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First Chevy Colorado-Based GM ISV Delivered To U.S. Army: Video

The first General Motors Infantry Squad Vehicle (GM ISV) was delivered to the United States Army this week.

GM was awarded a $214.3 million government contract in June to manufacture 649 of the Chevy Colorado ZR2-based light infantry vehicles for the U.S. Army and also support the production of a further 2,065 vehicles over eight years. The contract was the first major job awarded to GM Defense since the automaker reestablished the specialized engineering division back in 2017.

The GM ISV leverages 90 percent proven commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) parts, including the MultiMatic DSSV dampers and various Chevrolet Performance race components, which were developed through Chevy’s participation in the Best in the Desert racing series with the Colorado ZR2.

The automaker says the vehicle was “was uniquely engineered to fulfill military requirements and designed to provide rapid ground mobility,” for infantry personnel. The Army also required the vehicle to be light enough to be sling loaded from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter and compact enough to fit inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter for easy air transport.

“The value we bring to our Army customer is our willingness to listen and adapt,” GM Defense chief engineer, Mark Dickens, said in a statement. “During Soldier testing, the feedback we received was paramount in delivering a vehicle that met Soldiers’ needs, while maximizing safety and performance and taking their comfort into consideration. The production ISV we’re delivering today is an evolution from our original prototype design, and it’s certainly a vehicle that is a source of pride for the team.”

It took GM just 120 days to deliver its first GM ISV after signing the contract in June, an achievement that it says is a “significant milestone.” The vehicle will first be built at a facility in Michigan before production moves to North Carolina sometime next year.

GM Defense says it also has a “teaming agreement” with Ricardo Defense for the GM ISV. The company will lead the Integrated Product Support for the ISV, the automaker says, including the technical manual development, personnel training, and field service support.

Deliveries of the GM ISV will continue in the coming months, with the production of the vehicles set to ramp up throughout 2021.

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  1. I lease a XT5 due to end next April. I am interested in a XT4, my son in Chicago has one and is totally happy. None of my local dealers has any info or brochurers,

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    1. I think you’ll be very happy!

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  2. They look fun!!!

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  3. “The army handed GM a $214M contract”

    Kind of condescending don’t you think Sam? You just can’t stop with the digs on GM? At a time when the media (all of it) has shown itself to be biased with an agenda more then ever before, how little.

    Real journalism is not biased, and it cannot be, by definition. No misrepresentations, no misinformation or disinformation, just pure integrity.

    But that would be boring!

    KUDO’S TO GM for knocking out of the park with the ZR2 and capitalizing on it’s strengths!

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    1. “The army handed GM a $214M contract” triggered a screed about unbiased journalism? give me a break.

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  4. Put in a Duramax 6.6L turbo-diesel V8 engine and this could be instant competition for the Jeep and Ford Bronco.

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  5. Wow, $330,200 each and they do not have armor, the same problem the HumVee had at first. The US military could buy 9 Jeep Wranglers ( sorry GM folks!! ) which would carry 27 solders, be safer because they are smaller, more maneuverable plus get better mileage.

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  6. Of course they skip over to state that contract includes gazillions of spare parts and the maintenance guarantees.

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  7. How about you guys read the Motor Trend article on it. It addresses all your idiotic comments about price and government contracts that you guys have no clue about. Spare parts for army take significant money to provision in army supply system, develop training courses to operate and maintain, and create army specific tech manuals. How was your week long drivers training course and up to 80 hrs maintenance course? Exactly you don’t pay for that when you buy a truck or any commercial vehicle. Stop commenting on topics you have no clue about.

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  8. Does the Wrangler have an M240 mount somewhere, I don’t see it in the option list. This is also an non-EPA regulated diesel. You add the mpg together of two Wranglers and could not touch this engine for mpg. The Wrangler wouldn’t be able to touch this offroad. The Wrangler cant hang with a regular ZR2 much less this. Lastly FCA could have fielded the Wrangler for a shot at the contract, apparently they didn’t want to give the Gov. that good of deal.

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