Mark Megahan
The test drivers absolutely adore the precision engineered feel of the door close click. They became even more impressed after they settled in to evaluate this four passenger luxury battle tank. Getting your groceries home through Antifa anarchists and Black Lives Matter freeway blockades won’t be a bother for owners of the Ripsaw EV3-F4. You can have Mad Max armor with BMW luxury. They put the rubber tracked rocket through it’s paces, dashing through the off-road snow at about 60 miles an hour and scaring the heck out of local traffic on the road to get to the test track.
Your very own battle tank
Engineers at Hemmings Auctions have the most absolute badass toy to put under the Christmas tree this year. Your very own personal luxury battle tank (armament sold separately.)
They whipped up a limited number of prototypes for versions ranging from a one seater which hits 75 mph to a four seat version for the perfect post apocalyptic family sedan, on treads. With all the police defunded into the dust, who can put a price on family safety? Without the optional .50 caliber mounted machine gun, the sticker price is a bargain at just under half a million.
Drawbacks include the lack of armor plating underneath so you’ll want to avoid driving over IED’s, the trade-off is better pick up from red lights and more maneuverability for evasive action.
Overall, the Howe & Howe Ripsaw EV3-F4 Personal Recreational Tank was well designed, with an eye to luxury owners who expect things like heated and ventilated leather seats.
Inside, the luxury recreational tank “looks like a cross between a German sedan, and an F-16 fighter jet. In the front, you get heated and ventilated leather Recaro sport seats out of a BMW, a Bose aviation intercom system, two 12-inch Garmin touch screens that display outside video feeds, and there’s even the option to fit the cameras with night vision.”
To discourage thieves, “starting the Ripsaw requires a brief interaction with a Safe-T-Lock digital keypad.”
high-strength tubular steel
Maine based Howe & Howe spends most of their time making unmanned tank models “for various military, firefighting, and police roles” but they wanted to branch out to the upscale post-apocalypse survivalist types.
“These little terrors are built around a custom, high-strength tubular steel exoskeleton, and this one, in particular, has been built to accommodate humans – up to four of them.” They weigh in at 10,000 pounds which is about the same as a 4WD pickup truck.
One of the best features is the 20 inches of ground clearance. The tank also has an eight foot turning radius. Because “keeping its passengers comfy” is the main idea, this precision engineered vehicle doesn’t drive like your ordinary front loader. That’s thanks to the “custom King dual-rate shocks.” Steering “is taken care of by a yoke-style steering wheel.” With paddle shifters for the five-speed Allison extreme duty transmission.
For a power-plant, they settled on “a 6.6-liter Duramax turbodiesel V8 engine that has been tuned by Pacific Performance Engineering in California to produce a massive 800 horsepower and 1,500 lb-ft of torque.”
The tracks “are constructed of ultra-high molecular mass polyethylene and are self-lubricating, so there are never any clogging issues to worry about.” If you buy a tank, they’ll throw in an extra set as an added bonus.
The “exterior features a welded steel exoskeleton, high-intensity LED lamps, an infrared bar, a remote image-stabilizing FLIR camera, and even a winch.” Optional “watertight cargo boxes in the back are perfect for keeping your snacks secure in case of a zombie apocalypse.” It’s “the world’s fastest dual-track vehicle.”
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