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Configuration
| Specification | KM1500 | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks |
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| Manufacturer | Kia Motors[source] | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] |
| Type | heavy off-road capable 8x8 military transport vehicles[source] | — |
| Military user | South Korean Armed Forces[source] | — |
| Variants and supported payloads | Versions of this vehicle carry KM-SAM and Hyunmoo-3 missiles.[source]Named carrying role only; no missile specifications copied | — |
| Powerplant | modified Powertech commercial diesel engine with a rating of 450 horsepower and 190 kg/m |
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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| 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 | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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| Production | — | 1959–present[source] |
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| Assembly | — | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London[source] |
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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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