VEPR (Ukrainian: Автомобіль Високо-Ефективної ПРохідності (Avtomobil Vysoko-Efektyvnoyi PRokhidnosti) is a Ukrainian multi-purpose off-road vehicle designed and assembled by the Kremenchuk Automobile Assembly Plant. (The name is a pun:Ukrainian: Вепр, wild boar.)
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Type | Armoured personnel carrier |
Place of origin | Ukraine |
Service history | |
In service | 2006 |
Production history | |
Designer | Kremenchuk Automobile Assembly Plant |
Designed | 2002 |
Manufacturer | Kremenchuk Automobile Assembly Plant |
Unit cost | $50,000–250,000 |
Variants | Hunter, Commander, C |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.56 t and up depending on the armour |
Length | 5.3 m |
Width | 2.5 m |
Height | 2.1 m |
Crew | 5-9 |
Armor | 10 mm. D6, D7 class |
Engine | 4-cylinder 3.9-liter diesel |
Payload capacity | 2 t |
Drive | 4x4, 18–20-inch wheels |
Transmission | Iveco manual |
Suspension | independent |
Ground clearance | 300–600 mm, adjustable |
Operational range | Fuel consumption per 100 km: city: 14 L highway: 11.5 L |
Maximum speed | 140 km/h |
The designers' goal was to create an SUV-type vehicle which would have the same terrain ability traditionally reserved for larger cargo vehicles, such as the KrAZ and Ural. The patent has been received for the passenger-cargo vehicle.
The per-unit price of the VEPR is estimated to be between $50,000 and $250,000.
Fuel consumption is said to be modest for a vehicle of this size, with 14 liters per 100 km in urban areas, and 11.5 liters per 100 km on highways. This makes the VEPR more fuel-efficient than the smaller Hummer.[1][2]
Standard modification includes:
At least 10 vehicles have been produced for the Siberian Tyumen and Yakutiya regions, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan until 15 March 2006.[8]