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Measured figures
armoured/5,712 mm (
Single source) unarmoured
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks | VPK-3927 Volk |
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| Crew | — | 2+8[source] |
| Manufacturer | Daimler-Benz (1959–1995) Freightliner (1975–1991) Iran Khodro Diesel Company (1979–present)[source] | Military Industrial Company[source] |
| Production | 1959–present[source] | — |
| Assembly | West Germany: Mannheim (medium-weight trucks) West Germany: Gaggenau (heavy trucks) Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo Iran: Tehran South Africa: East London[source] | — |
| Class | Truck |
6,976 mm (22 ft 10.6 in) armoured/5,712 mm (18 ft 8.9 in) unarmoured[source]
armoured/7,000 kilograms (
Single source) unarmoured
Single source10,200 kilograms (22,500 lb) armoured/7,000 kilograms (15,000 lb) unarmoured[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source130 km/h (81 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source1,000 km (620 mi)[source]
Cummins 5.9 L (360 cu in) B180 TD 6cyl
Single sourceEngine
Single sourceCummins 5.9 L (360 cu in) B180 TD 6cyl, 180 hp (130 kW) 240–300 hp[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 | FR layout[source] | — |
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| Successor | Freightliner FL-Series (in-direct)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | West Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 8, cell 4; revision 1375919249; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
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| Type | — | Infantry mobility vehicle[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | Russia[source] |
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| Designer | — | Military Industrial Company (VPK)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2010[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Armor | — | STANAG 4569 Level 3 for armoured variants[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 23.5–31.5 hp/metric ton /34-43 hp/metric ton unarmoured[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 4,500 kilograms (9,900 lb) armoured/2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb) unarmoured[source] |
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| Drive | — | 4×4 3,300 mm (10 ft 10 in) wheelbase 2,140 mm (7 ft 0 in) track width[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Independent hydropneumatic with height adjustment[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | Adjustable 250 mm (9.8 in) to 550 mm (1 ft 10 in)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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