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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
BMP-1larger figure on 3 of 3
Fiat Puntolarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Fiat Punto |
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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] |
3,760 mm (148.0 in)[source]
Mass
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.
Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign (hatchback and convertible)[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 Auto (1993–2007) Fiat Group Automobiles (2007–2014) FCA Italy (2014–2018)[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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| Production | — | 1993–2018[source] |
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| Class | — | Supermini ( B )[source] |
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| Body style | — | 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 2-door convertible 3-door van[source] |
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| Layout | — | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive[source] |
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| Predecessor | — | Fiat Uno[source] |
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| Successor | — | Fiat Grande Panda (Europe) Fiat Argo (Latin America)[source] |
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| Model code | — | 176[source] |
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| Assembly | — | Italy: Melfi , Basilicata Italy: Mirafiori , Turin Italy: Termini Imerese , Sicily Poland: Tychy ( Fiat Auto Poland )[source] |
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| Related | — | Fiat Barchetta Fiat Palio Fiat Siena Lancia Y (840)[source] |
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| Engine | — | petrol : 1.1 L I4 1.2 L I4 1.2 L 16V I4 1.4 L turbo I4 1.6 L I4 diesel : 1.7 L I4 1.7 L turbo I4[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual CVT automatic[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 2,450 mm (96.5 in)[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 830–1,040 kg (1,830–2,293 lb) 1,070 kg (2,359 lb) (cabrio)[source] |
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