And Americans thought they had big tires. Meet the Sherp all-terrain vehicle (ATV): The Russian truck that’s so tough it can drive straight through a forest, crushing everything in its path, and even ford a frozen river — without even flinching.
Do you and one friend need to go anywhere — right now? You’ll need the Sherp ATV. It’s a two-passenger, diesel-powered wilderness-squasher with patented self-inflating tires.
With those massive chunks of rubber at each corner, and nearly encompassing the entire side of the truck, the Sherp can easily roll over obstacles as big as 27.5 inches tall. Though, I suspect that’s a conservative estimate. If there’s anything conservative about this thing, that is.
Image: Sherp
Although it has a small 1.5-liter diesel engine that produces a minuscule 44 horsepower, the Sherp weighs about as much as a Toyota Corolla, so it’s just enough to get it up to its 28 mph top speed on land. On water it’ll do 3.7 mph. While not much, that’s a lot more than the aforementioned Corolla can do on water.
Here’s the part where you expect me to tell you that you won’t be able to buy one. Wrong! $65,000 will get you the pickup Sherp with a canvas top. For $70,000, however, you can get the fully enclosed hardtop. If you do buy and anticipate icy water crossings, I recommend the hardtop. There’s nothing more embarrassing than getting frostbite from behind the wheel of your Russian adventure-mobile.
Image: Sherp
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