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BArmoured vehicles
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BMP-1larger figure on 3 of 3
Renault Kangoolarger 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 | Renault Kangoo |
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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] |
4,035 mm (158.9 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.
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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] | Renault[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 | — | 1997–present[source] |
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| Class | — | Multi-purpose vehicle / Light commercial vehicle ( M )[source] |
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| Body style | — | 4/5-door minivan[source] |
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| Layout | — | Front-engine, front-wheel drive Front-engine, four-wheel drive (2001–present)[source] |
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| Predecessor | — | Renault Express[source] |
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| Also called | — | Nissan Kubistar Elect'road[source] |
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| Assembly | — | France: Maubeuge ( MCA ) Argentina: Santa Isabel ( Renault Argentina – 1998–2018) Morocco: Casablanca ( Somaca ) Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur ( TCEC )[source] |
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| Related | — | Renault Clio II (X65)[source] |
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| Engine | — | Petrol : 1.2 L E5F I4 1.2 L D4F I4 1.4 L E7J (Energy series) I4 1.6 L K4M I4 Diesel : 1.5 L K9K I4 1.9 L F8Q I4 1.9 L F9Q I4 (4x4 only) petrol -PHEV: 0.5 L Lombardini LGW523 MPI I2[source] |
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| Electric motor | — | Permanent-magnet brushless DC motors[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 5-speed Manual 4-speed Automatic[source] |
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| Hybrid drivetrain | — | PHEV (Elect'road)[source] |
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| Battery | — | 13.2 kWh Ni-Cd[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 2,605 mm (102.6 in)[source] |
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| Successor | — | Nissan NV200 (for Nissan Kubistar) Renault Kangoo II (Argentina)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | France[source]Inventory Origin column; table 16, row 7, cell 2; revision 1374575395; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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