Storm I
105 mm M40 recoilless rifle version, capable of firing directly over its protected hood. |
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| Body style | 2-door convertible, 3-door truck |
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| Platform | YJ, CJ-6 |
| Engine | 3.983 L AMC petrol I6 2.5 L Volkswagen turbodiesel I4 |
| Transmission | 5-speed Aisin AX15 manual 4-speed automatic |
| Wheelbase | 2,630 mm (103.5433 in) |
| Length | 4,492 mm (176.8504 in), 4,150 mm (163.3858 in) |
| Width | 1,676 mm (65.9843 in) |
| Height | 2,020 mm (79.5276 in) (overall) |
| Curb weight | 1,760 kg (3,900 lb) (petrol), 1,780 kg (3,900 lb) (diesel) |
The M-240 Storm MultiMission Vehicle is the first of three Storm generations. A variant of the 1991 Jeep Wrangler YJ and the older CJ-6/CJ-8 wheelbase, it is entirely produced in Israel by Automotive Industries Ltd. with the exception of the engines, as their manufacture is not economically viable on the Storm's market scale.
The Storm was primarily meant to satisfy Israeli military needs, but capable long and short versions are produced for the local civilian market. Like the Jeep, it has a conventional front-engine design with a driver and passenger seated behind the engine, and room for cargo or passengers behind them. It is powered by a AMC 3.983 litre 6-cylinder in-line petrol with fuel injection developing 180 hp (130 kW) at 4,700 rpm, fitted with Vortox 2-stage air cleaner or a Volkswagen 2.5 litre 4-cylinder turbocharged diesel developing 88 kilowatts (118 hp) at 4,200 rpm. The front axle is fully floating and the rear axle is semi-floating, while a reinforced frame and body as well as good angles of approach and departure (40° and 37° for short frame, 40° and 26.5° for long frame) add to the Storm's off-roading capability.
The two production frame lengths, 4.15 (13.6) and 4.5 metres (14.8 ft), the latter of which was among the few such Jeep-derivatives in production in recent years, were both available in civilian and military models. Aside from the Israeli market, Storms have long been exported to countries in South America, Asia, and Africa. A Jeep-managed production line in Egypt, whose vehicles are used by the Egyptian armed forces, was absorbed into the AIL Storm production after it closed in 1995.
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