4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1972
NAMED MODELSwitzerland

Piranha IB 6×6 (1972)

The first Piranha: the IB 6×6 prototype of 1972, from which every later generation and licensed derivative descends.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEPiranha (1972–)BUILT BYMowag, KreuzlingenIN SERVICE1972PRODUCTIONPrototypeLAYOUT6 wheels

The record

Mowag drew the Piranha as a modular family from the start — the same hull in four, six, eight and ten-wheeled forms — which is why it could be licensed so widely.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1972
ENGINEDiesel
PRODUCTION RUNPrototype
COUNTRY OF ORIGINSwitzerland
STATUSprototype
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEPiranha
FAMILYPiranha
WHEELS6
BODY STYLEarmoured

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • NATO Olive

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

An AI rendering impression starts from a 3D model of this vehicle, which an image model then paints into a scene. It is an artist's impression of the type, made to give a feel for the vehicle in its element — not a photograph, and not a record of any particular vehicle.

Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Mowag Piranha ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched