ZIL-111

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ZiL-111

Manufacturer	ZIL
Production	1959-1967
Predecessor	ZIS-110
Successor	ZIL-114
Class	Fullsize
Layout	FR layout
Engine(s)	7-liter V8 (200 hp@4200 rpm)
Transmission(s)	2-speed automatic
Wheelbase	3.76 m (148.0 in)
Length	6.19 m (243.7 in)
Width	2.05 m (80.7 in)
Height	1.64 m (64.6 in)
Curb weight	2,605 kg (5,743 lb)

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After not successful tests with the prototype ZIL-Moscow in 1956 ^[1] the ZIL-111 was introduced from ZIL in 1959. The styling was inspired by the mid-1950s Packard^{[citation needed]}, a United States automobile manufacturer. It was powered by a 6.0 L V8 engine producing 200 hp (150 kW) connected to an automatic transmission giving a top speed of 170 km/h (106 mph).

In the early 1960s the car was restyled (and re-named ZiL-111G) and it was available both as sedan and convertible. The front styling of this car very closely resembled the U.S. Cadillac from 1961-62^{[citation needed]}, and out back it had dual-unit taillights resembling an early-Sixties Mercury. For then-U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's visit, E. Molchanov designed a special version. A minibus version called ZIL-118 was also and built in small numbers.^[2]

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