IDEX 2019: Nimr details new Ajban 447A
Nimr has revealed its new multirole Ajban 447A vehicle at IDEX 2019 following just three months of vehicle development.
Speaking to Shephard, Yaser Ahmed al Hammadi, mechanical systems engineer at Nimr and one of the lead personnel on the development of the Ajban 447A, explained some of the unique features of the new variant.
To provide the seven-seat capacity the company eliminated part of the vehicle’s driveshaft and mounted the direct transfer case directly to the transmission making the interior floor flat and providing more space. In addition, the payload capacity has now been increased to 4t through improving the
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