# GAZ-3307

GAZ-3307 and GAZ-3309 (nicknamed GAZon) are Russian trucks produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant. The GAZ-3307 was announced in late 1989, and the GAZ-3309 was announced at the end of 1994. Under the designation GAZ-3309, there is a variant of the vehicle with an extended wheelbase and modified engine. The GAZ-3308 is the all-wheel-drive version that is also used for military purposes. More than 1,5 million GAZ-3307s were built, and in January 2020, production ceased after 31 years. Since 2014, a successor has been produced in the form of the GAZon NEXT.

## History and development

When the GAZ-3307 was designed in the early 1980s, it utilized common assembly techniques and parts found in models of the time (the chassis and engine were derived from the GAZ-53-12), resulting in lower costs and easier maintenance.
The vehicle received a more spacious, modern cab, equipped with an efficient ventilation and heating system. The cab design was much more modern, and was inspired by trucks built by Magirus-Deutz. Testing of the GAZ-3307 was finished in December 1986.
Unlike their predecessors, these trucks had power steering. Serial production of the 4.5-ton GAZ-3307 with the ZMZ-511 engine (an updated version of the ZMZ-53) began in late 1989.
Around 2006, the GAZ-3307, GAZ-3309, and GAZ-3308 received updated petrol and diesel engines that complied with Euro 2 emissions standards, and a further engine update in 2008 ensured Euro 3 compliance. Mass production of the GAZ-3307 and -3308 models with ZMZ engines was discontinued in 2009; however, restricted production continued for government agencies. In 2010–2012, the GAZ-3309 was fitted with a MMZ D-245.7 E-3 diesel engine, and the GAZ-33081 Sadko and GAZ-33086 Countryman variants were fitted with the MMZ D-245.7 E-2 diesel engine. All vehicles produced after 2013 received the MMZ D-245.7 E-4 engine.
Since 2012, the GAZ-33096 was produced with a diesel engine (which was certified under Euro 4 emissions standards in 2013). In February 2013, the GAZ-33098 received a new YaMZ-5342.10 engine, and a new model, the GAZ-33088 was introduced. The successor to the GAZ-3307 is the GAZon NEXT, which was introduced in 2014 and has been in series production since then. The GAZ-3307 was no longer included in the manufacturer's vehicle range from about 2016, but was still available on order. The GAZ-3309, on the other hand, was offered unchanged. In January 2020, production of both models was discontinued in favor of the respective successors. Many other models were produced over the course of the 31-year production period, which were identified by numbers appended to the basic designation GAZ-3307. In the case of special bodies, there was also a complete deviation from the typing.

## Models

Multiple variants of the GAZ-3307 and -3309 were released:
* GAZ-33070: chassis and flatbed truck with the ZMZ-511/-513/-5233 engine;
* GAZ-33072: chassis with the ZMZ-511/-513/-5233 engine under tipper production SAZ;
* GAZ-33073: cargo taxi (box with awning, folding benches along the sides, the door to the back board and folding stairs);
* GAZ-33074: extended chassis with the ZMZ-513/-5234 engine under mounting KAvZ-3976 (discontinued in late 2007);
* GAZ-33075: chassis and flatbed truck with the ZMZ-513 bi-fuel engine for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and petrol;
* GAZ-33076: chassis and flatbed truck with the ZMZ-513 bi-fuel engine for compressed natural gas (CNG) and petrol;
* GAZ-33078: chassis and flatbed truck with the Hino W04CT diesel engine;
* GAZ-33090: chassis and flatbed with the MMZ D-245.7E2 turbo-diesel engine;
* GAZ-33091: extended by 1.4 m and a flatbed truck chassis with the MMZ D-245.7E2;
* GAZ-33092: chassis with double cab for 7 persons and MMZ D-245.7E2 turbo-diesel engine (used in fire engines);
* GAZ-33094: extended chassis with the MMZ D-245.7E2 turbo-diesel engine under mounting KAvZ-397650;
* SAZ-3507-01: three-way tipper chassis version of the GAZ-33072, volume of body 5 m³ (10 m³ with extended sides), load capacity 4.13 m (4.33 m);
* SAZ-35071: three-way tipper chassis version of the GAZ-3309, volume of body 5 m³ (10 m³ with extended sides), load capacity 3.93 m (4.13 m);
* SAZ-35072: tipper trucks with the chassis of the GAZ-33072, body capacity 4.5 m³, Capacity 4.25 m;
* SAZ-35072-10: three-way tipper chassis version of the GAZ-3309, volume of body 4.5 m³, load capacity of 4.1 tons;
* GAZ-33098: flatbed truck chassis with the YaMZ-5344 turbo-diesel engine;
* GAZ-33096: flatbed truck with the Cummins ISF 3.8L diesel engine.