TheĀ PinzgauerĀ is a family of high-mobilityĀ all-terrainĀ 4WDĀ (4Ć4) andĀ 6WDĀ (6Ć6) military utility vehicles. The vehicle was originally developed in the late 1960s and manufactured byĀ Steyr-Daimler-Puch ofĀ Graz,Ā Austria, and was named after theĀ Pinzgauer, an Austrian breed of cattle.
The Pinzgauer is one of the most capable all-terrain vehicles ever made. While not as fast on-road (110Ā kilometres per hourĀ equal to 68Ā mph)) as an AmericanĀ Humvee, it can carry more troops, and move faster over rough trails. Even the smaller 710M can carry 10 people or twoĀ NATOĀ pallets. The Pinzgauer was designed to be reliable and easy to fix; it is shipped with anĀ air-cooledĀ petrol engineĀ with dual-Zenith 36Ā mm NDIXĀ carburetors. The engine in the Pinzgauer was specifically designed for the vehicle; it has more than one oil pump so that the engine will not get starved of oil no matter how the vehicle is oriented.
During production from 1971 until 1985, 18,349 first-generation 710s and 712s were produced and sold to both civilian and military customers. A few Pinzgauers were used for off-road racing, including the famous Paris to Dakar Rally and the International Rainforest Challenge in Malaysia.
The steering in these cars can be quite heavy, especially in rough terrain at low speeds. We have developed a kit especially for the Pinzgauer which solves this problem. We have sold many of these Pinzgauer power steering kits and are proud to have S-TEC, the Austrian Steyr-Puch specialist as our customer.