GAZon NEXT explained

GAZon NEXT
Manufacturer:Gorky Automobile Plant
Production:2014-present
Predecessor:GAZ-3307
Class:Medium truck
Body Style:Flatbed truck
Wheelbase:37700NaN0
Length:64500NaN0
Width:27500NaN0
Height:NaN0NaN0
Layout:FR layout

The GAZon NEXT is a truck produced by the Russian vehicle manufacturer GAZ. The vehicle has been in production since 2014 and is the successor to the GAZ-3307. Under the name Sadko NEXT comes a variant of the vehicle with four-wheel drive; accordingly, this is the successor to the GAZ-3308.

Overview

The GAZon NEXT is a light two-axle truck with rear axle drive and 8.7 tonnes gross vehicle weight. It is offered with different body variants. Flatbed models are also delivered, as well as refrigerated vehicles or special vehicles for authorities or for snow removal. Likewise, garbage trucks are also being built.[1] The built-in diesel engine is a Russian make of YaMZ with about of power and 4.43 liter cubic capacity.

The serial production of the GAZon NEXT commenced in Nizhny Novgorod on 19 September 2014 and the investment cost for the new production line amounted to more than 2.3 billion rubles.[2] It is unclear in this context whether the production of the predecessor GAZ-3307 was discontinued at the same time, but this vehicle is no longer offered.[3]

At the end of 2015, a basic GAZon NEXT cost about 1.4 million rubles (about €20,000 at that time).[4]

Variants

According to GAZ, the GAZon NEXT is available in over 300 model variants.[5] The following list is limited to the most important basic variants.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Message with pictures for the production of special bodies. auto.altapress.ru. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20220421213233/https://altapress.ru/auto/story/gorkovskiy-avtozavod-sdelal-iz-gazona-next-kombo-mashinu-i-musorovoz-155061. 21 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Notification of the start of series production. www.goroden.ru. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115014653/http://www.vgoroden.ru/novosti/proizvodstvo-avtomobiley-gazon-next-startovalo-na-gorkovskom-avtozavode-id243349. 15 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Official overview of the vehicles offered by the manufacturer. GAZ. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20220314080050/https://azgaz.ru/models/. 14 March 2022.
  4. Web site: 28 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160828065838/http://azgaz.ru/configurator/?mod=4415&parent=4414. ru. GAZ. Manufacturer's website for the basic model with price information.
  5. Web site: Official website with various information about the vehicle. GAZ. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20190828000518/http://azgaz.ru/models/gazon-next/. 28 August 2019.