I saw this while kicking it down I-75 from Michigan to Tennessee on Wednesday...there are 100 more of 'em following...























This will be my next rig if it ever hits the streets in USA...it's 98 inches wide, 15 feet long, and 9 feet tall and weighs @17 tons...and it doesn't take 4 miles to get to 60 like the Hummer1 did...lol...



EDIT: Crap...went back through the pics...it is a M-ATV...thats the model...Military All Terrain Vehicle...my screw up...

 

very nice!! Thanks for sharing

beats the hell out of the last 800 series 5t I drove

 

How many gallons per mile?

 

17 Tons???!!!!!


HOLY HELL!!!!!!

Gallons per mile? More like "Tankers per mile"

Were you able to find out what engine is in it?

 

Not really sure WHICH motor it is, but it looks "exactly" like the 3208, but with quad turbos...oh, and even though i wasn't allowed to get a pic, it has the turret in the roof, and the twin 50's were what was in the crates in the pick-up area...the driver said the test facility drivers were friggin impressed with this thing...they all had permagrins....lmao

 

its got a CAT C7(370 HP) hooked to an allison

http://www.oshkoshdefense.com/pdf/Os...chure_8-09.pdf

dang I want one!!

 

If memory serves me correct this is supposed to be the replacement for the HMMWV. The M-114's with the newest up armor packages and the turret on top weigh way too much and are ungodly slow. I believe Diesel Power magazine did an article on this vehicle when they still had their Military Power section.

 

Caterpillars website says this motor gets good fuel milaege...370 HP, 925 ft lbs tq...very cool...

 

Man, thats some serious truck there, reps for the pics, sweet..

 

Yeah, this has the flip door turret with removable 50's, but it has the armor package...we've already discussed the weight...

the previous link says the weight is lower than what the DOT scales read according to the rig driver...but, there was 3 more 5/8 plates under a tarp on the front of his lowboy, i dunno what they weigh...

 

wow, its even sitting on 20's!

 

I have seen them before on I-75, They where proberly leaving the Warren tank plant - Detroit / Detroit Army Tank Plant (DATP)


What where you doing in Michigan David ?

 

That's a long way from the '52 GMCs we used to drive. The auto trans had two speeds------------wait for it-------------Level and Hilly.

 

SWEET!!!!!

 

I would text message while driving that beast with no worries......