[Gruneun]

I so want one. I love my Wrangler, but this thing is nuts. Two 8-cylinder Hemi engines for a combined 670 hp (though, you can choose as few as 4 operating cylinders for fuel economy), all the tires can be turned in the same direction to move laterally, or they can be spread to rotate in one spot. Oh, yeah, and does 0-60 in 5 seconds.

 

[MyKa]

well damn, I want one too! :wink: so, ah, how much do they list for?

 

[KRG_Designs]

This will never be a production piece. But it is cool looking.

 

[the_journeyman]

Killer! Reminds me of the Icon concept, but improved considerably!

JM

 

[Gruneun]

It's a concept that was just shown in Detroit, though it's supposed to be fully-functional. I doubt it comes out in the full form they have now, since their top-of-the-heap Wrangler Rubicon is only $30k. They can't make a gigantic price jump for what's essentially a two-seater, geared towards mostly offroad use, without pricing it out of their current audience. Still, even with a pair of V6 engines, it would be crazy fun.

 

[evilmink269]

S-W-E-E-E-E-E-T Yes, keys please.......

 

[3banger]

“or they can be spread to rotate in one spot”

You would need clever gearing to get that to work as well.

Cool though, I would love to see any company come to the market with some thing that radical.

 

[MyKa]

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“or they can be spread to rotate in one spot”

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I thought for sure you were going to say something about boobies when I read that part.

 

[thenightangel]

You know? with the right aftermarket parts and a cj, this could become a reality????

 

[yotsko]

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3banger said:
“or they can be spread to rotate in one spot”

You would need clever gearing to get that to work as well.

Cool though, I would love to see any company come to the market with some thing that radical.

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I just want to see them do that...and floor it!

 

[Gruneun]

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3banger said:
“or they can be spread to rotate in one spot”

You would need clever gearing to get that to work as well.

Cool though, I would love to see any company come to the market with some thing that radical.

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I just want to see them do that...and floor it!

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I thought about what I would do first if I ever got ahold of one and that was exactly it. Find a big open spot, flare all the wheels out and spin that fucker as fast as it will go.

I'm sure some engineer already did it, one of Jeep's lawyers had a heart attack, and they quickly slapped a limiter on it.

 

[Dclxvi]

Man doing 30mph in circles in that thing would be a blast. That would be the only reason to buy it for me... and it would be well worth it.

 

[F4FWildcat]

Then you hit a rock and flip it four times...I could handle that if it wasn't mine.

 

[Dunno]

That is very cool. The steering setup reminds me of how some airport tugs are equipped.

Still, I'd be happier with a CJ-5 under a fibreglass body and the 151 c.i.d. four banger in it.

 

[wingswheels]

that is an assine amount of power, in all my 4wd excursions, the tires slipped long before i ran out of power(wth a v6, v8, I4) from the looks of it, one engine goes to one set of wheels, and the other engine to that set, seems like a heavy way of getting power to the tires, and you can't run 4wd off just one engine(youd have to have two driveshafts and all that other crap). I think 1 V8 is plenty. and then with that you could make room for more people, and reduce weight, and still have the steering goodies, which could be very useful, if in fact the owner ever actually took it off road, and maybe 1/10 would

and yes, I would flare then and floor the sob, then slam on the brakes, and do it again, but youd have to have a differential set up to the steering, (if the wheel was nuetral, which way would it spin?)

 

[SBW-ADRNLN71]

Ok anybody else thinking if the cartoon "Speedbuggy" after looking at that? :waytogo:

 

[SpikedLemon]

Alignments would be a PITA.

 

[yotsko]

I'll bet with all the differentials and linkages the thing NEEDS that much horsepower to get moving!

 

[xspeedxracerx]

thats the coolest jeep i've ever seen. I would still pick a real hum v over it though.

 

[specialsymbol]

It's not half as good as the "Canyonero" :lol:
Even if Slorch promoted it :grin: