What's Wrong With This Picture: Not Your Grandfather's Marauder Edition
South Africa’s Paramount Group’s latest offering, aimed at what Auto Motor und Sport describes as “safety-conscious drivers,” steals a name that Panther-lovahs may recognize, but that’s where the comparison ends. Would the gentleman like 4X4 or 6X6? 300 HP diesel, top speed over 70 MPH, and a 400+ mile range? That’ll show the insurgents neighbors. In all seriousness, AM und S have a ton of pretty staggering photos, but the whole thing is a tiny bit creepy. Cool pics of big trucks are supposed to be fun, lighthearted weekend fare, but for some reason I find myself cringing a little at the thought of vehicles like this being used in places like Syria, Bahrain and hellholes globalized. But then, how did they put it in Popular Warlord Magazine? Oh yes: “the truck doesn’t make the hellhole, the hellhole makes the truck.” Words to live by right there.
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Its a street legal war machine and a Hummer H1 recovery vehicle...
Saw that on Top Gear (which is where all of those pictures are from)...oh....about 4 weeks ago.
Theres a vehicle testing programm on in Afganistan,right now, may be someone should test drive this on the Taliban track. Get the Stig
Apparently The Marauder is the baby of the family - any one see this on the company's web page? Meet the Matador... http://www.flickr.com/photos/paramountgroup/5930392977/in/set-72157627179197804/ I think we've found the recovery vehicle!