.V as a model in 1985, it was bought by a new Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit. In 1988 the sixth workshop of ZIL produced two prototype ZIL-4102. It was planned that on the basis of this model will be built a whole family of cars, however, the new development did not like Mikhail Sergeyevich.





In fine-tuning the car there was no money and the project was svernut.Nesmotrya that as a "sample" was taken Rolls-Royce, exterior and interior design was made with an eye on the US avtomobili.Avtomobil very similar to the Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine 1985: Low shoulder line, flat lights and moldings on the sides. Seen from the side resembles the shape of the windows of the Volvo those years. It is not surprising, because in the Swedish Union cars were held in high esteem. Compared with its monumental predecessor of ZIL-41041, the new sedan looked "more democratic."



For more information, see the article failed to Maslova and M. Semyonov to have forgotten the publication "Auto» №8 (5162) 1993. Sedan ZIL-4102 was established in the office of research and fine-tuning of cars ZIL. The principal difference between the new model from other Soviet limousine service is the lack of a frame. In this regard, designers ZIL had much work on reducing vibrations monocoque. The new sedan was two feet longer than the "Volga", and weighed half a ton to less than the Zil-41041. Roof and floor panels, the trunk lid, hood and bumpers were made of fiberglass.



On the car set the automatic transmission and the former V-shaped 8-cylinder engine capacity of 7, 68 liter capacity 315 l.s.- same as in other Moscow limousines. By reducing the weight of acceleration from a standstill to 100 km / h it was a bit faster - 10, 5 sekund.Raskhod fuel per 100 km was 18 liters at a speed of 90 km / h and 21 l pri120 km / h, is a relatively small for such a large car .



Inside, no folding seats (straponteny) for protection, so that all luxury was made available to four persons, including the driver. Individual rear seats with electrically regulated, located on the ceiling panel lighting and air conditioning, and on the floor were folding passenger foot rests. Front seats are still shared baggy central tunnel. As a result, all four sat in the corners like a huge cabin, trimmed in white leather with carpets "leopard" and panelyami.Elektricheskie wooden windows, radio with electronic adjustment, CD player and sound system with 10 speakers today do not seem to be something special but do not forget that it was the end of the 1980s. The car was equipped with on-board computer with voice synthesizer. As in previous models, to ensure the reliability of the machines and electrical systems of the car has been duplicated.



During the period of the Soviet Union on the ZIL formed a unique team of designers executive cars, has created its own school, however, the plight of a factory in nachale1990's not possible to continue the development of cars. "It is hoped the wealthy patriots with philanthropic tendencies" - with such fervor ended article in the magazine "Auto," opublikovannaya15 years ago. Unfortunately, they were not. According to eyewitnesses, live ZIL-4102 was last seen in 1997 at the plant, and in 2000 the car passed re-registration in the traffic police. More about his fate is unknown ...



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