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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 2
Volkswagen Golf Mk7larger figure on 0 of 2
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]
hatchback
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Volkswagen Golf Mk7 |
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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] |
wagon
Single source4,255–4,280 mm (167.5–168.5 in) (hatchback) 4,562–4,679 mm (179.6–184.2 in) (wagon)[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.
Klaus Bischoff , Marc Lichte , Andreas J. Mindt and Philipp Römers Thomasz Bachorski (interior) Manuela Joosten (trim) Andreu Sola (lights)[source] |
| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Volkswagen[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 | — | 2012–2020 (Europe) 2013–2020 (China) 2015–2020 (Brazil) 2014–2021 (Mexico)[source] |
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| Model years | — | 2015–2021 (North America)[source] |
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| Assembly | — | Germany: Wolfsburg ( Wolfsburg Plant ); Zwickau ( Zwickau-Mosel Plant ); Dresden ( Transparent Factory ; e-Golf only) China: Changchun ; Foshan ( FAW-VW ) Mexico: Puebla ( Volkswagen de México ) Brazil: São José dos Pinhais ( Volkswagen do Brasil ) Indonesia: Jakarta ( National Assemblers )[source] |
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| Class | — | Compact car / small family car ( C )[source] |
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| Body style | — | 3/5-door hatchback 5-door estate[source] |
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| Layout | — | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive Front-engine, all-wheel-drive[source] |
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| Platform | — | Volkswagen Group MQB[source] |
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| Related | — | Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan Audi A3 Mk3 Audi TT Mk3 SEAT León Mk3 Škoda Octavia Mk3[source] |
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| Engine | — | Petrol : 1.0 L EA211 T SI I3 1.2 L EA211 TSI I4 1.4 L EA211 TSI I4 1.5 L EA211 TSI I4 1.6 L EA211 MSI I4 1.8 L EA888 TSI I4 2.0 L EA888 TSI I4 Petrol plug-in hybrid : 1.4 L EA211 TSI I4 (GTE) Diesel : 1.6 L EA288 TDI I4 CR 2.0 L EA288 TDI I4 CR[source] |
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| Electric motor | — | AC electric motor (e-Golf)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 5/6-speed manual 6/8-speed automatic ( Tiptronic ) 6/7-speed DSG[source] |
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| Battery | — | 35.8 kWh (e-Golf), 8.7kWh (GTE)[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 2,631–2,637 mm (103.6–103.8 in) 2,619–2,629 mm (103.1–103.5 in) (facelift)[source] |
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| Kerb weight | — | 1,205–1,500 kg (2,657–3,307 lb)[source] |
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| Predecessor | — | Volkswagen Golf Mk6[source] |
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| Successor | — | Volkswagen Golf Mk8 Volkswagen ID.3 (for e-Golf)[source] |
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