Development of 4-Wheel Drive Utility Vehicle for Off-Road and Military Application

A 4-wheel drive utility vehicle to meet high technical specifications required for different operating conditions in demanding terrain is developed in modern engineering environment. The paper presents efforts made in indigenous development of the vehicle for off- road and military applications. CAD/CAM/CAE, virtual prototyping techniques were extensively used during development. Prototype vehicles have been tested at high altitudes in India and Europe, in Rajasthan desert, on various test tracks and also on the autobahns in Germany.