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High performance 6x6 Land Rover
Monday, 10 September, 2007
Being shown at DSEi is a new Land Rover 6x6 vehicle that aims to provide the user with a significant increase in payload and volume over current Land Rover Defenders, while retaining the exceptional cross-country performance relied on by armed forces all over the world.
The 6x6 has been under development by Land Rover since early this year. The first example is being regarded as a prototype to prompt customer feedback to the company before the design is finalised. In its basic form, the 6x6 is conceived as a chassis-cab that allows for the installation of modular rear bodies to meet mission/customer requirements. It features a unique chassis and has a gross vehicle weight of up to seven tonnes, with three to four tonnes of payload. When compared with the Land Rover 110 Defender, the new 6x6 is wider by 190mm and longer by 1.4m. In addition, it has a lower loading height, a lower visual profile and is more stable when compared with ‘truck’-type architectures. The vehicle has permanent all-wheel drive and is powered by a 2.4-litre common rail diesel engine coupled to a six-speed manual gearbox and two-speed transfer box.
The example being shown at DSEi has a flatbed rear cargo area with drop sides and tailgate and is fitted with a weapons mount installation kit suitable for a variety of light weapons.
Production vehicles will be designed to accept a rear module that could rapidly be changed to meet different user requirements such as ambulance, cargo, command, weapon and workshop.
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