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The P4 is the French Army's VLTT — its light all-terrain liaison vehicle. Around 1991–1992, a confidential civilian series of about fifteen examples received the ZN3J, the 170 bhp fuel-injected 2.8-litre PRV V6 of the Peugeot 505. The only off-roader in the gallery, and one of the rarest PRV-powered vehicles in existence.
The civilian P4s received the ZN3J: 2,849 cc, LH-Jetronic injection, 170 bhp — exactly the engine of the Peugeot 505 V6, also found under the bonnet of the Lancia Thema 6V. Fitted in the 4×4, the Douvrin V6 replaced the P4's usual four-cylinder petrol and diesel units.
Every Peugeot variant of the PRV — from the ZM to the ZN3J — is detailed code by code in the Peugeot codes file.
Adopted in the early 1980s, the P4 (Véhicule Léger Tout Terrain — light all-terrain vehicle) is the French Army's liaison 4×4, built in large numbers with four-cylinder petrol then diesel engines.
Around 1991–1992, FAM produced a very limited civilian series of the P4 powered by the PRV V6 — an estimated fifteen or so examples. Exact figures and production records remain to be documented: contributions are welcome via the Contribute page.
From 1987 — even before the civilian series — Peugeot Talbot Sport fitted its Dakar rapid-assistance P4s with a ZN3J bored out to 2,975 cc: the ZN3J3, at around 220 bhp. Citroën Sport carried the formula into the 1990s — around twenty units in all, told in the P4 Dakar section of the Tuners page.
ZN3J — the 505's fuel-injected V6, detailed in the Peugeot codes file.