AIL Storm
| Storm MultiMission Vehicle | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Automotive Industries Ltd. |
| Also called | Sufa, Jeep J8 |
| Production | 1990–present |
| Assembly | Upper Nazareth, Israel |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Off-road vehicle |
| Layout | F4 |
| Related | Jeep Wrangler, AMC Jeep CJ, AEV Brute |
| M-240 Storm Mark I | |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door convertible, 3-door truck |
| Platform | YJ, CJ-6 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.983 L AMC petrol I6 2.5 L Volkswagen turbodiesel I4 |
| Transmission | 5-speed Aisin AX15 manual 4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,630 mm (103.5433 in) |
| Length | 4,492 mm (176.8504 in), 4,150 mm (163.3858 in) |
| Width | 1,676 mm (65.9843 in) |
| Height | 2,020 mm (79.5276 in) (overall) |
| Curb weight | 1,760 kg (3,880 lb) (petrol), 1,780 kg (3,920 lb) (diesel) |
| M-242 Storm Mark II | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 2006–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door convertible, 5-door truck |
| Platform | TJ |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.983 L AMC petrol I6 2.5 L Volkswagen turbodiesel I4 |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual 4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,931 mm (115.3937 in) |
| Length | 4,463 mm (175.7087 in) |
| Width | 1,750 mm (68.8976 in) |
| Height | 1,942 mm (76.4567 in) |
| Curb weight | 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) |
| AIL Storm III | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 2008-present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door truck |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.8 L VM Motori turbodiesel |
| Transmission | Automatic |
The AIL Storm (Hebrew: סופה, Sufa) is an Israeli manufactured off-road vehicle and the workhorse of the Israeli Security Forces. The series of Jeep Wrangler based vehicles have been produced by Automotive Industries Ltd. in Upper Nazareth under licence from Chrysler since 1990. The vehicles fill a number of military roles, including that of armoured Infantry Mobility Vehicle, and certain models are available for export as well as for the civilian market.
Production of an updated four-door second generation model commenced in 2006 despite some mixed messages from the Storm's primary customer, the Israel Defense Forces. Development of a third generation vehicle based on the new Jeep Wrangler JK has been completed and significant production for both Israeli and foreign customers is under way.
The M-240 Storm MultiMission Vehicle is the first of three Storm generations. A variant of the 1991 Jeep Wrangler YJ and the older CJ-6/CJ-8 wheelbase, it is entirely produced in Israel by Automotive Industries Ltd. with the exception of the engines, as their manufacture is not economically viable on the Storm's market scale.
The Storm was primarily meant to satisfy Israeli military needs, but capable long and short versions are produced for the local civilian market. Like the Jeep, it has a conventional front-engine design with a driver and passenger seated behind the engine, and room for cargo or passengers behind them. It is powered by an AMC 3.983 litre 6-cylinder in-line petrol with fuel injection developing 180 hp (130 kW) at 4,700 rpm, fitted with Vortox 2-stage air cleaner or a Volkswagen 2.5 litre 4-cylinder turbocharged diesel developing 88 kilowatts (118 hp) at 4,200 rpm. The front axle is fully floating and the rear axle is semi-floating, while a reinforced frame and body as well as good angles of approach and departure (40° and 37° for short frame, 40° and 26.5° for long frame) add to the Storm's off-roading capability.
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