ZIL-112 Sports

The ZIL-112 Sports, also called the ZIL-112S, was a Soviet sports car that ZiL built in 1961 and raced from 1961 to 1969. Only two cars were made. It introduced several features new to Soviet cars, including a controlled slip differential, disc brakes and radial-ply tyres. One car used a 6.0 litre V8 with 230 horsepower and the other a 7.0 litre V8 with 270 horsepower, both developed from the ZIS-110 engine and quoted at top speeds of 260 to 270 kilometres per hour. The steering and front suspension came from the GAZ-21 Volga, and the rear used De Dion suspension. A streamlined ZIL-112RG rebuild attempted a Soviet land speed record in 1962 but was defeated by the weather. Driver Gennady Zharkov won the USSR Championship in 1964 and 1965, and the two surviving cars are in the Riga Motor Museum and a Swedish private collection.