Mahindra Marksman


The Mahindra Marksman is India’s first armoured capsule-based light bulletproof vehicle to provide protection to the personnel of defence, paramilitary and police forces against small arms fire and grenade attacks. It has capability to be used in counter terrorist as well as conventional roles.

History

The Marksman was first sold to Mumbai Police's Force One.
After Mahindra sold several Marksman vehicles to Chile, Carabinier officials have expressed concerns about its flaws like bad visibility and its questionable performance off-road.

Design

The Marksman uses a 2.5L CRDE engine which is BS3 compliant. With 105 bhp of power on tap at 3800rpm and 228Nm of torque between 1800-2200rpm the engine is good enough to haul the 3200 kg vehicle. The car can seat 6 . The car has a 5 speed manual gearbox and 4 wheel drive along with power steering. Air conditioning is available as an option. All vehicles come with standard alloy wheels. The Marksman can hit a top speed of 120 km/h.

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