{"id":1928,"date":"2020-06-29T09:47:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T13:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2020-06-29T09:47:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T13:47:11","slug":"gm-to-build-new-jeeps-infantry-squad-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/2020\/06\/gm-to-build-new-jeeps-infantry-squad-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"GM to build new <del>Jeeps<\/del> Infantry Squad Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Army has awarded GM a contract to build and maintain the Army\u2019s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). The vehicle, essentially a specialized, larger form of jeep, is an all-terrain group carrier which can move nine soldiers through the battlefield. It must be light enough to be slung from a UH-60 \u201cBlackhawk\u201d helicopter, and small enough to fit within a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GM-ISV-jeep-720x378.jpg\" alt=\"GM ISV jeep troop carrier\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GM-ISV-jeep-720x378.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GM-ISV-jeep-440x231.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GM-ISV-jeep-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GM-ISV-jeep.jpg 939w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The contract is for $214 million, which buys 2,065 ISVs. The vehicle is based off the Chevy Colorado ZR2, and 90% of the parts are off the shelf, including dual spool-valve dampers. The engines will be GM 2.8 liter diesels producing 186 horsepower (torque was not released, but is likely to be over 200 lb-ft), coupled to six-speed automatics. The contract was won in partnership with Ricardo Defense, which helped develop the vehicle and will provide logistical support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Army has awarded GM a contract to build and maintain the Army\u2019s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). The vehicle, essentially a specialized, larger form of jeep, is an all-terrain group carrier which can move nine soldiers through the battlefield. It must be light enough to be slung from a UH-60 \u201cBlackhawk\u201d helicopter, and small [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1930,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,49],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GM-ISV-jeep.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1928"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1931,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1928\/revisions\/1931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autobison.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}