Military Version of the Touareg

[kooz]

http://www.panzerbaer.de/helper/bw_gff_klasse1-a.htm
Trying to find a site that will translate it to English.

http://www.panzerbaer.de/helper/pix/bw_gff_1_vw_frettchen-005.jpg
http://www.panzerbaer.de/helper/pix/bw_gff_1_vw_frettchen-003.jpg

[kooz]

Google translation FTW:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=mozclient&u=http%3A//www.panzerbaer.de/helper/bw_gff_klasse1-a.htm

[mike]

Me wantie

[JETTAone420]

that looks like something the contractors would use

[Agent Orange]

This looks a lot more like a movie car with the grappling hook (or whatever that is) sticking out of the bottom center of the rear bumper. Pretty sweet vehicle

[SP00LN]

Thats so sick lol

[vr6-88]

Luckily only a study. The unibody is made of tank-grade steel and the passenger cabin is bullet proof..ok that is nice but it makes the vehicle useless. 5.4 metric tons (11904 pounds) is way to much. Especially when it's powered by a V6 TDI with 225 HP.
It would get stuck in just about every mud hole there is in germany.

[1965truckrod]

well I guess it would depend on what kind of gearing the thing had. Just my 2 cents.

[vr6-88]

well I guess it would depend on what kind of gearing the thing had. Just my 2 cents.
It's proposed with the same drive train as a regular Touareg. Gearing might not even be the problem, the pure weight of this vehicle compared to it's practical effect is unreasonable. The German military has already vehicles in service that provide better performance in every aspect while providing even more protection for its passengers.
For example "Dingo" and "Zobel"
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/Stevenbberchtold/800px-Dingo_2.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/Stevenbberchtold/800px-Zobel_Spaehpanzer_sk.jpg

Both vehicles are below the weight of the Touareg and can be deployed by helicopter.
My favorite alternative would be the vehicle hiding here:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/Stevenbberchtold/800px-M93Fox.jpg