ZIL-118

ZIL-118
Overview
Manufacturer	ZiL
Production	1962-1970
Assembly	Moscow, Russia
Body and chassis
Body style	Microbus
Layout	FR layout
Related	ZIL-111
Powertrain
Engine	6.0 L ZIL-130 V8 (1962-1965) 6.0 L ZIL-111 V8 (1965-1970)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,760 mm (148.0 in)
Length	6,840 mm (269.3 in)
Width	2,110 mm (83.1 in)
Height	2,067 mm (81.4 in)
Curb weight	3,320 kg (7,319 lb)
Chronology
Successor	ZIL-119

The ZiL-118 Yunost (Youth) was a microbus built by Zavod imeni Likhachova (Russian: Завод имени Лихачёва, Factory named for Likhacov), or ZiL.

Based on the ZIL-111 limousine, the ZiL-118 Yunost (Youth) was developed in 1961,^[1] on the factory's own initiative. Only 20 were built because of a lack of interest of government.^[2][3] The few built were solely to special order, with a number as high-capacity ambulances.^[4] An updated version appeared in 1970 in several versions: the 118K coach 118KS ambulance, both using the ZIL 508.10 V8 from ZiL trucks.^[4]

The 118 was further facelifted in the 1980s, becoming the ZiL 3207. Production ended in 1994, with total number built, of the 118K/KS and 3207, reaching only 86.^[5]

Variants

• ZIL-118A: Ambulance version of ZIL-118.
• ZIL-119 (ZIL-118K): Modernized ZIL-118.
• ZIL-119A (ZIL-118KA): Ambulance version of ZIL-119.
• ZIL-3302: Prototype truck based on ZIL-119.

Notes

1. Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p.213.
2. (Russian) ZiL-118 Yunost, De Agostini Avtolegendy SSSR series Nr.28
3. "ЗИЛ-118 "Юность"". Denisovets.ru. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
4. Thompson, p.213.
5. Thompson, p.214.

Sources

• Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing, 2008.