PAZ-3205

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A PAZ-3205 in side view (2008)
PAZ-3205
Manufacturer	Pavlovsky Avtobusny Zavod
design type	minibus
Production period	1989 – today
axes	2
engine	Otto engines and diesel engines
power	up to 99 kW
length	7.00 m
width	2.50 m
height	2.89-2.96 m
Wheelbase	3600 mm
Turning circle	15.2 m
Seats	18-25 (+1)
Standing room	approx. 18
Empty weight	4720-5380 kg
Perm. total weight	7630-7710 kg
Previous model	PAZ-672
successor	PAZ-3204
Similar models	PAZ-3206

The PAZ-3205 ( Russian ПАЗ-3205 ) is a minibus from the production of the Russian manufacturer Pawlowski Avtobusny Sawod , which is particularly widespread in Russia. More than 220,000 vehicles had been built by the end of 2015. A version with all-wheel drive, the PAZ-3206 , is also on the market. A variant with an extended body is offered under the designation PAZ-4234 .

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A PAZ-3205 in front of the Kremlin in Nizhny Novgorod (2014)

PAZ-3205 with a new front in Tomsk (2015). The air inlets of the engine are protected against the cold by a blanket

A PAZ-4234 with an extended body (2007)

Older PAZ-3205 (2011)

A PAZ-32054 with a second regular passenger door in Arkhangelsk (2008)

Long before the start of serial production of the PAZ-3205, the first prototypes of a successor to the PAZ-672 were made in the Pavlovsky Avtobusny Sawod . The first vehicles appeared in 1979, further prototypes in the 1980s. A very limited series production had already existed since 1984. On December 1, 1989, PAZ stopped series production of the PAZ-672, from that day the new model PAZ-3205 ran off the production line regularly and in bulk. From 1993 a version with a second passenger door was also built, the PAZ-32051.

In 2003 a version extended by 1,100 millimeters was brought onto the market, the PAZ-4234. From the outside, it can be easily recognized by the five large windows on the driver's side. Like the PAZ-32051, the bus has two regular passenger doors.

By February 9, 2006, 150,000 copies of the bus had been produced. The revision of the model also began in 2006, which can be recognized from the outside by the additional emergency exit in the rear of the vehicle. Various new engines have been available since 2012, including diesel engines. In 2014 there was the first noticeable revision in years with a redesigned front of the vehicle.

A successor has been built with the PAZ-3204 since 2009. The serial production of the PAZ-3205 was not discontinued.

Model versions

The list is not exhaustive.

PAZ-3205 (pre-series) - built from 1979 to 1984, a total of five copies
PAZ-3205 - basic version, first isolated vehicles since 1984, series production from December 1st, 1989. In 2006 production was discontinued in favor of the PAZ-32053.
PAZ-3205 Ernst Auwärter - A prototype that was manufactured in 1990 in collaboration with Ernst Auwärter . There was no series production.
PAZ-3205-40 - chassis without body for export to Cuba , built since 2013
PAZ-3205-67 - prototype from 1994, one copy built
PAZ-32051 - prototype from 1980 with two automatic doors, only one was built.
PAZ-32051 - basic version with additional rear door, built in series from 1993 to 2006
PAZ-32051-50 - prototype from 1994 with a revised design and better features, not mass-produced
PAZ-32052 - prototype for use as a marshrutka , one made in 1999
PAZ-32053 - Modernized basic version, now with a side emergency exit door at the rear, built in series since 2006, replaced the PAZ-3205. In 2014 the front of the vehicle was revised.
PAZ-32052-05 - Prototype from 2002 with modified front and large central door, not built in series
PAZ-32053-20 - Version for the combined transport of passengers and cargo, built in series since 2000
PAZ-32053-70 - school bus that complies with relevant Russian standards. The model is also known as PAZ-3205SCh and has been in series production since 2002.
PAZ-32053-80 - Special vehicle for undertakers. It has the option of taking a coffin and several (living) people with you, and series production has been going on since 2000.
PAZ-32054 - version with two regular passenger doors , in series production since 2000

PAZ-3798 - More like a truck than a bus, built from 2000 to 2010. This version has a closed, coolable structure and is used as a refrigerated vehicle .

PAZ-4234 - In series production since 2003, version of the PAZ-32054 extended by 1100 millimeters with 30 seats. Like the shorter version, the vehicle has been delivered with a redesigned front since mid-2014.

WMK-30331-020 - Mobile health station based on the PAZ-4234.

Technical specifications

For the model PAZ-32053, as of 2015.

Engines

	ЗМЗ 52342.10	ММЗ Д-245.9	ЯМЗ-5344
Working method	Gasoline engine	Diesel engine	Diesel engine
Cylinder arrangement	V8	R4	R4
Displacement	4.67 l	4.75 l	4.43 l
power	90 kW (122 hp)	95.5 kW (130 PS)	99 kW (135 hp)
maximum torque	288 Nm	455 Nm	422 Nm
built-in gearbox	ГАЗ-3307 (from the GAZ-3307 ), 4 or 5 forward gears, mechanical	СААЗ 3206 or ГАЗ 33098, 5 forward gears each, mechanical
Emission standard	EURO IV

For all engines alike:

Tank capacity: 105 l
Drive formula : 4 × 2
Brake system: dual-circuit air brake with ABS
Top speed: 80–96 km / h
Seats: 18–25, depending on the version
Places in total: 36–43
Doors: a regular passenger door, an emergency exit on the side, additional driver's door

Dimensions and weights