| Honker | |
|---|---|
 The front view of a parked Honker. | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | FSR (1988–1996) Daewoo Motor Polska (1996–2001) Andoria-Mot (2002–2003) Intrall (2003–2007) FS Honker (2009–2016) DZT Tymińscy |
| Also called | FSR Tarpan Honker Daewoo Honker Andoria Honker Intrall Honker DZT Tymińscy Honker |
| Production | 1988–2016 |
| Assembly | Poland,Poznań Poland,Lublin |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Off-road vehicle |
| Layout | 4x4 |
| Powertrain | |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,827 mm (111 in) |
| Length | 4,515–4,698 mm (178–185 in) |
| Width | 1,935 mm (76 in) |
| Height | 2,196 mm (86 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,998–2,300 kg (4,405–5,071 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | FSR Tarpan |
Honker (initially known asTarpan Honker, alsoDaewoo Honker,Andoria Honker,Intrall Honker 4x4, andDZT Tymińscy Honker) is a Polish multi-purposeoff-road vehicle. Shown as a prototype in 1984, it was produced in a variety of models. It is best known for its use by thePolish Army both at home and inIraq. Apart from the army and police forces, the company to own the largest number of Honkers is the PolishKGHM company, which uses them to transport miners underground.
The prototype of the Honker was created in 1984 in the Fabryka Samochodów Rolniczych (Farming Vehicles Works) or FSR inPoznań. Based on the earlier design of theTarpan, it was to replace it as the basic Polish-made light commercial off-road vehicle in public services, a role previously held by both its predecessor and the imported SovietUAZ-469. However, it was not until 1988 that serial production was started. The car was produced in two variants:
Soon after production started, the FSR started the construction of a new, slightly shorter, and narrower (2210 mm) version, which received the designation ofHonker 4032. Although the prototype never entered serial production, it was the first car to be known solely as a Honker, without any indication of its relation to the earlier Tarpan.
In late 1996 the design was bought by theDaewoo Motor Polska company, who decided to continue the production inLublin. The interior design was slightly modified and the car received the new designation ofDaewoo Honker 2324. The car did not differ much from the original version and was available in the same set of options. There were plans for the creation of a modernizedDaewoo Honker II with either4x2 or4x4 drive, but they were called off and instead the factory only modified the external design and continued the production under a new name ofDaewoo Honker 2000.
After the bankruptcy of Daewoo, the license was inherited by two companies. Andoria-Mot continued the production in small quantities from 2002–2003, and in 2003 created two modernized versions, both in a hard-top pick-up combination.Intrall Polska made the Honker from Jan. 2004-Spring 2007. In 2004, Intrall created another model, the heavier off-road orientedHonker MAX. In addition, in 2004 the Honker saw yet another modification; a heavy armored and mine-protected version, theHonker Skorpion 3, was created specifically for thePolish Army forces in Iraq.
In 2016, the company producing the Honker,DZT Tymińscy [pl], filed for bankruptcy, ending the production of the vehicle.[1]
Honker vehicles were produced in multiple versions, including hardtop versions,box trucks, andpick-up trucks. Honkers produced up to 1992 used theM20 (taken from theFSO Warszawa) gasoline engines shared withŻuk andNysa trucks. Firstly, FSR put gasoline engines from theFSO Polonez car, next 2.5-litreIveco diesel engines (most famously used in theRenault Master andIveco Daily), and from 1997 onwards used the Andoria turbodiesel engines 4CT90 and later 4CTi90. The truck has a three-door body, based on a rigid frame bridges driving the leaf springs.
Production models of Honker was low, reaching a maximum level of a few hundred vehicles. In Poznan in 1992, FSR built 450 vehicles in 1992; 314 vehicles in 1994; and 288 vehicles in 1995. FSR production stopped in early 1996.
In mid 1996Daewoo bought the rights and established Daewoo Motor Poland Sp. Ltd. to produce vehicles. Production resumed in autumn 1996 trials for the assembly of Honkers in Lublin. In both factories, they built only around 20 autos.
Yearly production were as follows:
In the spring of 2007, production was again suspended.
In 2008, the Ukrainian companyDP Naftogazbud Polior planned to begin production of a modernized version of the Honker but for unknown reasons production never started there.
In 2009,Syndyk DMP, the owner of the rights to Honker, sold the company toDZT Tymińscy, which then restarted production of the Honker.[2]
Azerbaijan – 3 Honkers in use by mine agencies.
Iraq – dozen Honker Skorpion 3 (probably unarmed) in use byIraqi army.
Latvia – used byLatvian Forces in Iraq.
Lithuania – used byLithuanian Forces in Iraq.
Nigeria – used byNigerian Armed Forces.
Poland – in use byPolish Land Forces,Policja, and others.
Ukraine – several dozen Honkers were bought from Polish Land Forces by citizens ofTernopil (fund-raiser). Honkers were also renovated and sent to theWar in Donbas.[3]
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