Pinzgauer High-Mobility All-Terrain Vehicle

Biaxial Pinzgauer

The Pinzgauer is an Austrian military vehicle. It was developed as a successor to the Haflinger and is an SUV for the heaviest terrain, which can be activated in versions with 2 or 3 / driven ( lockable ) axes ( 4 × 4/6 × 6) is offered.

History

The Pinzgauer sat down against the competing product ÖAF, the hussar, by.

In contrast to the Haflinger who has the engine in the rear, the engine in the Pinzgauer is mounted above the front axle. Its central tube frame design allows for a variety of building types.

Like the Haflinger Pinzgauer was developed under the leadership of Erich relevant Ledwinka, the son of working for the Tatra and Steyr -Werke Hans Ledwinka in Graz.

The Pinzgauer is in many military organizations in use. Both the Austrian army as well as in the armed forces of the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and many others.

In 2000, the production was sold to more than 30,000 units had been built of different versions to the UK and there carried on by the company Automotive Technology.

In 2002, the British automotive technology will be adopted by the Armor Holdings.

2006 buys the Armor Holding also the producer of the U.S. Army FMTV vehicles, Stewart and Stevensson. The FMTV have as a basis the Steyr 12M18. 12M18 and Pinzgauer are thus reunited in a company.

On July 31, 2007, Armor Holding is taken over by British Aerospace and renamed BAe Systems AH Inc..

In 2008, the production and development of the Pinzgauers the British Aerospace BAe Land Systems OMC -, Benoni, South Africa is passed. Thus BAe OMC, South Africa made ​​the "old" Pinzgauer I and develops and builds the new Pinzgauer II

This Pinzgauer was designed in the 6- x - 6 version with a Steyr Motors TCI M16 six-cylinder turbo diesel engine with 145 kW. It is the M1 monoblock engine, which was already tested to Steyr -Daimler- Puch times with the five-cylinder version (M15 ) in the Pinzgauer.

BAe OMC ( = Olifant Manufacturing Company) produces, among other things, tanks, armored vehicles and off-road vehicles.

In the UK remains only a spare parts warehouse with about 25 employees.

The company Ricardo Ltd.. in England is building a new body version of the Pinzgauer.

Model Overview

The Pinzgauer was produced in many different designs, and indeed primarily for the military. The first series ( 710/712 ) was from 1971 to 1985 built exclusively with an air-cooled four-cylinder inline engine ( Puch - house development: 2.5 l with 62-66 kW, civil design 2.7 liter, 76 kW with K- Jetronic ). In 1985, the vehicle was completely revised ( 716/718 ) and converted to diesel engines. We started with a liquid-cooled turbo diesel engine ( 2.4 -liter six- cylinder turbo diesel (VW LT) 85 kW ( with intercooler ). Starting in 2003, this by a 2.5 -liter 5-cylinder (VW turbo diesel ) was replaced. petrol models are equipped with a 5 -speed manual transmission. The six-cylinder turbo-diesel models ( 1985-2003 ) were available from the start with either a 5 - speed manual or a 4- speed automatic transmission.

The five-cylinder turbo diesel models (from 2003) were delivered with a 4-speed automatic transmission.

Petrol models 710/712: dimensions (4 × 4/6 × 6):

  • Height: 2045 mm mm/2045
  • Length: 4170 mm mm/4950
  • Width: 1790 mm ​​mm/1790
  • GVW: 3000 kg kg/3500-3900
  • Climbing ability: 100%

Diesel models 716/718: dimensions (4 × 4/6 × 6):

  • Height: 2160 mm mm/2160
  • Length: 4528 mm mm/5308
  • Width: 1800 mm mm/1800
  • GVW: 3850 kg kg/5000
  • Gradeability: 80%

4 × 4 fuel versions

  • 710 M - Planenverdeck
  • 710 K - van
  • 710 T - Bed
  • 710 AMB -Y - ambulance
  • 710 AMB -S - ambulance with portable Shelter

6 × 6 gasoline versions

  • 712 M - Plan concealment
  • 712 K - van
  • FLA 712 - Flakträger
  • 712 W - Workshop trolley with portable Shelter
  • 712 DK - metal double cabin with bunk lying behind
  • 712 T - Bed
  • 712 AMB -S - ambulance with portable Shelter
  • 712 FW - Fire
  • REC 712 - Recovery Vehicle

4 × 4 diesel version

  • 716 M - Planenverdeck
  • 716 K - closed structure, five doors
  • 716 MK - closed structure, dreitürig
  • And other numerous variations as contract manufacturing according to customer

6 × 6 diesel version

  • 718 M - Planenverdeck
  • 718 K - closed structure, five doors
  • 718 MK - closed structure, dreitürig
  • And other numerous variations as contract manufacturing according to customer

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