In Russia, one carmaker is still fighting the Cold War. ZIL, maker of the giant limousines that ferried Soviet dictators from military parades to their dachas, is seeking to update these relics of ...

If you are a nostalgic for Soviet-era cars, then this 1989 ZIL-41052 presidential limousine should make your heart beat faster. One of only 13 made, this particular armored car was used by the ...

The Kremlin is said to be nostalgic for the luxury sedans and limousines of old, with officials seeking a new line of cars for official motorcades and the like. One of the names that has emerged is ...

Zavod imeni Likhachova (literally "Factory named after Likhachov", although better know as ZiL) is a Russian manufacturer of heavy equipment and armored vehicles like tanks or amphibious transporters, ...

For some, getting noticed is what being in L.A. is all about, and what better way to get noticed than by driving an unusual car? Boy, have we got one for you. Porsches? Passe. Hot rods? Ho-hum.

When Boris Yeltsin became president of Russia he mothballed the stale Russian-built ZIL limousines and upgraded to an armored Mercedes S-Class and the country's leaders have never looked back. Until ...

The rest, as they say, is history. Vladimir Putin – wrestler of bears, shunner of shirts, human anvil of the common people – apparently never rode in today's 1989 Zil 41052 armored presidential limo, ...

This one was reportedly part of the fleet used by Mikhail Gorbachev, and was in service with the Russian Federation until 2001. With the auction set to end on Tuesday, July 25, bidding on the Bring a ...

Nov. 14—A piece of Soviet history will make its debut in Weatherford this weekend. Vintage Car Museum will soon be displaying a 1985 ZiL limousine, rumored to be used by Russian heads of state, ...

Russia's new state limousine has recently been spotted undergoing winter testing in Scandinavia, shedding light on a mostly secret project that has been successfully kept under wraps for the past few ...

Daria Khlestkina unleashes some post-communist, post-industrial tragicomedy with her documentary on the dying embers of the former Soviet Union's premier auto-manufacturers By Clarence Tsui Imagine an ...