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BArmoured vehicles
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | BMP-1 | BMW F series parallel-twin |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | — |
| Wars | See Service history[source] | — |
| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] |
Width
Single source2.94 m (9 ft 8 in)[source]
Height
Single sourceto turret top
Single source2.068 m (6 ft 9.4 in) 1.881 m (6 ft 2.1 in) to turret top[source]
Mass
Single source13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons)[source]
(F650) ( dry )
Single source(F650) ( wet )
Single sourceF700 · source measurement 3
Single sourceF700 · source measurement 7
Single sourceF800, 2008–12 · source measurement 2
Single sourceF800, 2008–12 · source measurement 6
Single sourceF800, 2013 · source measurement 1
Single sourceF800, 2013 · source measurement 5
Single source191 kg (421 lb) (F800, 2013–) 185 kg (408 lb) (F800, 2008–12) 186 kg (410 lb) (F700) 179 kg (395 lb) (F650) ( dry ) 214 kg (472 lb) (F800, 2013–) 207 kg (456 lb) (F800, 2008–12) 209 kg (461 lb) (F700) 199 kg (439 lb) (F650) ( wet )[source]
(commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers
Single source3 (commander, driver and gunner) + 8 passengers[source]
Maximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single sourceMaximum; water
Single source65 km/h (40 mph) road 45 km/h (28 mph) off-road 7–8 km/h (4.3–5.0 mph) water[source]
Operational; Off-road
Single sourceOperational; road
Single source600 km (370 mi) road 500 km (310 mi) off-road[source]
UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
@ 7,000 rpm (F650)
Single source@ 7,300 rpm (F700)
Single source@ 7,500 rpm (F800)
Single source63 kW (85 hp) @ 7,500 rpm (F800) 56 kW (75 hp) @ 7,300 rpm (F700) 53 kW (71 hp) @ 7,000 rpm (F650)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | BMW Motorrad[source] |
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| Produced | 1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)[source] | — |
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| No. built | More than 20,000 of all variants (Soviet Union) More than 3,000 of all variants (PRC) 18,000 (Czechoslovakia) ≈800 (India)[source] | — |
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| Variants | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[source] | — |
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| Armor | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Front: Telescopic fork, Ø 45mm, 230mm travel (F800) Telescopic fork, Ø 41mm, 170mm travel (F700) Telescopic fork, Ø 41mm, 180mm travel (F650) Rear: Dual swing arm, WAD strut, adjustable spring pre-load and rebound damping, 215mm travel (F800) Dual swing arm, spring strut, adjustable spring pre-load and rebound damping, 170mm travel (F700/650) Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA) optional (2013–)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm (15 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] | 16 L (3.5 imp gal; 4.2 US gal)[source] |
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| Production | — | F800GS (2008–19) F800GSA (2013–19) F700GS (2012–19) F650GS (2008–12)[source] |
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| Predecessor | — | F650GS (single-cylinder)[source] |
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| Successor | — | BMW F850GS[source] |
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| Class | — | Dual-sport[source] |
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| Engine | — | 798 cc (48.7 cu in), parallel-twin , water cooled, 4-stroke, DOHC , 8 valves[source] |
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| Bore / stroke | — | 82 mm × 75.6 mm (3.23 in × 2.98 in)[source] |
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| Compression ratio | — | 12.0:1[source] |
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| Top speed | — | 200 km/h (120 mph) (F800) 192 km/h (119 mph) (F700) 185 km/h (115 mph) (F650)[source] |
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| Torque | — | 83 N⋅m (61 lbf⋅ft) @ 5,750 rpm (F800) 77 N⋅m (57 lb⋅ft) @ 5,300 rpm (F700) 75 N⋅m (55 lb⋅ft) @ 4,500 rpm (F650)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 6-speed[source] |
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| Brakes | — | Front: Twin 300mm floating discs, dual piston floating calipers (F800/700) Single 300mm floating disc, dual piston caliper (F650) Rear: 265mm disc, single piston floating caliper ABS (optional before 2013)[source] |
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| Tyres | — | Front: 90/90-21, spoked wheel, tubed tyre (F800) 110/80-19, cast aluminium wheel, tubeless tyre (F700/650) Rear: 150/70-17, spoked wheel, tubed tyre (F800) 140/80-17, cast aluminium wheel, tubeless tyre (F700/650)[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 1,578 mm (62.1 in) (F800) 1,562 mm (61.5 in) (F700) 1,575 mm (62.0 in) (F650)[source] |
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| Dimensions | — | L : 2,320 mm (91 in) (F800) 2,280 mm (90 in) (F700/650) W : 945 mm (37.2 in) (F800) 890 mm (35 in) (F700/650) H : 1,350 mm (53 in) (F800) 1,215 mm (47.8 in) (F700) 1,240 mm (49 in) (F650)[source] |
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| Seat height | — | 880 mm (35 in) (F800) 820 mm (32 in) (F700/650)[source] |
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| Related | — | F800GT , F800ST , F800S , F800R , F900R[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 11, row 19, cell 3; revision 1376486574; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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