ZIL Parade Concept

Tags: new designers, zil Published on 11 July 2007 | 8,351 views

The Russian ZIL Parade is a Presidential limousine created for being used during parades on the Red Square. The author is Ilya Avakov, a graduate from Shtiglits Arts Academy in Saint Petersburg.

Ilya Avakov consulted the chairman of Heraldic council at the President of Russia Georgy Vilinbahov on the subject, and made an extensive research about the current ceremony protocol and future changes.

"Now parade is accepted by Minister of Defence, and the president of the Russian Federation is on a honourable tribune. In the new scenario, parade will be probably accepted by the president, accompanied by horsemen."

The project was aimed at creating the most comfortable situation for car passengers as well as the right spectator's perception of the event and of the President, both with the car moving and during official ceremonies.

In order to grant the President a higher visibility a two-level floor was developed, with a height gap of 150 mm. The President seats in the rear part of the vehicle, on a seat designed with a throne-like look and comfort.

The vehicle has a body-on-frame layout with a steel structure and external carbon fiber body panels. The steel frame is left exposed in the sills area, where it serves as a side step, and in the body cutlines area.

For improvement of visibility has designed a two-level floor, difference between its levels makes 150 mm - height of one standard step. The interior is trimmed in white leather, natural beech wood and aluminum.

Conventional microphones are replaced by Bluetooth devices, and the onboard instrumentation includes a navigation system with a 12-inches LCD screen. The front right seat accomodates the chief of security.

The ZIL 41044 Parade Limousine (Source: Russian Cars)

The luggage carrier was borrowed from the old Presidential model (ZIL 41044). A special heating system allows to maintain the correct temperature even in cold weather.

The ZIL Parade project has already been shown in the governmental structures in Moscow, and at an exhibition at XI Saint-Petersburg International Economic Forum. Now it is at the stage of patenting - the application has already been sent.

Additional high-resolution images from the project are available on CarDesign.ru.

There is also an extensive image gallery of the scale model contruction process, complete with the designer's comments about the differnet steps.