VW supplies Brazilian Armed Forces with 15.210 4X4 Truck

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The Volkswagen Trucks and Bus is delivering first to the 14 units of militarized truck VW 15,210 Worker 4X4, drawn for the Brazilian Armed Forces. The assembly plant locks up a hegemony of 50 years of its main competitor, so far the only one to offer trucks militarized with integral traction. Total developed in Brazil, the Volkswagen truck has as main attributes the robustness certified in rigorous tests, the flexibility of applications and the efficient services of after-vendas. The homologation of the Brazilian Army also opens markets in the exterior, therefore she is accepted for the Armed Forces of diverse countries.

The Military Academy of the Black Needles (Aman) received the eight first units from 15,210 VW 4X4, now called for the Army VOP2 5QT. The acronym indicates that the vehicle is of the militarized operational type, capable to carry five tons in any type of land. Others six trucks will follow for the same force, that possesss one of the biggest fleets of the Country: they are 11,000 operational vehicles of different transports. Already the Aeronautics will receive its first 15,210 VW 4X4 in next April.

“We are honored in taking care of the Brazilian Armed Forces, and satisfied for fulfilling with louvor all the requirements of homologation of the Army. Most important it is that we take care of to all the consumers to size, therefore the vehicle also it can be offered in version for civil use”, says Robert Cortes, president of the Volkswagen Caminhões and Bus.

Project

The project of the militarized truck all included one year of tests in fields of tests of the Army in Brazil. An archetype twirled 34,000 kilometers in the bases of the of the state of Rio de Janeiro cities of Rio De Janeiro (Restinga of the Marambaia), Mangaratiba (Itacuruçá) and Duke of Caxias. The vehicle also passed for Goiânia (GO), Waterfall of Sul (RS) and for maneuvers in the State of the Espirito Santo, taking care of to Requisitos Operacionais Básicos (ROB) of the Army.

The homologation included sets of wheels for arenaceous lands, flooded and with mud, beyond maneuvers of aerial and maritime embarkment, transport of bridges, use of biodiesel in B2 mixture (2% of mixture to diesel conventional) and until tests of ballistics, conferring the resistance of the cabin the shatterings.

To certify the resistance of the joint engine-transmission, of the axles and the suspension, another archetype passed for four editions of the International Rally of the Sertões, each one with about 5.500 kilometers of roads without pavement and tracks in extreme conditions. The same truck was shown in November of the year passed in the fair of Guadalajara, in Mexico, and now it follows a script of demonstration in the resales of that country.

Engineering

The militarization of the new vehicle was made with the support of the Techno Car Guevel Special Vehicles, company specialized in transformations with headquarters in Itaquacetuba (SP). In contrast of the so far used vehicles for the Army, the Volkswagen has the option of cabin with ceiling of canvas, necessary in the aerial embarkments.

The front axle and the box of transmission are of the North American supplier Marmon-Herrington. The excessively component ones already widely are used by the Volkswagen Trucks and Bus in its products, what it facilitates to the assistance technique. Starting for engine MWM International six cylinders turbo and for the manual transmission Eaton. Beyond carrying troops, equipment or bridges, the flexibility of the chassis allows the adaptation of the vehicle to receive tank of water or antiaircraft battery.

“the VOP2 5QT surpassed the expectations of the appraisers for its performance. E the same can be waited of the civil consumers: urban companies of agricultural electrification, rescues forest and of airport and police forces that use vehicles now anti-riot have a good alternative of purchase”, say Ricardo Alouche, director of Vendas and Marketing of the Volkswagen Trucks and Bus.

Fiche 15,210 technique VW 4X4

Engine - MWM 6,10 TCA
Power - 206 cv @ 2,600 rpm
Torque - 657 Nm @ 1,700 rpm
Transmission - Eaton FS5406
1 : 9,01
2 : 5,27
3 : 3,22
4 : 2,04
5 : 1,36
6 : 1,00
Tree of transmission - SPL 90
Box of transference - Marmon-Herrington MVG 750
Simple - 1,00: 1
Reduced - 2,00: 1
Front axle - Marmon-Herrington TM 11 - 5,29:1 relation
Back axle - RS 23-145 with blocante differential - 5,29:1 relation
Tires - 12.00R20
Weight in sequence of march - 5,200 kg
Total gross weight - 15,000 kg


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