A mighty Yanjing Auto Weishi, seen on a police equipment exhibition in Beijing in 2010. They had svereal cars on display, including this one, painted in ‘United Nations’ white.
The Yanjing Auto Weishi is made by a company called Beijing CAMC Yanjing Auto Corporation (北京中资燕京汽车有限公司), based in the Chinese capital Beijing. The Weitu is based on the Russian GAZ Tigr armored Infantry Mobility Vehicle (IFV). Basic design of of course the same, but there are quite a lot of differences in details.
In 2008, Yanjing Auto and Russian’s state-weapon export company Rosoboronexport signed a deal for local production of the Tigr in China. The Chinese name, Weishi (卫士), is best translated as Defend [the] Land. The official English name is Defender.
Yanjing Auto has been producing the Weishi, in various versions, ever since. The started out with the base version and they have since developed their own variants as well, including one fitted with a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS.)
When I visited the show in 2010, Yanjing Auto had just started production of the Weishi. It has badging and logo’s of Yanjing Auto. The characters on the side are 武警, Wujing, literally military police, which refers to the Chinese People’s Armed Police Force, commonly known as the PAP. The PAP was apparently the intended customer for the Weishi, and they have indeed bought several batches. Others have been sold to the police and armed forces.
The Weishi has a maximum speed of 135km/h, a cruising range of 900km, and a ground clearance of 400mm. Size: 5700/2300/2300mm, and a wheelbase of 3300mm. Base engine is a Dongfeng-Cummins ISDe 40-Series 8.3 liter V6 turbo diesel engine, good for 240 hp and 800 Nm. For more power, customers can go for a Yuchai YC 10.3 liter V6 supercharged diesel engine, made by the Guangxi Yuchai Group. This mighty motor has 300 hp and 1100 Nm, which is more power than any of the engines in the Tigr make.
Badge: 燕京汽车·卫士, Yanjing Qiche · Weishi.
A very nice example in police livery. Imagine them cops using one of these to check on parking violations!
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