The Terramare is a prototype amphibious vehicle based on the Iveco Daily 4x4. Developed by Milan-born engineer Maurizio Zanisi, the Terramare managed to successfully cross the Corsica Channel in a 75 nautical miles voyage that took about 14 hours to complete. According to the Italian manufacturer, the reason behind the crossing was to draw attention to the injustice experienced by sections of the population in
Fiat Group owned truck and commercial vehicle manufacturer Iveco has completed a seabound journey using an experimental amphibious vehicle based on its Iveco Daily 4x4 truck. The Iveco Terramare prototype managed to cross the Corsica Channel, which runs between The amphibious Terramare was developed by Milan-born engineer Maurizio Zanisi. The latter modified the Iveco Daily 4x4 by adding an internally welded steel hull and a waterjet propulsion system along with supplementary fuel tanks with a total capacity of 300 litres or about 80 gallons that guaranteed a successful sea crossing without the need to refuel. Iveco says that the Terramare is capable of achieving a top speed on the road of 100 km/h (62 mph) and 10 km/h (6 mph) in the water.
Iveco, an Italian truck, bus and diesel engine manufacturer owned by the Fiat Group presented the Massif 4x4 at the Amsterdam RAI International Road Transport Show.The Massif, derived from the Spanish made Santana PS-10 which in turn is based on the Land Rover Defender, will be available in three-door and five-door estate versions, as a pick-up and also in a version with chassis cab. The rugged 4x4 will be offered solely with Iveco’s own 3.0-liter common rail turbodiesel engine, combined with a 5-speed manual gearbox. -One more image after the jump
Via: Autoblog.it , Source: Iveco