Marauder armoured vehicle defeats 'terrorist' explosions, brick walls and wild lions in Top Gear test
'TOP GEAR' the BBC's leading motoring show has tested the 'world's most unstoppable vehicle' after it put a Paramount Group MARAUDER through a series of challenges.
More than 5 million UK viewers saw the Marauder, which is designed and built by the Paramount company of South Africa, take on and pass all the tests it was set by presenter Richard Hammond in the urban jungles of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Marauder is actually three vehicles in one. It can be produced as an infantry patrol vehicle, a command centre and even an ambulance!
500 km on one tank of gas
With long range fuel tanks added it can travel an extra 500km - making it ideal for long range patrols.
It's bomb-proof
Marauder can survive explosions of 14kg of TNT under its wheels and 7kg under its hull - making it one of the world's toughest vehicles.
Climate control
Whether sitting in the boiling heat of +55°C or the freezing temperatures of -32°C, occupants can stay cool or warm with the ultra modern climate control system.
It can swim, too
Marauder can literally swim! It has a fording depth of half the vehicle - making it ideal for rugged and wet terrain.
Bullet-proof tyres
It has special 'run flat' tyre inserts which means that the tyres can be perforated by 12.7mm bullet rounds and still keep rolling for at least another 50km!
The 18-ton monster
Marauder weighs around 15 tons but can be reach 18 tons when fully loaded!
IED Jammer
The vehicle can be fitted with an IED jammer - making it the enemy of terrorists worldwide.
Anti-blast seats
Anti blast seats protect troops from roadside bombs and rocket attack - keeping them safe from the huge force of explosions, without just protecting the vehicle.
Top Speed - 120 kmph
With a maximum speed of 120Km/hr the Marauder is no slow coach.
The World's Toughest Vehicle
South Africa is world renowned for producing some of the best protected and most technologically innovative armoured vehicles in the world.
During the programme, which was broadcast in the UK on Sunday 26th June, the Marauder flattened cars, smashed through brick walls and defied attacks by hungry lions in the South African bush.
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