GAZ-3307


The GAZ-3307 and GAZ-3309 are Russian trucks produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant. The GAZ-3307 was announced in late 1989, followed by GAZ-3309 in late 1994. Under the GAZ-3309 designation, variants were offered with an extended wheelbase and a modified engine. The GAZ-3308 is the all-wheel-drive version that has also been used for military purposes. More than 1.5 million GAZ-3307s were built, and in January 2020, production ceased after 31 years. Since 2014, a successor has been produced in the form of the GAZon NEXT.

History and development

When the GAZ-3307 was designed in the early 1980s, it employed common assembly techniques and parts found in models of the time. Its chassis and engine were derived from the GAZ-53-12), resulting in lower costs and easier maintenance.
The vehicle was fitted with a more spacious and modern cab, equipped with an efficient ventilation and heating system. The cab design was much more modern and was inspired by trucks built by Magirus-Deutz. Testing of the GAZ-3307 model was finished in December 1986.
Unlike their predecessors, these trucks were equipped with power steering. Serial production of the 4.5-ton GAZ-3307, powered by the ZMZ-511 engine began in late 1989.
Around 2006, the GAZ-3307, GAZ-3309, and GAZ-3308 received updated petrol and diesel engines that complied with Euro 2 emissions standards, followed by further engine update in 2008 to ensure Euro 3 compliance. Mass production of the GAZ-3307 and -3308 models with ZMZ engines was discontinued in 2009, although restricted production continued for government agencies.
In 2010–2012, the GAZ-3309 was fitted with a MMZ D-245.7 E-3 diesel engine, and the GAZ-33081 Sadko and GAZ-33086 Countryman variants were fitted with the MMZ D-245.7 E-2 diesel engine. All vehicles produced after 2013 received the MMZ D-245.7 E-4 engine.
Since 2012, the GAZ-33096 has been produced with a diesel engine, which was certified under Euro 4 emissions standards in 2013. In February 2013, the GAZ-33098 received a new YaMZ-5342.10 engine, and a new model, the GAZ-33088, was introduced. The successor to the GAZ-3307 is the GAZon NEXT, which was introduced in 2014 and has been in series production since then. The GAZ-3307 was no longer included in the manufacturer's vehicle range from about 2016, but was still available on order. The GAZ-3309, on the other hand, was offered unchanged.
In January 2020, production of both models was discontinued in favor of the respective successors. Over the course of the 31-year production period, numerous additional variants or models were produced, which were identified by numbers appended to the basic designation GAZ-3307. In the case of special bodies, there was also a complete deviation from the typing.

Models

Multiple variants of the GAZ-3307 and -3309 were released:
  • GAZ-33070: chassis and flatbed truck with the ZMZ-511/-513/-5233 engine;
  • GAZ-33072: chassis with the ZMZ-511/-513/-5233 engine under tipper production SAZ;
  • GAZ-33073: cargo taxi ;
  • GAZ-33074: extended chassis with the ZMZ-513/-5234 engine under mounting KAvZ-3976 ;
  • GAZ-33075: chassis and flatbed truck with the ZMZ-513 bi-fuel engine for liquefied petroleum gas and petrol;
  • GAZ-33076: chassis and flatbed truck with the ZMZ-513 bi-fuel engine for compressed natural gas and petrol;
  • GAZ-33078: chassis and flatbed truck with the Hino W04CT diesel engine;
  • GAZ-33090: chassis and flatbed with the MMZ D-245.7E2 turbo-diesel engine;
  • GAZ-33091: extended by 1.4 m and a flatbed truck chassis with the MMZ D-245.7E2;
  • GAZ-33092: chassis with double cab for 7 persons and MMZ D-245.7E2 turbo-diesel engine ;
  • GAZ-33094: extended chassis with the MMZ D-245.7E2 turbo-diesel engine under mounting KAvZ-397650;
  • SAZ-3507-01: three-way tipper chassis version of the GAZ-33072, volume of body 5 m3, load capacity 4.13 m ;
  • SAZ-35071: three-way tipper chassis version of the GAZ-3309, volume of body 5 m3, load capacity 3.93 m ;
  • SAZ-35072: tipper trucks with the chassis of the GAZ-33072, body capacity 4.5 m3, Capacity 4.25 m;
  • SAZ-35072-10: three-way tipper chassis version of the GAZ-3309, volume of body 4.5 m3, load capacity of 4.1 tons;
  • GAZ-33098: flatbed truck chassis with the YaMZ-5344 turbo-diesel engine;
  • GAZ-33096: flatbed truck with the Cummins ISF 3.8L diesel engine.