by Few people know that in the 60s, ZIL designers created a real supercar. The unique ZIL-112S was quite good for its time but ultimately turned out to be unnecessary. 
Visually, the 1963 ZIL-112S strongly resembles the Ferrari Testarossa and Shelby Cobra and was clearly created with these sports cars in mind. The roadster’s body was made of fiberglass, so the weight was only 1130 kg. 
Under the hood hides a six-liter V8 from the ZIL-111 limousine, but with hemispherical combustion chambers (a technology clearly borrowed from the Chrysler Hemi).
The Soviet supercar developed 240 hp and allowed acceleration up to 250 km/h. Moreover, the ZIL-112S was the first Soviet car with disc brakes. 
Later, the power of one of the cars was increased to 270 hp, and the top speed to 270 km/h. However, the acceleration to a hundred was somehow 10 seconds. In 1965, the ZIL-112S won the USSR championship.
No one planned to release the car into international competitions, and it would not have withstood competition with more powerful Ferrari and Cobra cars. Only two ZIL-112S were produced, as no funds were allocated for the development of the project. Currently, one of the cars is on display at the Riga Motor Museum.
