VBRG is an initialism for Véhicule Blindé a roue de la Gendarmerie or Gendarmerie Armored wheeled Vehicle.

The VBRG was built by Berliet

Berliet

Berliet was a French manufacturer of automobiles, buses, trucks and other utility vehicles, based in Vénissieux, outside of Lyon, France.-Early history:...

 and Saviem

Saviem

Saviem is a French manufacturer of trucks and buses and a part of the Renault group...

 and is used by the French Gendarmerie for riot control (the gendarmerie is a military agency in charge of law enforcement).

The vehicle is equipped with an AANF1 7,62 mm machine gun (this weapon can only be used with the authorisation of the French prime minister)and a Cougar 40mm grenade launcher.
The vehicle has 7mm of armor, anti-bullet wheels, it weighs 12.5 tonnes empty and 14 tonnes fully equipped.

length:5,99 m. Width:2,50 m.Height:2,05 m. Autonomy :750 km. Maximum speed:85 km/h
Engine: Berliet V8 diesel type 170 ch (147 kW).The VBRG can climb 60% slopes.

The VBRG can transport up to 12 gendarmerie personnel fully equipped. The vehicle's crew is composed of a driver and a gunner.

There are three types
of VBRG's: command vehicle, dozer-blade vehicle (against heavy barricades), winch vehicle.

The unit in charge of the formation is the armored gendarmerie squadron 18/1 from Satory near Versailles.
The vehicle has been used in Kosovo to support the NATO units in charge of law enforcement.
There are many armored squadrons in France (Most of the vehicles aren't often used except for training).

The vehicle dates from 1970 and the French government is planning to replace it by the riot version of Renault's Sherpa 4x4 truck.
It was originally an Armoured personnel carrier (its original name was Berliet VXB 170

VXB

The Berliet VXB-170 is a four-wheel armoured vehicle produced by Berliet until Berliet was merged with Saviem to form Renault Trucks .-Versions:...

) but the production stopped in 1975 after Renault

Renault

Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...

 bought Berliet and decided to only keep one of the two Armoured personnel carriers (The VAB

VAB

VAB is an initialism for several things:*Vehicle Assembly Building, a large building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center where vehicles are prepared for launch*Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé, a French wheeled armored personnel carrier...

:Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé

Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé

The Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé or VAB is an armoured personnel carrier and support vehicle designed by the Euro Mobilité Division of GIAT Industries of France. It entered service in 1976; around 5,000 were produced.- Design :The VAB was designed as a wheeled troop transporter, complementing the...

).

picture: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:VBRG_501590_fh000024.jpg