designed in the 1960s, the maz-543 was presented on 7 november 1965 during the moscow red square military parade as part of "ss-1с scud b" (9k72 elbrus) system. the vehicle is powered by a 38.9 litre d12a-525 tank diesel engine producing around 525 horsepower, and gives a maximum road speed of 37 mph (60 km/h).