2018 Mara Reyndzher Kolektyv AMM MPV8
The latest incarnation of Mara’s long-running Reyndzher* SUV nameplate is also available in a much softened MPV version. In stock form it is RWD only, powered by a mundane I4 and without any offroading gimmicks, but with a foldable bench as third seating row (hence the trim name ‘Kolektyv’).
Since the Reyndzher’s regular SUV version on the same platform is still also available with Mara’s venerable 4l V8, it was easy for their performance division AMM to come up with a concept 8-seater MPV that is powered by their tuned version 4.6l version of that V8 - which is normally to be found in the performance version of the large Kavaler sedan - and further enhanced with the necessary improvements in tyres, brakes and the likes. Initially, MPV8 was just the AMM engineers’ internal nickname for the project, but the name made it into the information material and thus stuck.
To AMM’s surprise, there was some immediate market interest in the MPV8. The concept car, for instance, was quickly snapped up by the Yanagrad racetrack to ferry VIPs from and to the Krongrad airport at speed. Therefore, the Reyndzher MPV8 became a regular entry in AMM’s product catalogue.
* Just try to pronounce it normally, it will make sense. And yes, it is actually a real word!