Volkswagen Concept: The ThingkR 2.0
An intelligent paramilitary vehicle.
Resurrected from a sad late-model Volkwagen Thing, this Model 181 features a fully tubular, 1 1/2 inch by .083 inch wall chromoly main chassis that ties up the underpinnings.
Perfect for Metro Manila streets, ThingkR2.0 does it’s best work on potholed and waterlogged side streets
Pirelli “Dragons” and 26 inch Colorado Customs “Rat Tail” rims are only possible with the SCORE spec suspension. A custom 10 inch wider beam and 2 1/2 inch longer and 2 1/2 inch wider chromoly trailing arms, heavy duty torsion leaves and tie-rod ends connect to CNC disk brakes via raised spindles. It has four front Fox shocks, and two dual bypass rear shocks. The lengthened 3×3 inch rear trailing arms, and custom long Bus axles fill out the widened fenders.
A built 2-liter Type 1 engine and Dual 40 Webers power this 4-wheeled bug.
Not only will this lightweight, agile Volkswagen jump over lahar riverbeds, it’s SpecialOps ready with enough hardware to bankrupt a small country.
The voice activated, IBM PowerPC chipped, on board dedicated server has a massive 2 Terabytes of storage, satellite and GPS keeps track of worldwide targets , Wifi and 3G connect to the Internet and cellular networks. The 14 inch touchscreen OLED displays brillant movies and serves as the engine monitor as well. The built-in multimedia projector also allows for theater-like movie shows. Bluetooth connect the joystick, headset and keyboard to the server and dye-sub printer. Audio duties are admirably performed with a fully-integrated Sony Xplod system.
For fun, shes always ready for a little Hide and go Seek And Destroy with the local paintball and Airsoft clubbers. The computer targeting software employ perimeter sensors including zoom, night vision, infrared, motion, and long-range microphones. Easier than a game of Counterstrike. In safe mode, the custom designed computerized turret houses a continuously fed, handmade paintball gun. In extraordinary times, well, that’s classified.
Radar-absorbing, anti-fingerprint polyurethane coating makes it easy to wipe off stray paintball splatters. Neoprene swimsuit material cover the light SPARCO racing seats. These seats were designed to quickly dry after splash down.
This go anywhere, do anything weapon is baja and sahara proven. Persistent rumors of involvement in recent coupe-de-etat attempts only add mystery to this rugged information warrior.
