The Ford front provides as a single import on Germany's roads for head-shaking and open mouths. A US manufacturer uses huge pickup, as well as the basis for an even greater mobile home with loading area.
Across America deals with small, fuel-saving cars. Across America? No. A smaller in Corona, California, -based operation has now presented his first work: an unimaginably large mobile home with loading area, whose basis is the anyway not small Ford F 650, whose Chassis was extended once again.
Dunkel industries believes with his so-called ZIPPER - which stands for recreational vehicle - to have discovered a gap in the market. "Not only six persons can sleep in the RV, the loading area offers space for sports equipment such as quads or jet skis", Johnny explains one of the engineers. If need be, is also a Jeep Wrangler on the back of which can be lowered by remote control. Thanks to additional requiring four-wheel drive comes the RV in more remote resorts. So there the seven-ton vehicle is not stuck, a caterpillar turbo diesel, which brings 350 HP and maximum torque of 1,000 nm from eight cylinders provides for propulsion.
While it gets under the hood so quite rustic, there is a luxurious ambience in the Interior. Indirect blue lighting, two-tone leather, clean processed wood - impressed the Interior. The kitchenette is equipped with ceramic hob and microwave, is opposite the compact bathroom with shower. In the rear, a room is with umbaubarer leather sofa bed and flat screen. A built-in generator provides for the power supply away from the civilization. Of course, lush sized fresh and waste water tanks are on board. In the option list, an air suspension for the chassis and the operator's cab are in addition to all kinds of accessories for the appearance of the monster.
Base price is located at around $ 400,000
Also possible: A closed construction with loading ramp in the thanks to the tilting technology also sports cars with low ground clearance can disappear. Then a RV will easily cost $ 700,000 or more, the entry is about $400,000. From order to delivery to only two months pass, promises Johnny. Meanwhile, the six-strong crew is working on another project. As a base vehicle dark industries chose a three-axis Freightliner trucks - with all-wheel drive. Thus not enough: "Even in this model we are must extend even the chassis", Johnny says. There is always finally air upwards.
