The GAZ-3309 is a Russian medium-duty truck built by the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ) from late 1994, as a version of the GAZ-3307 with an extended wheelbase and a modified engine. It belongs to the “GAZon” family of trucks, which GAZ produced until January 2020. This page covers the key facts, the history, the variants and the questions people ask most often.
GAZ-3309 at a glance
| Manufacturer | Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ) |
|---|---|
| Introduced | Late 1994 |
| Family | GAZon, shared with the GAZ-3307 |
| Wheelbase | Extended, compared with the GAZ-3307 |
| Engine | Modified compared with the GAZ-3307 |
| Production ended | January 2020, with the GAZ-3307 family |
The sources describe the GAZ-3309 relative to the GAZ-3307 but give no separate payload or engine figures, so the table does not include them.
History
The GAZ-3307 was announced in late 1989, and the GAZ-3309 followed in late 1994. Under the GAZ-3309 designation the plant offered variants with an extended wheelbase and a modified engine. Both trucks were nicknamed GAZon.
The trucks belong to the fourth generation of GAZ trucks, as the Russian source describes it. Production of the family ended in January 2020, after 31 years, with more than 1.5 million trucks built in the GAZ-3307 family.
Design and features
- An extended-wheelbase version of the GAZ-3307, in the same medium-duty class.
- A modified engine compared with the GAZ-3307 base version.
- The GAZon nickname, shared with the GAZ-3307.
Variants
- GAZ-3309: the extended-wheelbase truck described here, from late 1994.
- GAZ-3307: the base version, announced in late 1989.
- GAZ-3308: the all-wheel-drive version, used for military purposes.
See also: the GAZ 3307, the GAZ 3308 Sadko and the GAZ collection.
GAZ-3309 questions and answers
When was the GAZ-3309 introduced?
In late 1994.
How is the GAZ-3309 different from the GAZ-3307?
It has an extended wheelbase and a modified engine.
When did production end?
In January 2020, with the rest of the GAZ-3307 family.
Video: 2013 GAZ-3309 start up and tour
Video on YouTube.
Sources
- GAZ-3307 and GAZ-3309, English Wikipedia: introduction dates, extended wheelbase, GAZon
- ГАЗ-3307, Russian Wikipedia: fourth generation of GAZ trucks, production history
- GAZ-3309 in Almaty, Wikimedia Commons: photo and licence
