ZIL-158

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A ZIL-158 built in 1961

A ZIL-158 built in 1961

ZIL-158
Manufacturer Zavod imeni Lichacheva and LiAZ
design type City bus
Production period 1957-1970
axes 2
engine Six-cylinder gasoline engine ZIL-158W
power 81 kW
length 9.03 m
width 2.5 m
height 3 m
Wheelbase 4858 mm
Seats 32
Standing room 30th
Empty weight 6500 kg
Perm. total weight 10980 kg
Previous model ZIS-155
successor LiAZ-677

The ZIL-158 , ( Russian ЗИЛ-158 ), was a bus made by the Soviet manufacturer Zavod imeni Lichatschowa , or ZIL for short. From 1959 production was relocated to Likinski Avtobusny Zavod (LiAZ). From 1961 the vehicles were only delivered under the name LiAZ-158 . With over 70,000 units built, the bus was very widespread in the Soviet Union in the 1960s. It had a front-mounted gasoline engine ; a rear-engined version was also made, which was named ZIL-159 .

History

The same vehicle to the left of a ZIS-154 (2009)

In 1957, ZIL began manufacturing a successor to the now outdated ZIS-155 city ​​bus . Shortly afterwards, the decision was made to relocate production to LiAZ in Likino-Duljowo . Production of the model began there - still under the name ZIL-158 - in 1959. Production then ran in parallel in both plants. The ZIL-158W version was still being developed by ZIL, but only manufactured by LiAZ under the name LiAZ-158W. In 1961 production at ZIL was discontinued, and for more than 30 years no buses were manufactured in series. This only changed with the introduction of the ZIL-3250 in the late 1990s. LiAZ continued to produce the vehicle under the name LiAZ-158 until 1970, when it was replaced by the successor LiAZ-677, which had been built in parallel since 1967 .

Model variants

  • ZIL-158 (basic model, 1957–1961)
  • ZIL-158A ("Tourist" version with additional windows above the main window) *
  • ZIL-158B (version that could be operated without an additional conductor) *
  • ZIL-158W or LiAZ-158W (improved model, but externally indistinguishable, manufactured exclusively by LiAZ from 1961, changes to the chassis , engine and rear axle)
  • LiAZ-158WA ("Tourist" version of the improved variant, after 1961)
  • LiAZ-158G (improved variant without conductor, after 1961)
  • LiAZ-158WE (variant for export) *
  • ZIL-159 (rear engine vehicle) *

(for variants marked with *, the year of market launch is unclear)

There was also a 2PH-4 bus trailer with which the vehicles could run as trains.

Technical specifications

LiAZ-158W (ZIL-158W) from 1965, outwardly indistinguishable from the ZIL-158
  • Number of items: 9515 manufactured by ZIL, approx. 62,000 by LiAZ
  • Seats: 32
  • Standing: 30
  • Total passengers: 62
  • Brakes: drum brakes, pneumatic, on all 4 wheels

Drive data

  • Engine: six-cylinder gasoline engine ZIL-158W
  • Power: 81 kW (110 PS)
  • Displacement: 5,555 cm³
  • Compression: 6.2: 1
  • Fuel: Gasoline with at least 66 octane
  • Consumption: 37 l / 100 km
  • Fuel supply: 150 l
  • Top speed: 65 km / h
  • Transmission: Initially 4, from the ZIL-158W 5 gears, 1st gear not synchronized.
  • Drive formula : (4 × 2)

Dimensions and weights

  • Length: 9030 mm
  • Width: 2500 mm
  • Height: 3000 mm
  • Wheelbase: 4858 mm
  • Ground clearance: 290 mm at the front, 360 mm at the rear
  • Empty weight: 6500 kg
  • permissible total weight: 10,980 kg
  • Tire dimension: 11.00 × 20

The engine of the ZIL-158 was basically out of date when production started. The same 5.6-liter gasoline engine (albeit with less power) was installed in the ZIS-5 truck as early as 1934 .

Web links

Commons : ZIL-158  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : LiAZ-158  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files