De nieuwe Humvee komt uit India: De Mahindra Axe

Mahindra & Mahindra is de onderneming die ook SsangYong van de ondergang heeft gered. Of we daar nu zo blij mee moeten zijn? In India hebben ze ook de Mahindra Axe ontwikkeld. Een voertuig dat ingezet kan worden voor militaire doeleinden. Best een hip ding wel.



Originele tekst van punjabiportal.com:
M&M’s (Mahindra's) Axe is the Indian answer to the American Hummer, It’s muscular and capable of navigating through any terrain. I read about this project of Mahindra's back in 2007. So far i havent seen in the militry, and no clue as to what happened to the segment.

Mahindra Axe for Indian Military ATV
According to Brigadier Khutub A Hai, CEO, Mahindra defence systems the Axe was designed with help from an overseas designer. An absolutely new platform is used for developing the Axe and it is developed to suit the Indian needs. Axe has been developed totally indigenously and is soft top. Mahindra has developed a petrol version of the axe for the special forces of a foreign country while the diesel one is for the Indian Army. Mahindra will initially import the engines for the Axe later it will strap its own engine into the Axe. Axe’s petrol version uses a more than 4 litre GM Votec engine (which powers the Chevy Blazer) while the diesel uses a 2.7 litre Ssangyong diesel (which powers the Rexton).

Mahindra has been testing the axe ranging from 150hp to 300hp to 400hp. The transmission system for the Axe is a Mercedes Benz one. According to Mahindra The diesel axe offers around 8-9 km per litre while the petrol axe offers 6/7 km per litre. The Axe has a payload of 120 kg with a 3500 GVW. Axe’s biggest USP is its suspension system (it’s an all-wheel independent suspension vehicle) which gives its extreme mobility. Mahindra has already bagged an order from a foreign army for 215 units of Axe. Mahindra is looking to export the axe to countries like Malaysia next year (diesel version) and for Africa, Gulf, UAE and Jordan..