Zibar

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 400hp 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).

This article is about the Israeli vehicle brand. For the parabolic dune type, see Parabolic dune.
Zibar
Overview
ManufacturerIdo OffRoad Center Ltd.
Production1989–present
AssemblyPardes Hanna-Karkur, Haifa District, Israel
Body and chassis
ClassOff-road vehicle
LayoutF4
RelatedHumvee

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]

References
  1. Leichman, Abigail Klein. "Ido Cohen's off-road empire". Israel21c.
  2. "Zibar MK2".
  3. "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.

See also
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