GAZ starts sales of latest off-road Sadko Next medium-duty truck
By Jim Gibbins - 1st October 2019
Russia - The GAZ Group of Nizhny Novgorod has begun sales of an off-road medium-duty truck called Sadko NEXT. The vehicle, which retains all the quality off-road qualities features of its predecessor – such as high ground clearance, differential lockup of the front and rear axles and tyre inflation system – the key upgrade is in the steerability, comfort and functionality.
The new Sadko is fitted with the three-seat NEXT cab, which has a fully-sprung seat with full lumbar support, power windows and heated mirrors. It has a YAMZ-534 149hp (490Nm) engine, a payload of three tons (5.56t combination payload with a trailer) and ground clearance of 1.2m.