As the official limousines of the Soviet state, ZiL limousines offered luxuries available to only a select few. This one was reportedly part of the fleet used by Mikhail Gorbachev, and was in ...

The six-door ZiL 4112R has a huge 7.7 litre engine, calf-leather upholstery and a video screen to show passengers the road ahead even when shutters are drawn over the windows.

The special Games Lanes for Olympic athletes and officials, which have given rise to jams and infuriated some drivers in London, have been branded "Zil lanes". The nickname comes from the infamous ...