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| Amphibious
vehicle - the Hippo |
Broadcast
date : 20th May 2007 |
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The amphibious Hippo is built by
China Automobile Manufacturers, a Beijing-based company
already selling commercial vehicles in South Africa.
The Hippo has been in use all over the world for the past five
years, as a go-anywhere 4x4. It has full four-wheel-drive land
capabilities, and, yes, the propeller shaft can be
engaged to turn it into a boat.
It has seating for lots of your mates and a rugged, durable,
no-frills finish.
Using an Isuzu 2,8 litre turbodiesel motor, it produces a
modest 68 kiloWatts, and 196 Nm of torque.
You simply load up your rods and tackle, hop in, and drive to
the nearest river or dam at a steady ninety kays-an-hour
cruising speed.
The steel body is completely sealed so it doesn’t ship any
water when taking the plunge off a river bank
Ideal for a fisherman who doesn’t want to mess around with
trailors and tow vehicles.
Although when it comes to image, you may have difficulty in
gaining membership to the upper-echelons of the boating
fraternity.
So it may not look like a sting-ray, or a sea-way or
whatever other fancy things you have out here on the Vaal, but
you people are going to laugh on the other side of your face
when you check out this little baby.
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