Complex sentence: Large wheels combined with a short wheelbase to allow for a tight turning circle and good ground clearance, reflecting plans for a four wheel drive version in anticipation of military sales and the poor state of many French roads, especially in the countryside, at this time.
Split into simpler sentences: Large wheels combined with a short wheelbase allowed for a tight turning circle and good ground clearance. These features reflected plans for a four wheel drive version in anticipation of military sales and to deal with the poor state of many French roads, especially in the countryside, at this time.