1985 Vermillion V100 TorqueFiend
This is the third generation of the Vermillion Commercial’s pickup truck, it was the first to feature the TorqueFiend engine. Well, not the first. The engine is actually based on the Venture V8, first featured in the '69 Arsene. Like the Arsene 413 GTS, the TorqueFiend is also roughly 6.75 liters in capacity, but has a fuel injection (a single point one) to make its fuel consumption bearable, and to keep it simpler and less likely to break than some carbed setups.
The TorqueFiend, continuing the tradition of the top-tier V100s, is very offroad oriented, featuring a 4x4 drivetrain, as opposed to the new-fangled AWD things, and other useful extras.
The V100 was also sold with an extended cab and a crew cab, and was offered with a 5.7 variant of this V8, as well as a Starpower V6. Beginning in 1986, the Conqueror, an SUV based on the V100s chassis entered sales, sold by the passenger car branch of Vermillion Motors.