Fastcar155
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Hi , well can I purchase a Mercedes 4x4 and have the same off road performance / endurance as my Shogun ?
Electric 4x4 cars going off road !
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grober
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HALFLINGER!
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Electric? So presume we're talking EQC for example - unlikely.
Although it's marketed as 4matic, it's predominately front wheel drive with the rear motor providing some extra grunt when needed. Wouldn't put it in the same category as a Shogun, LR etc.
Although it's marketed as 4matic, it's predominately front wheel drive with the rear motor providing some extra grunt when needed. Wouldn't put it in the same category as a Shogun, LR etc.
Fastcar155
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Hi , I am sure I saw EQC in Ledbury this week and it looks a lovely car.
Fastcar155
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Hi , well what a great looking car but I would prefer an Austin Champ with its fabulous Roles Royce 4 litre engine.
grober
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ANOTHER 4x4 CLUE.
grober
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Desirable off-road 4x4 characteristics
good approach and departure angles
ground clearance
tyres
4wd system
engine power/torque
WEIGHT!
good approach and departure angles
ground clearance
tyres
4wd system
engine power/torque
WEIGHT!
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If it was white and 70 plate could well have been my boss, he lives in Ross.
grober
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For those who don't know what a portal axle is
Portal axle - Wikipedia
I suspect also you could comfortably add £30k to the price of a standard EQC but this might simply be a prototype/testbed for an EV version of a new G-WAGEN [e]
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Fastcar155
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Hi , no the car was black
Going back many years, I used to love the BBC tv coverage of the London MC vs the Army off-road competition. Raymond Baxter commentating iirc. The little Haflinger always did really well!
grober
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maybe if they realise the company became Magna- Steyr?Anyone care to guess what links this vehicle to a modern MB?
(Makeshift trivia quiz........)
Magna Steyr - Wikipedia
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Not what I had in mind :dmaybe if they realise the company became Magna- Steyr?
Magna Steyr - Wikipedia
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It's to do with the model nomenclature, rather than heritage.
grober
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Its not without cause that Vehicle Off Road demos take place in primarily rocky locations. Any true off roader will tell you that its not the rocks that will stop you its the mud!- hence my remarks about vehice ground clearance, weight and tyre cross section. In otherwords the ability to "float" across soft surfaces. Once a vehicle sinks low enough for the weight of the vehicle to borne by/ transferred to the under-body/chassis the game is generally up
no matter how sophisticated the 4WD system difflocks etc------ at that point your best equipment is a winch or high lift jack or best another 4x4 with a winch on firm ground! I have learned this basic lesson over the years on the hillsides / peat bogs of Scotland.
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Anyone care to guess what links this vehicle to a modern MB?
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Willys M274 Mule Is a Tiny, Minimalist Military Transport Vehicle
A support vehicle, the tiny and humble M274 Mule can carry an outsized amount of cargo. Designed by Willys, it was used by the military in the Vietnam War.
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OK, there are quite a few M27x that are shared between the American 'M for Military' and the German 'M for Motor':
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
M271 Rapier Advanced Air Defense Vehicle
M272 Rocket Launcher
Etc.
But only the M274 fitted with the topic of this thread......
M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
M271 Rapier Advanced Air Defense Vehicle
M272 Rocket Launcher
Etc.
But only the M274 fitted with the topic of this thread......
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Electric cars ,,Going off the road its not quick enough for me ..
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