Zibar
Overview
ManufacturerIdo OffRoad Center Ltd.
Production1989–present
AssemblyPardes Hanna-Karkur, Haifa District, Israel
Body and chassis
ClassOff-road vehicle
LayoutF4
RelatedHumvee

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).

Variants

  • 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

By 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

References

  1. 1 2 Leichman, Abigail Klein. "Ido Cohen's off-road empire". Israel21c.
  2. ↑ "Zibar MK2".
  3. 1 2 "Israel light reconnaissance vehicle zibar". www.jeepolog.com.
  4. ↑ "Z-COM".
  5. ↑ "Israel's Extreme Strike Vehicle: ZIBAR Mk2". May 17, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Z-MAG".
  7. ↑ "Zibar Trooper".
  8. ↑ "Zibar Zedd".
  9. ↑ "Skorpion LPA Test drajv Avto spaces ru". November 12, 2012 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "Vehículo 4X4 "Zibar" del Ejercito Mexicano 2017 | HD". July 14, 2017 – via YouTube.
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