Zil · 1961–present
ZIL-112 Sports
The ZIL-112 Sports was a Soviet sports car made by ZIL car manufacturer in 1961 and competed in races from 1961 to 1969. Two cars were built. The ZIL-112S initiated a number of firsts for cars produced in the USSR such as controlled slip differential, disc brakes, radial-ply tires etc. One ZIL-112S was powered by a 6.0 L V8 with 230 hp (172 kW). A second ZIL-112S was equipped with a 270 hp (201 kW) 7.0 L V8. Both engines were developed from the ZIS-110 engine. Depending on the engine, the top speed was 260–270 km/h (160–170 mph). It could do 0–100 km/h in 9 seconds. The total weight was 1,330 kg (2,932 lb). Steering and front suspension came from the GAZ-21 Volga. In the rear, it used De Dion suspension with triangular levers. The transmission, like the engine, was from the ZIS-110. In 1962, one ZIL-112S was rebuilt with a more aerodynamic body for an attempt at a Soviet land speed record. The ZIL-112RG was taken to the Baskunchak salt lake to attempt the record, but the weather was poor and the car topped out at 200–230 km/h (120–140 mph). A second attempt was made at the Dmitrovsky race track, however winter weather made the attempt impossible. Between 1963 and 1965 the car set five all-Union records in the racetracks. The 270 hp (201 kW) ZIL-112S, driven by Gennady Zharkov, won the USSR Championship in 1964 and 1965. One ZIL-112S is in the Riga Motor Museum and the other is owned by a Swedish collector.
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Predecessor: ZIS-112
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Specifications
- name
- ZIL-112 Sports
- Manufacturer
- Zavod Imeni Likhacheva
- Production
- 1961
- Predecessor
- ZIL-112/5
- Successor
- ZIL-412S
- Class
- Sports car
- Layout
- FR layout
- Engine
- 6.0L ZIL-111 V8
- Wheelbase
- 2190 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1330 kg
- Designer
- Vasily Rodionov
- Top speed
- 240 km/h
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136224CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIL-112_SportsCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1191469750 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ZIL-112S.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Milhouse35 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.