The vehicle is the Russia's answer to the American Humvee. Powered by a GAZ-562 Typ P6, 3,200 cc turbo-charged straight 6 Diesel engine and a five-speed manual or automatic transmission. Other features including an independent torsion bar suspension system with larger strokes up to 325 mm, more energy efficient absorbers and stabilizer bars taken from the armored personnel carriers BTR-80, main transmission front and rear axle fitted with limited slip interwheel cam-slip differentials. To increase the clearance, each wheel is mounted inside a sealed hub reduction. Hydraulic dual circuit with pneumatic breaks. The tyres also equipped with automatic tire pressure monitoring.
The vehicles are currently in active service with The Russian Federation Ground Forces or "Suhoputnuiye Voyska Rosseeyskoy Federacii, serving a variety of roles.
