Posted on 11/26/2010 4:27:44 AM PST by kronos77
ZiL Concept
Zavod imeni Likhachova (literally "Factory named after Likhachov", although better know as ZiL) is a Russian manufacturer of heavy equipment and armored vehicles like tanks or amphibious transporters, but is also responsible with the production of armored luxury automobiles for Russian diplomats.
Despite the fact that ZiL passenger cars are priced at the equivalent of models from Maybach and Rolls-Royce, they are largely unknown outside the former Soviet Union and production rarely exceeds a dozen per year.
In cooperation with the Russian government and a third party design studio, the company has just uncovered a new presidential limousine concept that will probably replace the Mercedes S-Class stretch in Dmitri Medvedev's fleet. At first sight, the ZiL Concept, as the designers at the slava'saakyan design studio called it, looks rather obnoxious.
The Concept has no rear window and features sharp edges and corners in an uncommon fashion for the 21st century, but similar in shape and size to American cars of the 1970's. Former ZiL designer Slava Saakyan said he did not try to make the car overly beautiful, although judging by its length, wheel size and other opulent features, he did attempt to make a fairly distinct and noble automobile.
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Beats a Volt.
Wonderful for making car! ZiL is VERY BEST of Russian car. Everything is for safety and security of passenger and MAXIMUM of luxury. Power is coming from two hundred horsepower! Most modern rack and pinion and leaf-spring suspensions design for PERFECTION of handling.
AND, you can use the corners to cut open shrink-wrapped packaging! We haven’t had that ability since the fins of the ‘50s.
It looks very european for sure.
The Russian government will decide if they stick to the design proposed by former ZiL designer Slava Saakyan and put the car into production.Big (ZiL) or small (Volt) - they are both government approved cars.
“AND, you can use the corners to cut open shrink-wrapped packaging!”
Guaranteed to gut unwary pedestrians at parking-lot speeds.
better looking than your
typical car with cockroach headlights
It has to be boxy, you can’t make curved body panels out of ceramic armor with depleted uranium plates.
Downright fugly.
Car for smart capitalist only 300,000 dollars U.S!
Park car in garage that is built, da? Svetlana drive you and car for 100 dollars U.S. in a week. Deal good, nyet?
It looks something like the car Johnny Cash use to sing about.
Power is four (4) LADA powerplants linked in formation of V-16 by of engine blocks together brazing + one small LADA driving air compressor in trunk for inflation of run-flat tires and power for 8-track stereo.
Trailer hitch for towing fuel trailer: standard. GVW: 6 tonnes. Biggest potential market: Demolition Derby Circuit
That’s a whole lot of ugly in one spot.
Is that a Lego Limo?
Looks like the Ruskies finally got hold of the blueprints for the 1963 Lincoln, slapped a new grille on it and off they go. Their friends in Iran and North Korea will be among the first customers.
In Russia, car drives you.
I like of it! Is big black evil look от фабрики трактора!
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