Glickenhaus 008 Rendered As Navy Car With Gun On The Roof

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus appears to be contemplating increasing out of constructing supercars and off-roaders by introducing merchandise particularly for the armed forces. New renderings present a model of its 008 buggy as a fast-response car. The corporate stated army, hearth, and regulation enforcement variants of the Boot have been coming later.

This model of the Glickenhaus 008 seems to be largely like the present model aside from the additional lighting in entrance and olive drab paint. Oh, there is a gun on the roof, too. Judging by the design, it seems that an occupant contained in the car would management the weapon. A roof rack offers an area for hauling further gear.

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus first confirmed off the 008 in March 2020 as a car mixing styling cues from its 004 supercar and the Boot off-roader. The suspension design permits for plenty of wheel journey for absorbing bumps throughout high-speed blasts by means of rugged terrain.

In Might 2022, Glickenhaus introduced that the consumer-spec 008 would begin at $99,995 earlier than choices. As of October, the corporate confirmed a pair of prototype tubular spaceframes as a sign of the present state of improvement.

Glickenhaus’ website for the 008 would not but present detailed powertrain specs. The mannequin has a mid-mounted engine, 33-spline axles, and Wilwood brakes. A picture on the corporate’s Fb web page seems to indicate the car utilizing a V8 powerplant.

It is not clear how critical Glickenhaus is about pursuing a army contract for this 008 or the Boot, however there are different American automakers that see curiosity on this phase. For instance, GM Protection provides the Infantry Squad Car. It presents house for 9 troopers and their gear. A few of the underlying items come from the Chevrolet Efficiency’s race elements. There are even Multimatic Dynamic Suspensions Spool Valve (DSSV) dampers for dealing with tough terrain.

GM Protection can also be experimenting with electrical army automobiles. It constructed an EV variant of the Infantry Squad Car as a demonstrator. Sooner or later, a model of the Ultium platform would possibly serve within the US armed forces.