ARO 24 Series


The ARO 240 is a two-door 4x4 off-road vehicle, which was manufactured by ARO from 1969 to 2006 and mass produced from 1972. The engineers that designed Aro 240 were inspired by the second generation FIAT Campagnola, while Campagnola was "inspired" by the Willys Jeep.
It was the first of the ARO 24 series, which eventually included many other models: the four-door 244, the 242 pick-up, the three-door 243, the 320 pick-up, and many other body trims. Last special military versions were called ARO Dragon.
It is equipped with many different engines, 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 Lisbon and locally known as the PORTARO 4X4 and in Spain they were called HISPARO 4X4 with a reshaped bodyshell and better equipped.

Engines

Petrol engines

Diesel engines

NameCapacityTypePowerTorque
2.4 4C2417 ccAndoria
Turbodiesel
Turbodiesel		 at 4200 rpm
at 4100 rpm
at 4100 rpm		 at 2500 rpm
at 2500 rpm
at 2500 rpm
2.4 2L-T2446 ccToyota
Turbodiesel		 at 4000 rpm at 2200 rpm
2.5 XD32498 ccPeugeot at 4500 rpm at 2500 rpm
2.5 XD3T2498 ccPeugeot
Turbodiesel		 at 4150 rpm at 2500 rpm
2.5 L4 OHV2499 ccVM
Turbodiesel		 at 4200 rpm at 2200 rpm
2.5 L272660 ccARO at 3800 rpm at 2250 rpm
2.7 DX-282660 ccARO at 3900 rpm at 2250 rpm
2.7 TDX-282660 ccARO
Turbodiesel		 at 3500 rpm at 1900 rpm
3.1 D1273119 ccUTB at 3200 rpm at 1600 rpm

Versions

Off-road vehicles

ARO 245 Estate a 5 door deluxe model
ARO 328 TD Double Cab five seater
Others Versions: 243 VAN, 263, 264, 266, 323 Ambulance, 324, 328 MT MaxiTaxi, 330, 330BB, 330C, 33N, 338TC, 350BC, 35S Ambulance, 35M, 429TC/TP.

Military vehicles

The ARO Dragon came in several variants to include different bodywork. There was even an armored variant.
The ARO Dragon Zivil was a civilian version of the Dragon.

Revisions

The :File:Romania stamp - 1975 - 55B - ARO 240.jpg|first generation of ARO 24, between 1972 and 1976, had Dacia 1300 headlights and round taillights similar to the ARO M-461. From 1977, :File:ARO 244 from 1977.jpg|round headlights were used like in the IMS and the rear lights were restyled. In 1985, a new :File:Aro as military jeep.jpg|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.