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Measured figures
at 6,500 rpm
Single source35 kilowatts (47 hp) at 6,500 rpm[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | BMW G650GS | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks |
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| Manufacturer | BMW[source] | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] |
| Also called | G650 Sertão[source] | — |
| Production | 2008–2016[source] | 1959–present[source] |
| Assembly | Germany[source] | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London |
| Engine | 652 cc (39.8 cu in), single-cylinder 4-stroke engine, four valves, two overhead camshafts, dry sump lubrication, water-cooled[source] | — |
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| Bore / stroke | 100 mm × 83 mm (3.9 in × 3.3 in)[source] | — |
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| Compression ratio | 11.5:1[source] | — |
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| Top speed | 170 km/h[source] | — |
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| Torque | 60 newton-metres (44 lbf⋅ft) at 5,000 rpm[source] | — |
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| Transmission | 5-speed[source] | — |
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| Role | motorcycles[source]The exact equipment subject, not its carried payload or supported platform | — |
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| Country of origin | Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 11, row 18, cell 3; revision 1376486574; retrieved 2026-09-30 | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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| Class | — | Truck[source] |
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| Layout | — | FR layout[source] |
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| Successor | — | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] |
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