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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Length · source measurement 1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Volkswagen Transporter (T5) |
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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] |
Length · source measurement 2
Single sourceLength · source measurement 3
Single source4,892 mm (192.6 in) 5,290 mm (208.3 in) 5,292 mm (208.3 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]
chassis cab
Single sourcedouble cab
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.
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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] | Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles[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 | — | Volkswagen Caravelle Volkswagen Multivan Volkswagen California |Volkswagen Eurovan (Mexico)[source] |
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| Production | — | 2003–2015[source] |
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| Assembly | — | Germany: Hanover (Hannover Plant) Poland: Poznań Russia: Kaluga (Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan) Indonesia: Jakarta ( National Assemblers )[source] |
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| Class | — | Light commercial vehicle ( M )[source] |
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| Body style | — | Van (cargo/passenger) Pick-up Minibus Crew cab chassis cab Campervan[source] |
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| Layout | — | Front-engine , front-wheel drive or four-wheel-drive[source] |
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| Platform | — | Volkswagen Group T5 platform[source] |
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| Engine | — | 2.0 L I4 ( petrol ) 3.2 L VR6 (petrol) 1.9 L I4 TDI ( diesel ) 2.0 L I4 TDI (diesel) 2.5 L I5 TDI (diesel)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 5-speed manual 6-speed manual 6-speed automatic 7-speed automatic ( DSG )[source] |
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| Wheelbase | — | 3,000 mm (118.1 in ) 3,400 mm (133.9 in)[source] |
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| Predecessor | — | Volkswagen Transporter (T4)[source] |
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| Successor | — | Volkswagen Transporter (T6)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 38, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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Height · source measurement 1
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Single sourceHeight · source measurement 3
Single sourceHeight · source measurement 4
Single source1,935 mm (76.2 in) 1,990 mm (78.3 in) 2,176 mm (85.7 in) 2,476 mm (97.5 in) 1,949 mm (76.7 in) (double cab) 1,963 mm (77.3 in) (chassis cab)[source]