Thursday 22 May 2014

Common off-road vehicles AND Commercial, military and less common off-road vehicles

Common off-road vehicles

Jeep CJ in action
Common[where?] commercial off-road vehicles include four-wheel-drive pickup trucks like the Ford F-Series, Chevrolet C/K, Dodge Ram, andToyota Tacoma.[quantify] A number of military vehicles have also seen civilian use, including the Jeep CJ and the AM General Hummer. Some, like the early Land Rovers, were adapted to military use from civilian specifications. Specialised commonly available[where?] off-road vehicles includeATVs (All Terrain Vehicles), dirt bikes, dune buggies, rock crawlers, and sandrails.
  • A typical ATV. The ergonomics are very similar to motorcycles, with a saddle and handlebar.
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  • Heavily modified Chevrolet Blazer typical of the United States hobbyist off-roading scene
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  • Jeep Rubicon Rock Crawling.
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  • Sandrail at Silver Lake Sand Dunes.
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  • A 4WD Bus in Fraser Island, Australia

Commercial, military and less common off-road vehicles

European militaries and utilities have used Land Rover Defenders, Haflingers, Pinzgauers, Volvo L3314, and Mercedes-Benz Unimogs for all-terrain transportation. ThePortuguese UMM Alter is less common.
The military market for off-road vehicles used to be large, but, since the fall of the Iron Curtain in the 1990s, it has dried up to some extent. The U.S. Jeep, developed during World War II, coined the word many people use for any type of light off-road vehicle. In the U.S., the Jeep's successor from the 1980s on was the AM General HMMWV. The Eastern Bloc used the GAZ-69 and UAZ-469 in similar roles.
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