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.
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.
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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