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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
1996–01
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Fiat Palio |
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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] |
2001–04
Single source2004–07
Single source2007–11
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 2
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 4
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 6
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 8
Single source3,735 mm (147.0 in) (1996–01) 4,130 mm (162.6 in) (Weekend) 3,740 mm (147.2 in) (2001–04) 4,120 mm (162.2 in) (Weekend) 3,830 mm (150.8 in) (2004–07) 4,210 mm (165.7 in) (Weekend) 3,847 mm (151.5 in) (2007–11) 4,237 mm (166.8 in) (Weekend)[source]
Width
Single source2.94 m (9 ft 8 in)[source]
1996–01
Single source2001–04
Single source2004–07
Single source2007–11
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 2
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 4
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 6
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 8
Single source1,614 mm (63.5 in) (1996–01) 1,626 mm (64.0 in) (Weekend) 1,614 mm (63.5 in) (2001–04) 1,627 mm (64.1 in) (Weekend) 1,630 mm (64.2 in) (2004–07) 1,630 mm (64.2 in) (Weekend) 1,640 mm (64.6 in) (2007–11) 1,639 mm (64.5 in) (Weekend)[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]
1996–01
Single source2001–04
Single sourceMass
Single source13.2 tonnes (13.0 long tons; 14.6 short tons)[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Justyn Norek at I.DE.A Institute (1996) Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign (2001, 2004) Centre Stile Fiat Brazil (2007)[source] |
| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Fiat[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] | — |
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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] | — |
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| Also called | — | Fiat Palio Weekend (1997–2014) Fiat Palio Adventure (1999–2014) Nanjing Fiat Palio (China) Zotye Z200 HB (China) Fiat Weekend (2014–2020)[source] |
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| Production | — | 1996–2018 (hatchback) 1997–2020 (wagon)[source] |
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| Class | — | Compact car (1996–2016) Subcompact car (2011–2018)[source] |
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| Body style | — | 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon[source] |
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| Layout | — | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive[source] |
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| Predecessor | — | Fiat Mille[source] |
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| Successor | — | Fiat Argo[source] |
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| Assembly | — | Brazil: Betim ( Fiat Brazil ) Argentina: Ferreyra ( Fiat Argentina ) Turkey: Bursa ( Tofaş ) Poland: Bielsko-Biała & Tychy ( Fiat Auto Poland ) China: Nanjing ( Nanjing Fiat ) India: Ranjangaon , Pune ( Fiat India ) Morocco: Casablanca ( Somaca ) South Africa: Rosslyn ( Nissan South Africa ) Venezuela: La Victoria, Aragua Russia: Naberezhnye Chelny ( Fiat-Sollers )[source] |
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| Related | — | Fiat Siena Fiat Strada Fiat Punto (176) Fiat Albea Fiat Perla[source] |
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| Engine | — | gasoline : 1.0 L Fire I4 1.0 L Fiasa I4 1.1 L Fire I4 1.2 L Fire I4 1.3 L Fiasa I4 1.4 L Sevel I4 1.4 L Fire I4 1.5 L Fiasa I4 1.6 L E.torQ I4 1.8 L X18XE I4 1.8 L E.torQ I4 diesel : 1.3 L Multijet I4 1.7 L turbo I4 1.9 L I4 1.9 L JTD I4[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 2,360 mm (92.9 in) (1996–01) 2,420 mm (95.3 in) (Weekend) 2,360 mm (92.9 in) (2001–04) 2,423 mm (95.4 in) (Weekend) 2,370 mm (93.3 in) (2004–07) 2,440 mm (96.1 in) (Weekend) 2,373 mm (93.4 in) (2007–11) 2,437 mm (95.9 in) (Weekend)[source] |
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2004–07
Single source2007–11
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 2
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 4
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 6
Single sourceWeekend · source measurement 8
Single source1,445 mm (56.9 in) (1996–01) 1,510 mm (59.4 in) (Weekend) 1,445 mm (56.9 in) (2001–04) 1,480 mm (58.3 in) (Weekend) 1,430 mm (56.3 in) (2004–07) 1,520 mm (59.8 in) (Weekend) 1,435 mm (56.5 in) (2007–11) 1,515 mm (59.6 in) (Weekend)[source]