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The UAZ-3907 Jaguar (officially UAZ-3907 Ягуар Jaguar) is an amphibious 4x4 created in the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ), in 1976–1990, based on the components of the UAZ-469 4x4. The Jaguar remained a prototype and was not commercially produced.[1]

UAZ-3907
UAZ Jaguar 4x4 Amphibian
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door amphibious car
Layout	Front-engine, four-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	4-cylinder UMZ 451 MI 2,450 cm3 (2.5 l) 53 kW (71.1 hp)
Transmission	4-speed or 5-speed manual gearbox 2-speed transfer case

History

Design of an amphibious vehicle was started by designers of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant in 1976.[1] A total of 14 were made in addition to the 1989 prototype.[1] Cars have been successfully tested and adapted for weapons. During testing the vehicle travelled on the Volga from Ulyanovsk to Astrakhan and back.[2] However, in 1991, after losing prospective military orders following the fall of the Soviet Union the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant on its own initiative, stopped preparing to produce an amphibious vehicle.[1]

Design

The design of the amphibious vehicle UAZ-3907 "Jaguar" used engine, transmission and suspension units from the UAZ-469.[3] It had a flotation body with two hermetically closed doors, underfloor, in front of the rear axle – equipped with two propellers. The amphibious car is driven due to the rotation of the front wheels that perform the function of rudders [3] (This contributes proximity screws that hold out the water through an arch of the front wheels).

Variants

UAZ-39071 БАКЛАН Baklan (Cormorant) from 1986 to 1989, under a separate contract with the USSR's Committee for State Security Border Troops, modifications were developed and with the installation of six pairs of skis, radar, radio, machine gun, and a cell for search dogs.[3]

See also

• VAZ Reka another Soviet era amphibious 4x4

References

External links

• UAZ Jaguar at UAZBuka.ru (Russian)

На других языках

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- [en] UAZ Jaguar

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[ru] УАЗ-3907

УАЗ-3907 «Ягуар» — советский плавающий автомобиль (амфибия), созданный на Ульяновском автомобильном заводе (УАЗ), в 1976—1990 годах, на базе агрегатов автомобиля повышенной проходимости УАЗ-469.

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