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Chicago Auto Show: International MaxxPro
International didn't just bring it's supershreddersemi, the International LoneStar to the show. They also brought the US Military's latest wheeled transport, the International MaxxPro. The imposing vehicle is basically a purpose-built mobile bomb shelter, capable of taking a hit from any direction, as well as fording bodies of water as deep as 36 inches, just for the hell of it. When we opened the door—or more precisely, tried to open the door—we had to abandon all all our stuff and put our weight behind the effort. The thick armor plated doors were almost as heavy as the ones on an old Mark VIII. While the Humvee is impressive in its general-purpose skills, this thing is just a plain beast. We want a test drive of the take home version. Any vehicle with gun portals gets an "A" in our book.
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12:00 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,255 views, 23 commentsLatest by ipodwheels: Reminiscent of vehicles from mad MAXX. Could that be where the name was derived from. I think this more »
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General Motors, Army Combine Forces On Arizona Test Track - To Build A Transformer?!?
Word has just come our way the General and the real makers of Generals, the US Army, are working together to build something together deep in the Arizona desert. They've signed an agreement for GM to construct a $100 million test track on the Army's proving grounds. In addition to building it, the 50-year lease requires the automaker to operate and manage the site. In return for building and managing the as-of-now not-yet-built test track at the Yuma Proving Grounds, GM will pay the Army $10.6 million to build facilities for heavy military testing. OK, on the upside GM will probably be getting the secrets to making the new Camaro transform into Bumblebee out of this deal, because if they aren't then the deal seems to be simply sucktastic for them. Or maybe we've seen Transformers too many times. More » -
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The US Army's Got A HEMTT -- The OshKosh B'Hybrid Truck
The behemoth you see before you is none other than the OshKosh Hybrid Truck — and frankly, we just had to drop the OshKosh B'Gosh Joke — it was just way too easy and we were out just way too late last night. But really, this is a mad cool new heavy cargo-hauler for the US Military — and its environmentally friendly. That's if you think environmentally friendly means going from three to four miles per gallon. In actuality, the big news on this HEMTT (Heavy Expanded Mobility Technical Truck) is that it's really quiet so our boys over there can get all medieval on insurgents — and do it all spy-like. Pstchu! Ptschu! More »
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