DSA 2016: Condor could fly for longer

18th April 2016 - 10:06 GMT | by Tim Fish in Kuala Lumpur

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DRB-HICOM DefTech is offering an upgraded version of the Condor APC at the Defence Services Asia 2016 exhibition in Malaysia.

The company has presented a prototype that has new components to improve the mobility of the ageing 70s vintage 4x4 vehicle and keep it from obsolescence.

According to a spokesperson from Deftech, the entire insides of the vehicle have been stripped out leaving just the shell with the focus on improving the engine, gears and axle to get more horsepower and torque.

The spokesperson said that a new Deutz engine is included that can offer 215hp over the 169 of

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