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‘The most obnoxious vehicle ever built': Ripsaw reveals special single seater, 1500 horsepower edition of its offroad 'sports tank'
It has been dubbed the first 'sports tank', boasting supercar performance on tank tracks.
Originally developed to help to military avoid IEDs, the Ripsaw 'sports tank' has become a hit with car enthusiasts.
Now, a new version has received a huge overhaul - and has been dubbed 'the most obnoxious vehicle ever built'.
The Ripsaw, developed by twin brothers Mike and Geoff Howe, both 40, from Maine-based company Howe and Howe technologies, has been around for several years in various forms.
Originally designed and built for the military as a light weight, go fast super tank, it found a second life as a luxury vehicle for well heeled car fans.
'Since 2013, Howe and Howe Tech has spent thousands of man hours developing these beautiful yet rugged and refined consumer based Ripsaw chassis's for the high end luxury market and extreme off-road enthusiast,' the firm said.
'From 16 inches of suspension travel, to luxurious interiors and up to 1500 horsepower, The Ripsaw platform is in league of its own when it comes to capability, speed, sheer adrenaline and luxury.'
The firm refuses to say how much each vehicle costs, but says they are 'handcrafted, limited run, high end luxury tracked platforms developed for the public and extreme off road recreation.'
THE RIPSAW'S SPECS
Weight: 9,000 lbs (4,080kg)
Height: 5.8ft (1.8 metres)
Engine: 6.6 duramax 750 hp
Payload capacity: 2,000lbs (910kg)
Ground clearance: 2ft (0.6 metres)
Speed: 95mph (153km/h)
Read: https://goo.gl/c6UHxZ
It has been dubbed the first 'sports tank', boasting supercar performance on tank tracks.
Originally developed to help to military avoid IEDs, the Ripsaw 'sports tank' has become a hit with car enthusiasts.
Now, a new version has received a huge overhaul - and has been dubbed 'the most obnoxious vehicle ever built'.
The Ripsaw, developed by twin brothers Mike and Geoff Howe, both 40, from Maine-based company Howe and Howe technologies, has been around for several years in various forms.
Originally designed and built for the military as a light weight, go fast super tank, it found a second life as a luxury vehicle for well heeled car fans.
'Since 2013, Howe and Howe Tech has spent thousands of man hours developing these beautiful yet rugged and refined consumer based Ripsaw chassis's for the high end luxury market and extreme off-road enthusiast,' the firm said.
'From 16 inches of suspension travel, to luxurious interiors and up to 1500 horsepower, The Ripsaw platform is in league of its own when it comes to capability, speed, sheer adrenaline and luxury.'
The firm refuses to say how much each vehicle costs, but says they are 'handcrafted, limited run, high end luxury tracked platforms developed for the public and extreme off road recreation.'
THE RIPSAW'S SPECS
Weight: 9,000 lbs (4,080kg)
Height: 5.8ft (1.8 metres)
Engine: 6.6 duramax 750 hp
Payload capacity: 2,000lbs (910kg)
Ground clearance: 2ft (0.6 metres)
Speed: 95mph (153km/h)
Read: https://goo.gl/c6UHxZ