[Wonder if they ever found a Sonic?]
Posted on 09/10/2016 3:14:20 PM PDT by BBell
Off-roaders come in all shapes and sizes these days, ranging from a tiny Suzuki Jimny to a Hummer. Somewhere in between is the mighty Viking 29031.
The Viking 29031 is built by a company called Aton Impulse for Russia, a country where it can get so cold your eyelids freeze. So you can understand why it has absolutely massive chunky tyres, rugged looks and a ridiculous amount of ground clearance.
Not only that, this Viking warrior has self-inflating tyres and space for up to 850kg of cargo or seven people, making it usable as a rescue or law enforcement vehicle.
Did we mention it is also amphibious? Yes, this 4x4 behemoth can wade into water, with water-jet propulsion able to power it along in rivers or the sea at 12km/h. Put that in your exhaust pipe and smoke it, Land Rover.
Two engines are available, a ZMZ 51432-10TD1 diesel that creates 110PS and 270Nm of torque and a Ford DW10 that offers between 136 and 163PS and 320 to 320Nm, depending on how much you want to spend. Both come with a six-speed automatic gearbox and have a top speed of 80km/h.
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I heard he had a lada fun.
[Wonder if they ever found a Sonic?]
>>Now I would love to own an old land rover. Low maintenance and cheap and easy to fix.
Yes, because we’re talking technology at the level of late 1950s agricultural equipment. A blacksmith can repair it.
Now that is what you call a good relationship between countries. Where did you get that picture?
exactly!
Frankly I’ve had it for years....no idea, whre I *found* it. ;)
This is the copy from it:
**Another photo from the merry by shows former Presidents Bush And Putin driving the Russian leader’s awesome 1956 Volga around Moscow. Four years later and Russian-American relations have never been stronger!Official Caption This May 8, 2005 file photo shows US President George W. Bush (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin waving as the two leaders take a ride in Putin’s 1956 Volga judgment dinner at Putin’s residence outside Moscow**
A good thing it did not have a “reset” button in it. It would have broke down.
;)
I don’t know what they did. I just now out of 20 my son was the only skier.
DAP in Springfield, VT, Rovers North in Westford, VT, and Atlantic British in NY near VT border.
There are other suppliers in England I use sometimes.
NEVER buy from Land Rover! You'll need to mortgage the house.
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