4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1981–92
NAMED MODELMilitary · FranceFrance

Peugeot P4 (licence-built G)

The French Army’s G: the Peugeot P4 of 1981–92, a W460 built under licence by Peugeot at Sochaux with the 504’s 2.0-litre petrol and 2.5-litre diesel and Peugeot gearbox, 13,500 for the French forces; Panhard rebuilt them as the P4 Panhard in the 2000s.

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BASE VEHICLEG-Class W460 (1979–91)BUILT BYPeugeot, SochauxIN SERVICE1981–92OPERATED INFrancePRODUCTION13,500LAYOUT4 wheels · 94.5″

The record

France chose the G over the Land Rover and the Volkswagen Iltis in 1980 and had Peugeot build it with French engines and 70 per cent French content; the P4 served in Chad, the Gulf, the Balkans and Afghanistan and was refurbished by Panhard from 2010 as the P4 Panhard until the Ford Ranger-based VT4 replaced it.

Specification

MANUFACTURERPeugeot, Sochaux ↗
France (Mercedes-Benz licence); Panhard (refurbishment)
MANUFACTURED1981–92
ENGINE2.0-litre Peugeot XN8 petrol four; 2.5-litre XD3 diesel four
PRODUCTION RUN13,500
COUNTRY OF ORIGINFrance
OPERATED INFrance
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEG-Class (W460, W461, W463)
FAMILYG-Class (W460, W461, W463)
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE94.5″
CATEGORYMilitary · France

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Sources

  1. 1Peugeot P4 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2Mercedes-Benz G-Class ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched