Yahoo Finance Ten-hut! There’s a New Humvee!
With the demise of the civilian Hummer H1-and the Hummer brand overall-we haven’t thought much about the Humvee lately. But the military-spec Humvee, officially the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), is still being built by AM General, and the company has just rolled out a new version. The NXT360 is a more capable, better-performing new-generation HMMWV.
AM General already makes five variations of its M1100 series Humvee as well as five other specialized vehicles. The NXT360, which made its debut in Paris at the defense and security exhibition Eurosatory 2018, is a new version of the M1100 series. (AM General also can outfit previous M1100s with the NXT360’s upgrades.)
Powering the mega military box is a turbo-diesel 6.5-liter V-8 that makes 250 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque at 1700 rpm. With an upgraded engine and a reworked suspension, the NXT360’s payload is rated at 15,500 pounds GVW. AM General also focused on better off-road driving capabilities, upping the ground clearance, increasing wheel travel, fitting larger tires, and upgrading the central tire-inflation system with dual air compressors.
None of that matters if the truck and its occupants aren’t safe, however. So the NXT360 has blast seats and blast mats inside, 360-degree exterior B7-level kinetic-energy threat protection, blast protection for the wheels and front undercarriage, and upgraded B7-level transparent armor. For those not versed in armored vehicles, B7 is the highest level of vehicle ballistic protection. With all this extra weight, the NXT has been outfitted with a more robust braking system that includes anti-lock brakes and automated emergency braking, as well as electronic stability control and traction control.
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While the NXT360 can take heat, it can also dish it out. AM General describes its Enhanced Tactical Indirect (ETI) in the form of a Hawkeye 105-millimeter weapon system, which uses a 105-mm cannon with a soft recoil system and the capability to move and fire in a full 360 degrees. AM General says the cannon “shoots eight rounds per minute for three minutes, with sustained fire of three rounds per minute.”
Although U.S. civilian customers can no longer buy new Hummers, those of us who don’t wear fatigues will eventually get an opportunity to sample the new and improved Humvee. We just have to wait until it appears on the used-car market.
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