Iveco M1250

The Iveco M1250 is an extra heavy 8x8 military tank transporter built by Iveco's defence subsidiary, Iveco D.V., from 2016. It was designed for military use rather than adapted from a civilian truck, and it was developed in answer to growing demand from armies for high powered tractors. Since 2016 it has been the heaviest vehicle at the top of Iveco's range of tactical trucks, above the 4x4 M170, the 6x6 M250 and the 8x8 M320, and it can ford up to 1.2 metres. It has a single wheelbase of 1,995 plus 3,645 plus 1,450 millimetres and a payload of up to 70 tonnes, and it was made to tow main battle tanks such as the Italian Ariete C1, self-propelled howitzers and other heavy loads. Many components are shared with the rest of the military range and come from the heavy Iveco Trakker, but the chassis was entirely reworked. The tractor is approved for a combined mass of 125 tonnes, with 150 tonnes technically admissible, and in an exceptional convoy it can tow a 100 tonne trailer at 70 kilometres per hour. It has an armoured Astra type cab for the driver and up to three passengers, a turbocharged 16 litre Iveco Cursor 16 diesel of 680 horsepower meeting Euro 3, a 12 speed automatic transmission, permanent all wheel drive, central tyre inflation and two winches. Italy is the user named.