4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1985–2010
NAMED MODELMilitary · ItalyItaly

VM 90 Torpedo with the Italian Army.

The Italian Torpedo: the open VM 90 carrying ten men, the Army’s light truck through the 1990s and 2000s in the Balkans, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan, with the Carabinieri and civil protection as well.

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Sources & evidence
VM 90 Torpedo with the Italian Army — Iveco VM 90 torpedo version of the Italian army's "Operazione Strade Sicure" (Safe Streets Operation), on the "Piazzale di San Paolo" near the Basilica of SaintRundvald · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEVM 90 (1980s–2000s)BUILT BYIveco, TurinIN SERVICE1985–2010OPERATED INItalyPRODUCTIONPart of 3,634 Italian vehiclesLAYOUT4 wheels · 111″

The record

The Torpedo is the VM 90 most often seen; the armoured VM 90P was criticised for thin protection and the LMV replaced it in that role.

Specification

MANUFACTURERIveco, Turin ↗
MANUFACTURED1985–2010
ENGINE2.5-litre diesel four, 100 hp
PRODUCTION RUNPart of 3,634 Italian vehicles
COUNTRY OF ORIGINItaly
OPERATED INItaly
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEWC series and M37
FAMILYWC series and M37
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE111″
BODY STYLEtorpedo
CATEGORYMilitary · Italy

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Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Italian Army green

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Sources

  1. 1Iveco VM 90 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

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