AMilitary transport & logistics
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Ford Focus | KM1500 |
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| Manufacturer | Ford[source]Ford Focus · Manufacturer | Kia Motors[source] |
| Production | 1998–2025[source]Ford Focus · Production | — |
| Model years | 2000–2018 (North America)[source]Ford Focus · Model years | — |
| Class | Small family car / Compact car ( C )[source]Ford Focus · Class | — |
| Body style | 3/5-door hatchback 4-door sedan/saloon 5-door estate 2-door coupe (US) 2-door coupé-cabriolet (Europe) |
wide
Single source3 m wide[source]
Own KM1500 article vehicle specification; not copied to each KM1502/TEL variant · Mass
Single source32 t[source]Own KM1500 article vehicle specification; not copied to each KM1502/TEL variant
Maximum; Speed
Single source90 km/h[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (Mk 3 RS Only)[source]Ford Focus · Layout | — |
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| Predecessor | Ford Escort (Europe, North America and Argentina ) Ford Laser (Asia and Oceania)[source]Ford Focus · Predecessor | — |
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| Successor | Ford Kuga (indirect)[source]Ford Focus · Successor | — |
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| National origin | German and British teams[source]Germany and United Kingdom; every source-named partner retained | — |
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| Type | — | heavy off-road capable 8x8 military transport vehicles[source] |
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| Military user | — | South Korean Armed Forces[source] |
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| Variants and supported payloads | — | Versions of this vehicle carry KM-SAM and Hyunmoo-3 missiles.[source]Named carrying role only; no missile specifications copied |
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| Powerplant | — | modified Powertech commercial diesel engine with a rating of 450 horsepower and 190 kg/m[source]Literal article engine rating; malformed190kg/m retained raw, not converted into torque |
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| Transmission | — | 16 stage AMT[source] |
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| Braking | — | full air braking device and ABS[source] |
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| Fording | — | 76 cm[source]Fording capability, not physical height |
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| Country of origin | — | South Korea[source]Inventory Origin column; table 8, row 4, cell 3; revision 1375247138; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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