Why is GAZelle cargo so beneficial for apartment and inter-regional traffic?

GAZelle is truly a unique car. The availability of spare parts and unpretentiousness in maintenance make it one of the most popular low-tonnage commercial trucks in Russia. What is it so good for small business and what are its advantages?

For the most part, GAZelle freight is operated in urban areas. Without her participation, not a single apartment or office move passes. Due to its compact dimensions it is able to easily turn around in small and narrow yards, crowded with other cars. In addition, you can manage it if you have the rights of category "B", which are issued for cars. All this makes trucks GAZelle irreplaceable in urban transport. However, its advantages do not end there.

In addition to compact dimensions, one of the main advantages of GAZelle is its payload capacity. Initially, since the release (1994) of the technical passport of this car, the maximum load capacity is 1500 kilograms. This is enough to make an office move or to transport all the furniture in one or two-room apartment.

With regard to the amount of space, standard cargo GAZel new equipped with 9-18 cubic bodies depending on the length of the chassis. So, a three-meter-high booth is capable of accommodating from 9 to 12 cubic meters of goods, depending on the length. This value can vary from 165 to 220 centimeters. The same applies to 4 and 4.2-meter GAZels. Usually the volume of their body is from 16 to 18 cubic meters, again depending on the height of the cargo compartment.

The engine in GAZel is certainly not as powerful and reliable as the "Transit" or "Sprinter", but do not forget about its price category, which simply does not allow them to equip them with imported power units. Although, as is known, with the advent of a new series of GAZ 3302 "Business" cars, buyers are provided with a choice not only old ZMZ-shnye engines, but also a new diesel "Cummins." Of course, this also affected the cost. Diesel GAZelle freight costs almost one million rubles. This is only 200-300 thousand rubles less than the cost of the new Ford Transit.

Basically, the level of comfort in the cabin and fuel consumption is quite acceptable for urban conditions. On average, such a car absorbs from 10 (with diesel "Cummins") to 14-16 liters (with 130-strong ZMZ 406) fuel per 100 kilometers of track.

Those who want to buy this car for inter-regional and international transport, worry for comfort, too, is not worth it, because in Russia there are many STO, where GAZelle cargo is equipped with a sleeping bag at the top of the cabin. The most popular of them is the Czech "Pony Fentezi" (you can see it in 3 photos), which simultaneously performs the function of the spoiler. It can be purchased for 40-60 thousand rubles. If you are transporting out of season, that is all-the-year-round, it is worth taking care of the autonomous system, since the standard stove is not able to warm the cabin all night, and the fuel consumption of the GAZelle freight will not be normal. Buy and install the so-called "hair dryer" can be for 800-1000 US dollars.