When you think of the most powerful car in the world, who does you think of, the three-lock Mercedes Big G, the Wrangler? Or the Paramount Predators in Top Gear? Maybe not
This ATLAS ATV from Ukraine can even cross the river in addition to climbing mountains, can drive through 1 meter high obstacles, and if you are planning to open up a new continent, it may be your best choice.
The ATLAS ATV has a sharp look, in fact it reminds me of the Tesla Cybertronuck, both cars share a common design philosophy, including the use of a one-piece alloy shell as the body
And the appearance of the vehicle is also completely unadorned, the angular metal panels are directly exposed to the outside, you can even see a little exposed rivets, if it were not for the two cars also released in 2019 I would even think that the two companies have learned from each other.
I believe that through the shape of the ATLAS ATV, you can already feel its powerful off-road performance, this car is equipped with a full-time four-wheel drive system and has a very short wheelbase, which allows it to cross many obstacles, while from the side, its body does not have too many protruding tires, that is to say, its pass angle and departure angle are close to 90 °
However, the manufacturer still gave its maximum climbing angle of 35 °, which is indeed not very high, but I believe this may be related to its too short wheelbase, and the steep slope may be directly turned over vertically!
As for the maximum wading depth? There are no limits, atlas ATV's four tires are equivalent to four lifebuoys, which allows the vehicle to float directly on water, and the wheels are equipped with an automatic inflation and deflation system, which means that you can even adjust the depth of the vehicle's floating
As for driving on water... It is not equipped with a propeller, but relies on the huge tire pattern on the wheel as a paddle, driven by a diesel engine officially declared that the maximum speed of the wheel in the water is 7 km / h.
Speaking of its powertrain, the ATV is powered by a 1.5L 4-cylinder diesel engine, which is actually from Renault-Nissan, and like the engine on the Renault Duster, this engine can produce a maximum power of about 90 horsepower and a maximum torque of 220 Nm.
However, unlike the Renault Duster, the ATLAS ATV weighed 2.2 tons, so the engineers installed a special transmission for it to amplify the torque through the reduction gears, which had to be redesigned to a more reliable differential device, and it is said that the ATLAS ATV's differential can withstand a maximum torque of 7000 Nm after locking.
Of course, this requires sacrificing its speed, atlas ATV's maximum land travel is 60 km / h, in a foreign video measurement, the car only exceeded 50 km / h speed, and in order to achieve this speed, ATLAS ATV took 18 seconds, but in the ATLAS ATV should be running under the road conditions do not need so high speed.
The official website shows that this car is equipped with air suspension, but interestingly, this car does not have suspension at all. Its damping system comes entirely from its tire inflation and deflation system, which automatically deflates tires at height when crossing obstacles, while inflating tires that have not yet climbed obstacles to keep the cockpit as level as possible.
At high speed corners, the system also uses tire inflation and deflation to provide support for the cockpit, and under such frequent and high-intensity inflation and deflation conditions, a huge trachea has to appear in the hub of the ATLAS ATV, which is fixed on the hub, that is, it will rotate as the tire rotates. Thankfully, the wheels of the ATLAS ATV don't spin fast at all!
If anyone who knows anything about the field sees it, they will think of the Sherp ATV for the first time, a vehicle with a similar shape to the ATLAS ATV, the same excellent passability, and the same amphibious use of tires.
We won't discuss for a moment whether the brilliant design of atlas ATV stemmed from plagiarizing Sherp ATV, but it is undeniable that latecomers optimized some of The Sherp ATV's shortcomings and enabled him to be closer to our lives.
（Sherp ATV）
First of all, Sherp ATV is not equipped with a steering system, its turning method relies on the different speeds of the wheels on both sides, that is, the real "tank U-turn" method, perhaps there will be no obvious gap between the two cars on the non-paved road, but on the paved road, the ATLAS ATV equipped with the steering system will be able to avoid abrading its tires.
In addition, the ATLAS ATV is also equipped with a four-wheel steering system, and the driver has three steering modes: front wheel steering, front and rear wheel co-steering, and front and rear wheel reverse steering, which makes it more flexible and the road conditions are more abundant.
You'll find the real difference when you enter the cab of atlas ATV, which is equipped with individual leather seats, leather-wrapped interiors, as well as dashboards and imaging systems
In contrast, the Sherp ATV is much more rudimentary, although you will not find the air conditioning, audio and other configurations you want on the ATLAS ATV, but at least it is more like a tool that can be used every day.
Atlas ATV's body layout can be customized, including the number of windows in the box, seat arrangement can be customized according to the customer, and can carry up to 12 passengers for outdoor adventure missions.
Like the Sherp ATV, atlas ATV vehicles are used for rescue, expeditions, etc., meaning that its main users come from government agencies. Of course, private users can also spend more than $100,000 to own one, which means that you are not only super rich, but also have a super large garage to store it!