With 180 horses at your beck and call, and the technology to make full use of them, there is no frontier too challenging for the Pittsburgh Pioneer.
With Helical AWD battle tested by WRC and the Baja 1000 for tough trails, optional 5 speed automatic transmission for highway and city driving, a maximum carrying capacity of 3,390 kg for sound systems and other heavy loads, and 3,390 liters of space to haul the kids when you need to do so, there’s little the Pioneer can’t do.
We know you’ll likely never need to make full use of these capabilities, but it’s better to have them than to lack them when you really need them.
our first entry into the family SUV market is finally ready.
We used out trusted 4.7L V6 and our knowledge of heavy trucks to make a uniquely affordable family SUV.
Integrated bumpers front and rear allow for less overhang and a sleek look, accompanied by the alloy rims gives the OverTour a sleek modern look.
Reliable Mechanical fuel injection and coil over Live axels make the OverTour a great daily driver while the clutched LSDs allow ease of driving and off-roading with out having to get out and dirty your clothes.
It may be built on what could soon become a legacy body set (whose origins date back to the Kee era), but you got the rugged 4x4 look right with it, inside and out.
under the angry red exterior and behind the fat american v8, this is a rebadged and reengineered 1970’s french nugget. he makes 244 horsepower and will get to 60mph in 7.7 seconds. Sports car performance and rugged offradability with very few compromises!
Its wheel design (a variant from the TIMS offroad rim modpack) is the same one I used on the LVC LS60, whose most recent revision is shown here - I found it to be just as well-suited for use on performance cars in general, especially higher-end and/or retro-styled ones. I wish there was a center-lock version of it, though.
These cars are not a real product of any manufacturer, any likeness or other similarities to real brands is purely coincidence. Actual model may change in final submission.
In 1990, Bowie - Arlington’s truck arm - released its new Alamo SUV, based on the Bexar compact pickup truck. Despite technically being an early “second-gen domestic”, this truck family was conservative in its design, using a solid front axle for its 4x4 versions. Quality and longevity were prioritized, with class-leading rust protection techniques deployed onto the chassis. What was new was the powerplant: To streamline production, the brand-spanking-new Callahan V6, a low-cost pushrod, was to be installed in all trucks from the base level up.
Both the utilitarian Bexar and the more family-oriented Alamo got spry-looking new exteriors to appear contemporary and perhaps even forward-looking; on top of that, the Sport appearance package was released with body-colored integral bumpers, racy alloys and sunroof to for a neat street-truck look, one that would be utilized several years later for the supercharged Shockwave sports truck.
Arguably the greatest triumph of the Alamo was the marketing. In keeping with Arlington’s a la carte optioning system, you could option yours any way you wished - meaning a 4x4 Sport with a base engine and a plush interior, as pictured here, was always in the cards. And it’s the perfect vehicle to encapsulate an optics-obsessed SUV buyer’s choices, too:
You get a V6, complete with badge and sound and smoothness - so you don’t need to expose yourself as the owner of a wheezy 127hp base engine. You’ve got a very trendy, tough and dignified look, so you aren’t forced to admit that you’re driving around town in glorified farm equipment. And you’ve got an advanced enough 4x4 chassis that it’s still a smooth on-road drive, so you don’t actually need to go out onto the rocks and trails all the time to justify getting it. And since all this costs no more than $19,000, your wife won’t leave you when you come back from the dealer with it.
Based upon the Valiant T-50 light truck platform which underpinned the Valiant Blitz suv and Valiant T series pick up’s. The Foraker is launched as a purely premium offering available only with long wheelbase and 4 doors.
The only engine choice for the Foraker is the 4.0 high power V6 with 180 horsepower.
To differentiate this as a family utility vehicle it has full time all wheel drive instead of the rear biased selectable 4x4 system of the Valiant branded vehicles. Viscous differentials in the centre and at each axle mean this is still a capable off road vehicle. Four wheel anti-lock brakes with all round discs mean the Foraker stops as sure footedly too.
