Automobile model numbering system in the Soviet Union and Russia
- Automobile model numbering system in the Soviet Union and Russia
A standardized automobile model numbering system has been used in the USSR and Russia. Using the modern version of the system it is possible to determine a vehicle's type and engine capacity. The modern version of the numbering system was introduced in the mid-1970s. A similar system is used in the People's Republic of China.
Old numbering system
The old numbering system was used from 1945 until the new system replaced it later (one model numbered by old system, LAZ-695N bus, is still produced [http://4759.ukrindustrial.com/cat.php?oid=76399] ).
According to the old system, the vehicle model consisted of the manufacturer's name and up to three digits. Each manufacturer received a range of numbers it used to pick model numbers. The ranges were assigned as follows:
For buses length is used:
Second digit indicates the type of vehicle:
The third and forth digits are used to assign a factory model number. The fifth digit is optional, and is used to specify different versions or modifications of the same model. The sixth digit is used to specify export variants.
Example
VAZ-21063: A vehicle produced by VAZ, with an engine capacity between 1200 cc and 1800 cc (2), which is a passenger vehicle (1), with factory model code 06 (06) and modification 3 (3).
Future of the system
Future of the standard is unclear. Some manufacturers keep following it and other do not. For instance, AutoVAZ didn't adhere to the standard with its newer Lada Kalina models by dropping required first digit "2" and numbering them as 1117, 1118 and 1119 despite having a 1.6 L engine.
ee also
* Automobile industry of the Soviet Union
External links
ru icon [http://www.nntu.sci-nnov.ru/RUS/fakyl/VECH/metod/posobie/s1_2.htm A short description of the system]
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