Jay Leno often has the chance to drive some fairly cool automobiles inaccessible to most members of the general public and in his most up-to-date overview, sampled a automobile that civilians will probably by no means see within the flesh, not to mention be allowed to drive.

Featured in the latest episode of Jay Leno Storage is the Infantry Squad Car (IFS) produced by GM Protection for the army. The automobile relies across the road-going Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 pickup truck and truly makes use of 90 p.c commercial-off-the-shelf components, together with numerous race elements from Chevrolet Efficiency.

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Powering the ISV is a 2.8-liter turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine that has been extensively modified and now runs on jet gas and pumps out 375 hp, considerably greater than a civilian Colorado ZR2 with 186 hp. It has additionally been outfitted with long-travel Multimatic DSSV dampers, jounce shocks, long-travel rear leaf springs, high-angle higher management arms, ball-spline half shafts, a metal driveshaft, underbody skid plates, and 35-inch diameter tires.

All through the overview, Leno had the chance to talk with the president of GM Protection Steve Dumont concerning the ISV earlier than leaping into the driving force’s seat and placing the truck by means of its paces. Leno is impressed with how maneuverable and enjoyable it truly is to drive.

GM Protection has inked a $214.3 million contract to fabricate 649 ISVs for the U.S. Military and can be growing hydrogen fuel-cell powertrains for army use. The corporate has even created a one-off electrical variant of the ISV with GM’s eCrate electrical powertrain.