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The M1151 HMMWV has a heavier chassis and improved engine to handle add-on armor. It is built on an Expanded Capacity Vehicle chassis, which allows for more passengers or additional supplies (up to 2,300 lbs).
An M1113 Humvee chassis-mounted XM1124 hybrid-electric diesel-series hybrid-powered HMMWV, September 2009. Composite HMMWV – a prototype developed by TPI Composites of Rhode Island and AM General. [84] The purpose of the concept vehicle is to reduce the vehicle's weight so that it may more easily carry an up armor kit. [85]
AM General HMMWV The Truck, Utility, ¼-Ton, 4×4, or simply M151 was the successor to the Korean War M38 and M38A1 Jeep Light Utility Vehicles . The M151 had an integrated body design which offered a little more space than prior jeeps, and featured all-around independent suspension with coil springs.
M1114 HMMWV 4 × 4 weapon carrier with improved armour protection; M1115 HMMWV 4 × 4 self-propelled TOW missile launcher; M1116 4 × 4 armored security vehicle; M1117 armored security vehicle, Guardian, 4 × 4 armored security vehicle based on the V-100 Commando, M1120 HEMTT Load Handling System (LHS) M1121 HMMWV 4 × 4 self-propelled TOW ...
The civilian version of the Humvee, marketed as the Hummer, went on sale in 1992. [ 5 ] [ 8 ] The interior was largely influenced by semi-trucks . Under a 1999 deal, General Motors bought marketing rights to the Hummer name, began marketing Hummer-branded vehicles designed by GM, and rebadged the original version built by AM General as the ...
FMTV Trucks in Detail: M1078, M1083 and M1084 Variants & M198 Howitzer: Photo Manual for Modelers, ISBN 8086416755; Jane's Land Warfare Platforms 2015–2016: Logistics, Support & Unmanned, ISBN 0710631723; Jane's Land Warfare Platforms 2014–2015: Logistics, Support & Unmanned, ISBN 0710631308
HMMWV upgrade proposal: Developmental; light version; Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) Enhanced Protection & Mobility Demonstrator (EPMD); upgrade proposal: Developmental [12] BAE Systems RG-31 Mk5 MRAP: 97 TAK-4® independent suspension system upgrade kits supplied from February 2010, 21 new-build vehicles in early 2011 [5]
The GMV program made changes in the Humvee's chassis and tires to make them more compatible for off-road work. The tires used were more rugged [7] and have a central tire inflation system. Heavy suspension was also included as an upgrade, [6] giving a ground clearance of 16.8 inch / 42.672 cm.