ARO 24 Series

The ARO 24 Series is a 4x4 off-road vehicle manufactured by ARO from 1969 to 2006 and mass produced from 1972.

ARO 240 was the first of the ARO 24 series, which eventually included many other models: the four-door 241 and 244, the 242 pick-up, the three-door 243, the 320, 330 pick-ups, and many other body trims. Last special military versions were called ARO Dragon.

It is equipped with many different engines (both diesel and petrol options), and comes in both 4x2 and 4x4 versions. Notable improvements over the years were the introduction of Romanian Diesel engines, units equipped with Toyota engines, and units equipped with Romanian-built Turbo Diesel engines. The ARO-24s are no longer in production, as ARO was shut down.

Plans to market the ARO 244 in the United States as the Cross Lander 244X in 2005 were eventually cancelled. During the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s the original Romanian ARO 4X4 Series were also produced under alternative names, often with modified running gear depending on the export market. In Portugal, they were assembled in Setúbal south of Lisbon and locally known there as the PORTARO 4X4, in Spain they were called HISPARO 4X4, with a reshaped bodyshell and better equipped.

Engines Petrol engines Name Capacity Type Power Torque 2.4 2RZ-FE 2438 cc Toyota at 5000 rpm at 4000 rpm 2.5 205HX 2469 cc Chrysler at 5250 rpm at 3500 rpm 2.5 L25 2495 cc ARO at 4200 rpm at 3000 rpm 2.5 M-207 2512 cc ARO at 4000 rpm at 2500 rpm 2.9 V6 2935 cc Ford at 5500 rpm at 3500 rpm 3.0 L30 3007 cc ARO at 4000 rpm at 3000 rpm 4.0 V6 3958 cc Ford at 4400 rpm at 2400 rpm 2.9 V6 24V 2932 cc Cosworth at 5250 rpm at 3000 rpm

Diesel engines Name Capacity Type Power TorqueAndoria 2.4, 4C90 (cylinder diameter = 90 mm, Ricardo Comet V swirl chamber) 2417 cc Andoria 4C90 Diesel Indirect injection4CT90Turbodiesel4CTi90 Turbodiesel at 4200 rpm at 4100 rpm at 4100 rpm at 2500 rpm at 2200 rpm at 2000-2500 rpm 2.4 2L-T 2446 cc ToyotaTurbodiesel at 4000 rpm at 2200 rpm 2.5 XD3 2498 cc Peugeot at 4500 rpm at 2500 rpm 2.5 XD3T 2498 cc PeugeotTurbodiesel at 4150 rpm at 2500 rpm 2.5 L4 OHV 2499 cc VMTurbodiesel at 4200 rpm at 2200 rpm 2.7 L27 2660 cc ARO at 3800 rpm at 2250 rpm 2.7 DX-28 2660 cc ARO at 3900 rpm at 2250 rpm 2.7 TDX-28 2660 cc AROTurbodiesel at 3500 rpm at 1900 rpm 3.1 D127 3119 cc UTB at 3200 rpm at 1600 rpm

Versions Off-road vehicles ARO 240, a 2-door soft-top cabriolet; ARO 241, a 4-door soft top cabriolet; ARO 243, a 3-door model with 8 seats; ARO 244, a 5-door model with 5 seats; ARO 246, a 5-door model with 7 seats.

Light commercial vehicles ARO 242, a single cab pick-up truck with short bed integrated to the body; ARO 320, a single cab pick-up truck; ARO 324, a double cab pick-up truck; ARO 328 Maxi; ARO 330, an extended single cab pick-up truck;

Other Versions ARO produced an extensive and special variety of body styles: 263 (8 seats, 3 doors; model based on the 243 version with the wheelbase increased from 2350 mm to 2600 mm); 264 (5 seats, 4 doors; model based on the 244 version with the wheelbase increased from 2350 mm to 2600 mm); 266 (7 seats, 5 doors; model based on the 246 version with the wheelbase increased to 2600 mm); 323 Sanitară (Ambulance with a raised roof over the passenger compartment from the B-pillar back); 338 TC; 35S (ambulance with a wheelbase of 3500 mm)https://www.automobileromanesti.ro/Aro/Aro_350/; 429 TC/TP (TC=Children Transportation, TP=Public Transportation).

ARO Dragon

While ARO 24 series were used by the Romanian military, a military specific version called the ARO Dragon was designed and built. The ARO Dragon featured a simplified flat paneled body and came in several variants to include an armored variant.

The ARO Dragon Civil was a civilian version of the Dragon.

Revisions The first generation of ARO 24, between 1972 and 1976, had Dacia 1300 headlights and round taillights similar to the ARO M461. From 1977, round headlights were used like in the IMS and the rear lights were restyled. In 1985, a new front grille and smaller round headlights were introduced. Also, they were available with double headlights, that were used mostly on the 244. In 1995, the double headlight front design was slightly restyled, and the rear lights were used Oltcit Club lamps. The last restyling, in 1998, was a slight facelift of the previous model and it introduced the so-called Toyota-type ornaments.

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ARO 24 Series

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