The cross country capacity vehicles of ZiL family 433420 started to leave the production line instead of vehicle ZiL 131N in 1995.
All the three axles of the vehicle are driving, that is providing its cross-country ability.
The vehicle with the cargo of 3750 kg, moving on the hard ground without the trailer, is overcoming the rise of 35°. The vehicle has special equipment for to force the wade with the depth up to 1,4 m on the hard bottom. The limit pulling force of the winch is equal to 5000 kg.
Five-step gearbox is installed at the vehicle, advanced transfer box, the original frame with 8 mm side members.
The vehicles are produced for military purpose and for civil service, and may be equipped by a carburetor engine ZiL-508 and a diesel engine MMZ D-245.30E2.
In 2000 three vehicles ZiL-433420 were sent to the northern expedition Moscow-Yakutsk-Uelen, organized by AMO ZIL and "Adventure" club. The vehicles successfully overcame the route, which length was 13500 km. The second route - the round-the world-voyage, was equal to 10000 km per the route Seattle-Calgary-New-York-London-Paris-Berlin-Warsaw-Minsk-Moscow.