The Zibar is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles designed and produced by Israeli racer and fabricator Ido Cohen[1] in 1998. Cohen designed and manufactured the chassis and frame while utilizing commercial off-the shelf parts such as General Motors crate LS3 383 cid/6.2L 400 hp V8 engines (current engine is the LQ4 GM 6L 430 hp (320 kW) @ 5900 rpm V8,[2]) General Motors 4L80E transmission, Atlas II transfer cases and General Motors Dynatrac 60 axles.[3] The current manufacturer is Ido OffRoad Center Ltd (IORC).
| Zibar | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ido OffRoad Center Ltd. |
| Production | 1989–present |
| Assembly | Pardes Hanna-Karkur, Haifa District, Israel |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Off-road vehicle |
| Layout | F4 |
| Related | Humvee |
Variants
edit- Z-COM – a stripped down four seat side-by-side UTV[4]
- Zibar Mk.1 – the initial variant, now out of production,
- Zibar Mk. 2 – the current civil version[5]
- Zibar M – the military variant[3]
- Z- Mag – lightened open prototype[6]
- Zibar Trooper – Hardtop two or four door pickup truck[7]
- Zibar Zed – armored variant[8]
Users
editBy 2012 there were 40 made-in-Israel Zibars, five of them to the Israeli military and the others to customers in Africa, Russia,[9] Latin America[10] and Abu Dhabi.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Leichman, Abigail Klein. "Ido Cohen's off-road empire". Israel21c.
- ^ "Zibar MK2".
- ^ a b "Israel light reconnaissance vehicle zibar". www.jeepolog.com.
- ^ "Z-COM".
- ^ "Israel's Extreme Strike Vehicle: ZIBAR Mk2". May 17, 2010.
- ^ "Z-MAG".
- ^ "Zibar Trooper".
- ^ "Zibar Zedd".
- ^ "Skorpion LPA Test drajv Avto spaces ru". November 12, 2012 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Vehículo 4X4 "Zibar" del Ejercito Mexicano 2017 | HD". July 14, 2017 – via YouTube.