seems like it would be easier, safer, and more predictable to calculate the total expansion of a given volume of air at a maximum temp for a sustained speed, then simply under inflate the tires enough to compensate.

holy cow, he's already got investors.... time to post my kickstarter too.

I sort of get the feeling this may have been orchestrated anyway by Jeremy as a way to break free of the BBC. I understand he'd not long ago sold whatever ownership he had in the show to the BBC, which with a chunk of money in pocket, opens him up to start a competing show somewhere that's not so restrictive. Would be…

if dodge won't do a walker tie in, than GMC still could.

I'm all for this, save me the trouble of having to buy all the current season episodes from Amazon.

This looks like that first car every CAD student tries to draw.

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doesn't look like it, just the strap, the corner edges are still exposed.

you forgot, anything will 4 wheel drum brakes. Long down hill descents and large puddles (loose brake friction if water gets in them) become quite terrifying. Having lost my brakes on the way back down Pikes Peak Highway I can speak from experience.

taking the homage a bit too far, it's that way on the WWII jeep shown above too.

in that condition... it'll Part right out even easier.

It's a 68 valiant.

Poor old Valiant....

as not to repost, my follow up response to Torch is really where this concept begins to differ from Jeep and Hummer and how this concept would change how they were sold.

there was some inspiration from the Local Motors Flypmode

you know, the funny thing is, these are all build on a Series 1 chassis. It was the most complete chassis i could find to work with.

Next time you drop by the Lane Motor Museum, let me know and we can sit down and discuss, What a Kickstarter we could run with this.

Exactly.