The head of the GAZ Group, Nikolai Markov, confirmed: the Nizhny Novgorod trucks company began assembling the new model. Valdai-18 is released in a full cycle with welding and cabbage coloring. The total mass of the truck is 18 tons, carrying capacity – about 12 tons, there are five options for the length of the wheeled base, so the chassis is suitable for different superstructures.
The Valdai-18 prototype was shown back in 2023, but the model just stood on the conveyor. A sample in the picture is a refrigerator with a cabin with a sleeping bag, but without an upper fairing and with a pneumatic rear suspension. Last year, it was assumed that there would be utilitarian options with a spring suspension behind and a double cabin without a sleeping bag.
In Russia, the first Valdai-45 tractor was collected with the domestic diesel GAZ GAZ began to produce all-terrain vehicles Sadko 9: all the features of the novelty in Russia an analogue of GAZ-66 from the Toyota concern appeared on sale
Under the hood, the 6.7-liter six-cylinder turbodiesel Cummins (261 hp, 960 nm), the thrust is transmitted through the 8-speed “mechanics” Fast Gear. In the line of Nizhny Novgorod trucks, the novelty will take a niche over Valdya-12. The prospect is the in-depth localization of the model, as well as the production of 33-ton three-axle Valdai-33 trucks with a 6×4 wheel formula.
The flagship of the Valdaev line is a trunk tractor with the 45 index. Recently, in Nizhny Novgorod, a prototype with the domestic turbodiesel YaMZ-770 was collected. When such a truck becomes serial yet.
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