Best Off-Road Vehicles of All Time

armstead snow motor vehicle this vehicle is really bizarre and you've probably never seen anything like it it uses two giant grooved cylindrical screws which spin at different speeds to turn and even move the vehicle in reverse the idea was to create something that would stop a vehicle from slipping or sliding on the ice or the snow the first prototypes used a tractor engine and it actually looks like it was a lot of fun to drive around as it could go through deep snow through forest crush and on any road or non-road where a conventional vehicle couldn't pass even snow four feet deep number four record-breaking four-wheel drive and when it comes will be a little more tractionable uh look at these ruts eh huge rut you see the wheels of the roley the sun is shining brightly here and look at these uh these walls of mud just walls and walls of mud they're almost four feet high part two diy chain link 4x4 some do-it-yourself vehicles out there are really crazy looking and are engineered with some unique technology like this chain-link 4x4 this over-the-top custom 4x4 has an incredibly articulate suspension which allows it to crawl and drive over just about any terrain including wildly irregular surfaces under the hood providing power is a 5.0 liter v8 from a 1993 ford mustang to see this thing in action is all [Applause] [Applause] the amphibious six wheeled burlap is a crazy looking off-road vehicle that is being designed by russian engineers as an autonomous expedition vehicle for the north pole this unique six-wheeled vehicle can carry up to 10 researchers comfortably to the planet's most extreme places in back the 22-foot long vehicle 7 meters is a real go anywhere vehicle that was originally a btr-60 armored fighting vehicle now it's unrecognizable as an all-terrain monster with wheels as tall as a man load capacity on the burlak which means [Applause] and heavy industrial getabout the viking only goes about 37 miles per hour 60 kilometers per hour on the road but it can also move about nine miles per hour on the water it rides on giant balloon tires and the driver can adjust tire pressures at any time from inside the cabin the suspension is also pneumatically adjustable to give you 10 inches 25 centimeters more ground clearance when you need it the key is low tire pressure creates bigger contact patches minimizing ground pressure and environmental damage how much would all this cost you the viking 2992 sells for about two hundred thousand dollars but you can option it up over three hundred and fifty thousand dollars [Music] um [Music] [Music] plenty of dark tinted glass there's no kitchen or tv inside but it's possible that future models could be more like motorhomes number 10 the toyo tires ferret the ferret was constructed using a 1959 british ferret 4x4 military scout vehicle as the basic platform it is heavily modified by action vehicle engineering it has six massive toyo open country tires which are mounted on custom wheels and two of those are powered by hydraulic motors which are operated from inside it has a modified suspension with king shocks which allow it to travel over the roughest terrain it's powered by a chevy ls engine oh [Music] speed and water and twice the armor of the aav and even has superior firepower number 12 zill punisher made by the zil company in russia this strange looking vehicle is called the punisher and is supposed to be russia's next lightweight troop carrier which is capable of hauling 10 people it is a lightweight armored transport that is mine and bullet resistant and can quickly move troops across the battlefield there are conflicting reports on the specifics but what we do know is that it is capable of withstanding small arms fire up to 7.62 millimeters roughly 30 caliber and what you would find coming from an ak-47 the truck is equipped with gull wing doors the 2007 triumph speed triple 1050 is the base of the bike and has a custom made swing arm that holds a big fat off-road tire it ended up being the toughest part of the bike to fabricate the rear tire is a big atv tire and the engine puts out 130 horsepower parts came from a honda vfr 800 and the custom swing arm is hooked up to a progressive suspension 465 series shock you

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Published: Tue Oct 19 2021