ZiKZ 5368

*This article covers a truck in SnowRunner; for another trucks based on MAZ-500 series in Spintires see: B-500, B-505 and C-509*

## Behind The Scenes

### File Name

zikz\_5368
MAZ500

### Added On

April 28, 2020

The **ZiKZ 5368** is a truck in *SnowRunner*.

> *The ZiKZ 5368 is a medium-sized truck made in the 60's and renowned for its impressive resilience. Due to its small frame and outdated engine, it's not the most powerful truck on the road. Considering it was originally designed primarily for highway use and thus lacks a full-wheel drive, its light weight, decent fuel efficiency and available off-road tires make it one of the most rough terrain-capable highway trucks around.*
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## Description

The ZiKZ 5368 is primarily based off the MAZ 509, a Soviet cab over engine truck built in the 60s to mid 70s. It is nearly identical to its real world counterpart with the only major difference being the design of the grill.

The 5368 can best be described as a hybrid of a highway truck and off-road truck. It excels on paved roads, even beating highway trucks like the International Transtar and Ford CLT9000. It possesses AWD and can have a differential lock making it decent off-road but it is one of the smallest trucks in its class and can often struggle in deep mud and water.

The 5368 has above average fuel economy due its light weight making it good for long distance hauls despite its small fuel tank.

### Pros

* High top speed.
* Can perform hauling in mud or on paved roads with good performance in either.
* Comes stock with AWD.
* Light weight gives it very good fuel economy and long range despite a small tank.
* Cheap to buy, being comparatively priced to highway trucks but much more capable and upgradable.
* Now has 47" AMHS I/TMHS I tires which make it extremely capable in harsh terrain.
* Now available with a short bed with crane, trailer attachment possible.

### Cons

* Struggles in mud compared to other trucks.
* Heavy cargo pushes it to its limits and it tends to suffer due to its weight.
* It can easily be tipped, especially with the raised suspension upgrade equipped.
* Can not have a bed and a trailer attachment at the same time.

## Upgrade locations

* Engageable differential lock - Drowned Lands Taymyr, west of the factory in the bog.
* Raised suspension - Quarry Taymyr, north of the southern gateway that leads to Zimnegorsk, in the backyard of the small shack.

Besides that, the truck supports upgrades which available at other trucks:

* Offroad gearbox - Drummond Island Michigan, situated west of the watchtower that unlocks gateway to the Island Lake.
* Highrange gearbox - Mountain River Alaska, situated at the river near the pipeline.
* IMZ-6 210 engine - Quarry Taymyr, located in the swamp east of the trailer store
* LAZ 6 T195 engine - Rift Taymyr, located north of the "Landslide Mapping" contest.
* Metal Detector Module - Imandra Kola Peninsula, situated north of the warehouse with the "Broken Power Station" engine.
* LAZ 6 TA240 engine - Flooded Foothills Yukon, located east of the railway station with trailer store.
* Fine-tune gearbox - Black Badger Lake Wisconsin, situated in the forest east of the log station.

## Trivia

* Its license plate reads "ЛИС" which means "fox" in russian.
* In real life, the MAZ-500 does not come with all-wheel drive setup, while the later 505 and 509 variants did come in four-wheel drive configuration, it was not switchable back and forth with the rear-wheel drive one like it does on the in-game ZiKZ 5368. Switchable setup is likely a fictional compromise between the two models, similarly to Chevrolet CK1500.

## Gallery

Interior viewA 5368 in the garage.Pre-release image of a ZiKZ 5368A 5368 with its exclusive vehicle skin equipped.