Today, it is difficult to immediately call a car that for many decades would have been consistently in high demand in the consumer environment, even without regard to domestic origin. But just such a machine is the UAZ-3741, well known to many, technical specifications, the capabilities of which we will consider in the article.
general information
The van is four-wheel drive, has the design of a classic SUV. UAZ-3741 is very popular among buyers because it can very easily transform into a real mobile home, which allows a person to go on a long expedition to the most inaccessible places of our land.
Historical reference
The era of this car started back in 1955. The first prototype UAZ-3741 was the creation of the hands of engineers and specialists of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant. Initially, the car was created in the form of an all-metal van with a back door. Thanks to the flat bottom, the convex front end and the characteristic ribs of cruelty, the UAZ looked very much like a loaf of bread called “Sliced”. It was precisely this similarity that prompted me to call the car among the inhabitants a loaf. This nickname has been preserved behind the van to this day. Initially, the car was named UAZ-450.
Degree of modernization
The car underwent its first transformation in 1965. The car body was supplemented with a side door, which was able to turn the cargo van into a passenger-and-freight model with a double-wing rear door. By the way, depending on what kind of modification the machine was made (mail, sanitary and others), the configuration of this door also changed.
Another modernization of the van was carried out in 1985. The updated models were assigned the UAZ-3741 index, which are produced in our time. Now it’s even difficult to calculate how accurately these machines were sold over a half-century production period.
Description
UAZ "loaf" 3741 from the very beginning of its release was framed. The van was equipped with a pair of driving axles and power plants with a lower valve arrangement from the GAZ-69 SUV.
As for the gearbox, it had three steps. And most importantly - the gearbox was paired in one block with a transfer gearbox. Due to the mechanism, which was called the demultiplier, the transfer case switched to the reduction ratio of all available gears. This design of the van was quite common for that period of time in global practice and completely innovative for the domestic auto industry.
UAZ-3741 in the era of modernity is not too different from its forefather. A motor, a gearbox, bridges, a transfer case - all this, of course, is not completely identical with the counterparts of 1965, but the characteristic constructive continuity with the original is very clearly seen. The modern version of the car is equipped with a ZMZ-4091 gasoline engine. The octane number should be at least 92. The power unit is aggregated with a mechanical four-speed gearbox. The machine capacity is 800 kg.
A few words about the transmission
The UAZ-3741 van is equipped with suspensions that have not changed much since the start of the production of the car. In reality, this is explained not by the laziness of the engineers to change anything in the car, but by its invariably high traffic. Both the front and rear of the car use a dependent suspension, which is based on a continuous axle. This design guarantees the preservation of clearance during roll and moving of obstacles, for example, significant in size stones.
Interior
Depending on the modification, the internal design of the machine and the number of doors may vary. In particular, in the passenger-and-freight model, the passenger compartment is separated from the driver’s seat by a special partition, but in other versions of the car this part is not.
Depending on what tasks the van should perform, the number of seats can also be changed. UAZ-3741, the cabin of which can accommodate a maximum of 10 seats, if necessary, may well be equipped with either a table or some other specialized equipment. A special stamp for the hatch is still on the roof of the van from the manufacturing plant, although it is not always available. The same can be said about the windows - even when the rear of the car and the rear doors are not glazed, they have a stamping.
Appointment
UAZ-3741 from the very beginning was developed and created as a universal machine capable of overcoming various obstacles in its path. That is why it is very often used by a variety of public services, ranging from ambulance and rescue services to representatives of manufacturing enterprises.
A distinctive feature of the machine can be considered its almost absolute cross. It goes without saying that this is an extremely important point, which explains the enormous demand for the van for the past 50 years. Yes, in fairness, we indicate that there are enough modern minibuses that can get around some UAZ indicators in the domestic market. However, if we consider the scheme "price - permeability - capacity", then the "loaf" will bypass all its competitors by a fairly large margin.
Parameters
UAZ-3741, the technical characteristics of which are given below, is very popular, oddly enough, in Japan. In the Land of the Rising Sun these days, a car can be bought for $ 20,000 (1.1 million rubles), and with a left-hand drive. Among the main indicators of the car are:
- Body type - cargo van.
- The gross weight indicator is 2720 kg.
- The maximum possible speed is 110 km / h.
- Length - 4440 mm.
- Width - 1940 mm.
- Height - 2100 mm.
- Ground clearance - 220 mm.
- Engine displacement - 2445 liters.
- The number of cylinders - 4 pcs.
- Motor power - 78 hp
- Four-wheel drive.
User Feedback
What is good and bad than the famous UAZ-3741? Owner reviews regarding the positive and negative qualities of the machine as a whole are very similar.
The main disadvantage of the van is considered to be a relatively low degree of reliability, both in general and in individual nodes. By purchasing this machine, you should understand: you will have to directly get acquainted with the repair of its engine in practice and sometimes at the most inopportune moment. A positive point is that the engine can easily be reached from the passenger compartment, which means that minor repairs can be carried out even in winter.
It is impossible not to indicate the low degree of passive and active safety of the machine. Life and health can be provided to the driver only by belts and a frame.
Nevertheless, the opinion of numerous fishermen, hunters and travelers is as follows: the excellent cross-country ability of the car and the unpretentiousness in care largely block its few shortcomings.