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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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Looks quite good and with Ricardo involved might it come to the UK, albeit, in small volumes?
I always struggle with the numbers around the contract value and number of vehicles. This contract is to "build, field and sustain" ~ taking a 10 year life for each vehicle, it would equate to a PCH payment of $2,751 per month. 🤔  Click image to enlarge "All ISV models will be equipped with an occupant and cargo superstructure powered by a 186-horsepower, 2.8L Duramax turbo-diesel engine, and six-speed automatic transmission." https://defence-blog.com/news/army/u-s-arm...icles.html Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge All based on this: Click image to enlarge |
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29th Jun 2020 6:31am |
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| OsloBlue Member Since: 14 Jul 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 823 
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Not gonna lie, that looks dead handy, Just needs a 50 on a parapet and a gimpy up front.
Duramax engine is an interesting choice, i would have gone for a 6.0L cummings or something. $2,751 per month. is pretty reasonable, considering something like that with all the R&D would cost something like £400,000 a unit (based on jackal costs). thats a total service cost of $330,120 I'm on IG: https://www.instagram.com/osloblue42/ Current: TD5 '110 "Lucinda" Thread here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62562.html |
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29th Jun 2020 7:25am |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8045  
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wonder how heavy it is, looks functional although no rear pintle? thats not the front drive shaft is it? Cheers
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29th Jun 2020 9:15am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17418 
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I think that must be the track rod since it appears to hav a hex adjuster on it, which I imagine would unscrew very rapidly if you used it as a drive shaft!
 It also looks as though it has a 2" receiver at about chest height on the back, although the height might be due to a dwarf photographer.
It does look as though it was designed by someone who graduated from Landrover's weatherproofing school! Fun on a hot day, but grim most of the rest of the time. I'm sure also that some of these designers must be Mad Max fans! |
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29th Jun 2020 10:53am |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8045
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cold on any day hot or not, but good visibility. Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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29th Jun 2020 1:07pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17418
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According to the website "National Defense":
So presumably the weight is less than 2.1/4 tons. The Chevy Colorado seems to start at around 4000 lbs, so it is tempting to think that the Madmaxmobile is lighter given that so much is missing. I image that the bits that are present are beefed up though, so the difference may not be great. Just think, if Landrover had built the Nude Offender (say it and you'll understand) on a proper chassis, they could have made a vehicle like this. I am not sure that the 85 ECUs would cope with this level of exposure! |
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29th Jun 2020 2:00pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17418
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Searching around for the weight of the Madmaxmobile I sumbled across the picture below. I think I want one!
This is the Jeep Gladiator XMT or Extreme Military-Grade Truck, which seems to be a Gladiator with extra testosterone. Click image to enlarge |
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29th Jun 2020 2:26pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4212 
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This thing doesn't look to offer much more protection than the Wolf Land Rovers that caused so much embarrassment for us a few years ago. Different countries forces, but I thought the days of unarmoured civvie based battlefield transport were gone. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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29th Jun 2020 3:24pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8045
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^^^ likewise.
WMIK was designed to be light and fast in fast out air portable. we bolted loads of stuff to it, like ballistic matting, under armour etc etc and started using it outside its design role which was based around shoot and scoot then wondered why it didnt perform! and kept snapping chassis! Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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29th Jun 2020 4:03pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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I'm almost certain you have seen that previously 
https://www.defender2.net/forum/post798330...tor#798330 |
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29th Jun 2020 5:07pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Not forgetting that JLR now have the Bowler CSP in this guise in the stable: Click image to enlarge https://www.bowlermotorsport.com/news/bowl...put-paces/ |
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29th Jun 2020 5:18pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4212
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As we speak, I can sense McGovern's pen rapidly scrawling a tactical ballistic cammo print cravatte so he can reveal the CSP at next year's Geneva motorshow. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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29th Jun 2020 5:45pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2641  
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Best thing is that the US Army junk all the emission engine strangling stuff.....full fat diesel
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29th Jun 2020 8:25pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17418
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Oh yes, you're absolutely right! That's another senior moment!  |
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29th Jun 2020 9:50pm |
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