The ZIL-112 Sports was a

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made by

ZIL OJSC AMO ZiL, known fully as the Public Joint-Stock Company – Likhachov Plant () and more commonly called ZiL (, was a major Russian automobile, truck, military vehicle, and heavy equipment manufacturer that was based in Moscow, Russia. The la ...

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 . A second ZIL-112S was equipped with a 7.0 L V8. Both engines were developed from the ZIS-110 engine. Depending on the engine, the top speed was . It could do 0–100 km/h in 9 seconds. The total weight was . 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

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salt lake to attempt the record, but the weather was poor and the car topped out at . 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 ZIL-112S, driven by Gennady Zharkov, won the USSR Championship in 1964 and 1965. One ZIL-112S is in the

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and the other is owned by a Swedish collector.

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