4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1997–2005
BASE MODELRussia

UAZ-3160 / 3162 Simbir (1997–2005)

UAZ’s first new body since 1971: the 1997–2005 3160 Simbir wagon on a 2,400 mm wheelbase (3162 on 2,760 mm) with coil-sprung front, the 2.9 UMZ and 2.7 ZMZ fours, a five-speed gearbox and the 469’s frame and axles; the Patriot of 2005 replaced it.

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Sources & evidence
UAZ-3160 / 3162 Simbir (1997–2005) — UAZ-452 van and UAZ Simbir SUV at Uzgidromet territory. Tashkent, Uzbekistan.Nikolai Bulykin · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
MODEL LINESimbir 3160BUILT BYUlyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ)PRODUCED1997–2005PRODUCTIONAbout 30,000LAYOUT4 wheels · 94.5″

The record

The 3160 of 1997 gave the Ulyanovsk four-wheel drive a steel five-door body and a coil front suspension on the 469 layout; the long 3162 Simbir of 2000 became the Patriot after the 2005 redesign. About 30,000 were built.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1997–2005
ENGINE2.9-litre UMZ-4218 and 2.7-litre ZMZ-409 petrol fours
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 30,000
COUNTRY OF ORIGINRussia
STATUSreplaced by the Patriot in 2005
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINESimbir 3160
FAMILYSimbir 3160
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE94.5″
BODY STYLEWagon (3160)
VARIANTS2

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Body styles & colours

Body style

Factory colours

  • Protective green (khaki)

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1UAZ Patriot ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2UAZ ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft