Russian Hummer : Check Out GAZ-3121 (Tigr-2) SUV Based On Military Vehicle

Russian Hummer : Check out off-road-ready GAZ-3121 (Tigr-2) SUV based on a military vehicle.

Tigr-2 is an experimental rebodied civilian style SUV based on GAZ-2975 Tigr (Tiger), a military vehicle.

Russian Hummer was available in two trim levels-luxury and regular with small series released from 2008.

Mainstream sales at dealers were planned to start in 2009 with a starting price of $270,000 (17,600,000 rubles).

Back in September 2006, Russian automaker GAZ presented a preproduction version of its GAZ-3121 (Tigr-2) SUV for the first time at the Moscow Motor Show in the exhibition “Russian cars”.

The Tigr-2 is an experimental rebodied civilian style SUV based on the GAZ-2975 Tigr (Tiger), which is a Russian 4×4 multipurpose all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle manufactured by Military Industrial Company.

The Tigr-2 has a weight of 3,500 kg (7,700 lb), which is 2,800 kg (6,200 lb) lighter compared with the military version. Its length is 5.7 m (19 ft), its width and height is 2.3 m (7.5 ft), while its ground clearance is 330 mm (1.08 ft).

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Two powertrains are available : a Steyr turbodiesel with 190 hp (140 kW) or six-cylinder Cummins B205 with 205 hp (153 kW). It is designed for speeds of up to 160 km/h (99 mph) while its fuel consumption is 15 L/100 km.

The Russian Hummer was available in two trim levels-luxury and regular with small series released from 2008. Mainstream sales at dealers were planned to start in 2009 with a starting price of $270,000 (17,600,000 rubles).

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