The interior is designed for the modern family with five seats fully trimmed with leather, four electric windows, a premium cassette in car entertainment system allows you to enjoy you music in comfort anywhere you please to travel.
4.3L OHV 12-valve V6, 190hp and 256lb-ft of torque, mated to a 4-speed electronically controlled automatic, routing power to the rear or all four wheels via a part-time 4WD system with manually locking front and rear differentials.
0 to 60 mph in 10.5s, 107mph top speed, 18.18s 1/4 mile time, 0.60g cornering grip on a 20m loop.
3,720lb curb weight, 59F/41R weight distribution, 14 MPG average
Equipped with Off-Road Package (locking differential, 235/75R16 off-road tires with painted steel wheels, increased ride height) and Luxury Package (8-way power adjustable leather front seats with 2-person driver’s side memory, heated front seats, rear-view mirror with integrated compass, one-touch driver and passenger power windows, power-operated sunroof, 8-speaker Bose high-definition sound system with AM/FM radio, cassette player and CD player, heated and power-adjustable sideview mirrors, remote keyless entry with remote start).
The Drake Grizzly. Despite it’s arguably cliche name the Grizzly sports a Modest 2.6L SOHC EFI I4, 136hp and 224nm of Torque it reaches 0-100 in 13.6s. Paired to a 5 speed manual transmission with an additional stick for selecting your high and low. Through a button in the console 4WD can be toggled at will meaning the toughest of trials are yours to conquer. Weighing in at only 1550kg clocking in 13.3L per 100km and a a whopping 8 seats including the driver the Grizzly can take you and your family anywhere.
1990 was the year of hasty facelifts across Mara’s entire model range after the rather sudden fall of the Closed Curtain in order to achieve certification for the Gasmean and Hetvesian markets, if possible.
The initial adverts of the 4x4 Kanyon (here in Long wheelbase version and with a non-canon 2.0 litre engine because the engine bay of that variant is way too small) still focused entirely on offroad capability, even in top Komfort Extra trim (which admittedly wasn’t saying much…).
With their 60s military vehicles starting to show signs of aging, Vizzuri was contracted to replace their previous military-spec scouting vehicles with more modern ones, leading to the VN03 in the late 80s. Observing the consumer market starting to shift towards family SUVs, Vizzuri created the NatriX based off of that early on, leading to it’s more consumer oriented design with independent front suspension and a partial monocoque chassis.
In 1988 Vizzuri made a deal with HAAI to exchange a vehicle to badge engineer for a few more capable turbocharged powerplants. One of the engines received was the HAAI S4O8I418T, a diesel 4.1L 4-cylinder designed for light trucks in mountainous terrain. It proved reliable and efficient in early testing phases, providing the already tonne and a half weighing NatriX with more than enough power and torque to move through rough terrain with ease and still achieve impressive economy on paved roads.
The NatriX was finally released to the public in 1990, offering a slim picking of NA petrol engines in the lower trim levels and turbocharged diesels in everything higher. All diesel models came with a 4-speed automatic and selectable 4-wheel drive, the highest trims receiving manually locking differentials. The diesel models were sought after and regarded as highly reliable, although their finicky turbocharger system proved costly to maintain in later years.
The second-generation Bull is powered by an inline 5 gasoline engine with 200 Nm and 110 hp, while keeping fuel consumption below 10 l/100 km. Also available in diesel and V8 variants
From the city to the country, the Flint Ozark in 4x4 Limited trim is ready for anything. With premium seating for five, bring the whole family along. The Ozark is ready to go offroad with all-terrain tires and dual solid axles with coil spring suspension for optimal offroad capability and improved ride comfort over leaf springs. And as with all Flint automobiles, the Ozark is thoughtfully designed and carefully built to provide you with long-lasting durability and performance. $20,700 MSRP.
The DO12 Tropen is also more comfortable than ever, with seven seat premium interiors now standard , as well as better stereo units and more comfortable suspension.
The freshly updated DO12 Tropen, everything you need, nothing you don’t.
Available now for $22,400 AMU, call your nearest Planar dealer for more info and to book a test drive.
