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Sand-X extreme performance offroad vehicle mates snowmobile with ATV

 
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0-60mph in 2.8 seconds and able to carve dunes like a sandrail

0-60mph in 2.8 seconds and able to carve dunes like a sandrail

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Sometimes an idea comes along that's so awesome, yet so obvious, you just smack yourself on the forehead and ask, "Why didn't I think of that?" This is one of those times. Get ready for the Sand-X.

The Sand-X ATV, built by a Swiss company of the same name and designed by Platune - the company that penned the monstrous RENNTECH G-Wagen - is the motorized equivalent of a camel, if said camel's hump hid a rocket pack.

The 0-60mph dash is achieved in just 2.8 seconds. It's truly all-terrain including sand, snow, pavement and mud. And it can carry people, guns, and cargo over 215mi (350km) through the world's harshest environments on a single tank of fuel. The track is made of an ultra-durable Kevlar composite.

Military and government applications are envisioned for the Sand-X in addition to the obvious recreational use. Pricing isn't yet disclosed, but the vehicle is already available in the United Arab Emirates through Exotic Cars Dubai, which ought to give an idea as to the target market.

The next step for Sand-X is a Middle East tour through 2009, hitting the dunes and touring the cities to drum up interest in its brilliantly oddball creation.
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  1. ma_gus avatar Gus Chyba Posted: 2/20/2009 8:01am PST

    Well THAT'S different...
    Seems perfect for people who live near dunes AND snow.
    Oh, wait a minute, how likely is that?
     
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  2. ma_J-Kwon avatar J-Kwon Posted: 2/22/2009 1:52pm PST

    while it is a great piece of machinery, why build it? the world is in s global recession, and there's no practicality other than military or 'government' uses
     
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  3. ma_Sleddheadd avatar Sleddheadd Posted: 4/29/2009 6:39am PDT

    Looks like a great idea for someone who lives in or near Michigan! I may be looking a little farther in to this myself!
     
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  4. ma_yamadoo04 avatar yamadoo04 Posted: 7/3/2009 1:50pm PDT

    I would love that machine. I ride Snowmobiles in the winter and ATV's in the summer. I have been trying to figure out how to turn my sled into a dune sled for about a year now. I would ride that out at the dunes all the time. It would be freaking awesome. I live in Utah and we have mountains with lots of snow and then we have dunes to play on in the summer. Would be a freaking blast. Can you convert my current Skidoo sled into a Sand-X? I would be all over it.
     
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