GAZ-24 Volga
| Volga | |
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| GAZ-24 | |
| Sales designation: | ГАЗ-24 "Волга" |
| Production period: | 1967-1992 |
| Class : | upper middle class |
| Body versions : | Limousine , station wagon |
| Engines: |
Petrol engines : 2.45-5.6 liters (62.5-145 kW) |
| Length: | 4735 mm |
| Width: | 1800 mm |
| Height: | 1490 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2800 mm |
| Empty weight : | 1420 kg |
| Previous model | GAZ-21 Volga |
| successor | GAZ-31 Volga |
The GAZ-24 Volga ( Russian ГАЗ-24 "Волга" ) is a passenger car built from 1967 to 1992 by the Soviet manufacturer GAZ (Russian Горьковский автомобильный завод (ГАЗ), English. Transcription Gorkovwerk Avtomobiliersky Avtomobilier) .
Vehicle history and construction
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The vehicle is constructed with a self-supporting body . The engine sits above the front axle on a subframe and drives the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The front axle is equipped with double wishbones and coil springs. The rear axle is designed as a rigid axle with leaf springs. Inclined shock absorbers suppress the spring oscillations and dampen transverse movements of the axis. The foot brake acts hydraulically in a dual-circuit brake system with dual-mode drum brakes at the front axle and simplex drum brakes at the rear axle. A vacuum brake booster is available to boost the brake force. The handbrake acts on the rear axle.
The Volga has an oil cooler with an associated oil shut-off valve, through which the oil cooler can be switched on or off the engine oil circuit depending on the season, so that the engine reaches operating temperature more quickly in cold weather or to cool the engine oil when outside temperatures are high. In addition, there is a lever with which the radiator shutter is closed by means of a Bowden cable in order to prevent the air flow to the water cooler. It is possible to start the engine with a crank if the starter or the on-board electrical system fails. A crank handle is part of the tool kit for this purpose. At the front of the car there is a flap with a corresponding opening behind the license plate. Through it, the crank can be inserted, which engages in a claw on the crankshaft.
Due to the long production period, the vehicle was repeatedly changed slightly. Until around the beginning of 1970, the specimens were fitted with exterior mirrors on the fenders , after which one was attached to the A-pillar on the driver's side, as is common today , while the one on the passenger side was omitted. From 1974 there was again a modified exterior mirror and some minor modifications. A version called GAZ-24-24 with a 5.54-liter V8 engine that developed 145 kW was produced in small series. These vehicles were used almost exclusively by the KGB and were not available to private buyers.
The 1977 model year brought a significant change. The vehicle was completely redesigned, whereby the length changed slightly due to a modified bumper. From 1985, production was optimized for larger numbers and the vehicle, now called GAZ-24-10 , was simplified accordingly. The engine now produced 73 kW.
The vehicle was used throughout Eastern Europe primarily as a government vehicle or taxi. Smaller numbers were also sold to Western Europe, here under the name Scaldia-Volga M24 .
The Belgian importer Scaldia-Volga equipped Wolgas with diesel engines purchased from Peugeot . For countries with left-hand traffic such as Indonesia, India or Great Britain there was a right-hand drive version.
GAZ-24-02
The GAZ-24-02 is the combination model of the GAZ-24 . The vehicle was produced from 1972. The weight of the operational trolley is between 1500 kg and 1575 kg. A second rear bench seat, available as an extra, allows a total of seven people to be transported. Like the sedan, the station wagon was revised in 1987 and launched on the market as the GAZ-24-12 .
Model variants
Basic series GAZ-24:
- GAZ-24 , sedan, production from 1970 to 1985
- GAZ-24-01 , taxi based on the GAZ-24
- GAZ-24-02 , combination model based on the GAZ-24 , production from 1970 to 1987
- GAZ-24-03 , four-seater ambulance (station wagon) with a bed behind the driver
- GAZ-24-04 , taxi version of the station wagon model
- GAZ-24-07 , taxi based on the GAZ-24 , with natural gas drive (1977–1985)
- GAZ-24-24 , sedan with 5.54-liter V8 engine and three-speed automatic
- GAZ-24-54 , right hand drive, export model for Singapore, India and Pakistan
- GAZ-24-76 , export model Scaldia-Volga M24 , sedan
- GAZ-24-77 , export model Scaldia-Volga M24 , station wagon
- GAZ-24-95 , all-wheel drive sedan based on the GAZ-69 . One of the few vehicles built belonged to the then Soviet head of state Brezhnev .
Revised GAZ-24-10 series:
- GAZ-24-10 , sedan, production from 1985 to 1992
- GAZ-24-11 , taxi based on the GAZ-24-10
- GAZ-24-12 , combination model based on the GAZ-24-10 , production from 1987 to 1992
- GAZ-24-13 , four-seater ambulance (station wagon) with a bed behind the driver
- GAZ-24-17 , taxi based on the GAZ-24-10 , natural gas drive
- GAZ-24-34 , sedan with 5.54-liter V8 engine and three-stage automatic (1985–1994)
- GAZ-24-60 , export model for countries with tropical climates
Technical specifications
For the basic model GAZ-24, status 1972.
- Engine: water-cooled four-cylinder four-stroke gasoline engine
- Engine type: "GAZ-24"
- Power: 98 HP (72 kW) at 4500 min -1
- Displacement: 2445 cm³
- Bore: 92.0 mm
- Stroke: 92.0 mm
- maximum torque: 188 Nm at 2400 min -1
- Compression: 8.2: 1
- Motor weight: 175 kg
- Mixture preparation: Carburettor type K-126G
- Firing order: 1–2–4–3
- Starter: ST-230B
- Alternator: G250-E1, 350 W, 28 A, AC voltage
- On-board voltage: 12 V.
- Clutch: single-plate dry clutch
- Gearbox: four-speed gearbox with reverse gear, fully synchronized
- Top speed: 145 km / h
- Fuel consumption: 8.0 l / 100 km (at 50 km / h)
- Tank capacity: 55 l petrol, at least 93 octane
- Drive formula : 4 × 2 (rear wheel drive)
Dimensions and weights
- Length: 4735 mm
- Width: 1800 mm
- Height: 1490 mm
- Wheelbase: 2800 mm
- Front track: 1470 mm
- Rear track: 1420 mm
- minimum ground clearance: 180 mm
- Turning circle: 11 m diameter, measured on the front wheel
- Seats: 5 or 6
- Empty weight: 1400 kg
- Payload: 425 kg
- permissible total weight: 1825 kg
- Front axle load: 870 kg
- Rear axle load: 955 kg
- Tire size: 7.35-14 ″
Individual evidence
- ↑ Motor vehicle Volga GAZ-24 and its versions - operating instructions. V / O AVTOEXPORT, USSR, MOSCOW.
- ^ Ralf Kunkel, Christian Suhr: German cars, all passenger cars and commercial vehicles of the GDR . 1st edition. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-613-03151-7 .
- ↑ Website for GAZ-24 ( Memento from July 16, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) (Russian)
- ^ Ministry of Automobile Transport of the RSFSR ; Vehicle Construction Institute NIIAT: Short Automobile Manual (краткий автомобильный справочник). Transport Publishing House, 6th edition, Moscow 1972.
