GAZ-14

The GAZ-14 Chaika[1] is an automobile manufactured by the Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ, Gorky Automobile Plant) from 1977 to 1988 as a generation of its Chaika marque.

GAZ-14 Chaika
Overview
Manufacturer	GAZ
Production	1977–1988 (first prototype dated as early as 1967)
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size luxury car
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	5.5L GAZ-14 V8
Transmission	3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,450 mm (135.8 in)
Length	6,114 mm (240.7 in)
Width	2,020 mm (79.5 in)
Height	1,525 mm (60.0 in)
Curb weight	2,615 kg (5,765 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	GAZ-13 Chaika

History

The vintage 1950s-style GAZ-13 was succeeded by the more modern GAZ-14 Chaika introduced in 1977 (although production of both versions overlapped by several years). Although visually modern and fitted with the latest electronic luxury features, the GAZ-14 was in fact built around the drivetrain and undercarriage of the older model.[2] The GAZ-14 engine was a modernized 5,526 cc (337.2 cu in) and achieved 220 hp SAE gross.[3] A seven-seater, with special soundproofing,[4] it measured 611 cm (241 in) long overall and weighed in at 2,600 kg (5,732 lb).[5] A four-door convertible, the 14-05, appeared in 1982.[6]

The GAZ-14 Chaika remained in production from 14 October 1977 to 1988,[7] when the Chaika limousine brand was ended.

Around a hundred GAZ-14 were built each year, with total production (including units assembled in 1989 from spare parts) reaching 1,114.[8] On orders from Mikhail Gorbachev, the blueprints and tooling were destroyed as part of his "fighting privileges" campaign under perestroika.[9]

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  GAZ-14 "Chaika"
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  Rear view
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  Interior
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  GAZ-14-05 "Chaika"

References

1. ГАЗ-14 «Чайка». Руководство по ремонту. Avtoexport. Moscow around 1988.
2. Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p.211.
3. Thompson, p.211.
4. Thompson, p.211.
5. Thompson, p.212.
6. Thompson, p.305.
7. Thompson, pp.211-212.
8. Thompson, p.305.
9. Thompson, p.305.