No, not a jazzed-up news agency, this refers to a new armored vehicle under development by some former NASCAR engineers along with the Office of Naval Research and others. Interesting, and long overdue.
We need this to replace the aging Humvees. They are twenty years old and over their gross weight with the addition of 5000 pounds of armor. They accelerate
like a granny in a crosswalk, and their top speed is about the same. They average a breakdown every 300 miles. Due to the weight, they blow a lot of tires. Yeah, like I'd sure wanta put on the spare in Fallujah. Not. This info is from the 2/05 Car & Driver, but I couldn't link to it.
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