Features and Capabilities:

  • Modified tubular space frame with center spine structure
  • Kevlar honeycomb body panel mount sub-structures
  • Depleted uranium bellypan ground effects panel
  • Composite body panels with fiber reinforced skin
  • Pulsar Supercharger
  • Micro-hydraulic controlled armor panels (sequentially
         extended) composed of a wafered titanium-gadolinium
         underlayer with a polished adamantiumpowder-coat
         [Heat rating: 3400 degrees Fo]
  • 4-Wheel independant titanium suspension with unequal
         length control arms
  • Upper & lower control arms, coil over shock design,
         driver/remote controlled variable geometry
  • Double acting gas shocks with computer controlled
         rebound adjustment
  • Titanium plated tubular front & rear sway bars
  • Rear wheel drive with limited slip differential
  • Computer controlled drive-by-wire power assisted rack &
         pinion steering
  • Energy absorbing tilt steering column
  • Front & Rear 13.0 in. vented disc brakes
  • Adamantium powder-coated aluminum directional wheels
         w/ 6-bolt mounting flange
  • Internal rim mounted tire pressure monitoring sensors
  • XGTZ speed rated directional tires, bulletproof molecular
         compound (Front P275/40 ZR17 - Rear P335/35 ZR17)
  • Aero polyellipsoid/halogen headlamps, convertible to
         Infrared multi-spectral sensor beams
  • Retractable fog lamps with removable lens covers
  • Bulletproof Front-Side-Rear window glass
  • Black on white background gauges (speedometer,
         tachometer, fuel, oil, pressure, temperature)
  • Triple redundant SGI computer interfaced controls
  • Low bandwidth microwave communications relay
  • Retractable surveillance video system
  • Hidden Front-Side-Rear Zoom Camera Units
  • Retractable Systems monitor, weapons control, video
         communications unit
  • Automatic 3D traffic monitor display with computer
         guided collision-avoidance
  • Dual on-board video recording units
  • Steering wheel mounted, manual weapons targeting
         controls with windshield heads-up display (HUD)
  • Console mounted operating mode selectors
         [Cruise, Off-Road, Pursuit]
  • Front retractable ramming bars*
  • Rear retractable suction cups, for use with grappling hook*
  • Dual Side-Pod mounted electrostatic pulse missile
         projectors [rechargeable]
  • Dual Side-Pod mounted missile launcher
         [High explosive, smoke, gas or tractor missile with
         grappling hook]
         [500 yard cable range, with hook retrieval motor, capable
         of up to 3500 lbs.]
  • Rear mounted grappling hook*
  • Dual Side-Pod mounted 50 caliber machine guns
  • Rear-mounted 50 caliber machine gun
  • Retractable/Portable Holographic projection module
         [10 min. continuous output max.]
  • Windshield mounted Police Emergency Lights (red) (Sweeping)*
  • Premium Sound System - AM/FM/CD with seek-scan
  • Hidden multidirectional antenna units
  • Dual Power seats
  • Dual Cup Holders
  • Console mounted Cellular Phone
  • Digitally controlled Heating, Ventillation and Air
         Conditioning
  • Rear panel mounted probe launching bay
  • Cruise mode: Detachable hardtop


    • Probe unit:

  • Twin whisper-electric fan propulsion [20lb. thrust rating]
  • Pre-programmable guidance system
  • Fuzzy-logic ground tracking and collision avoidance
  • Driver/remote controlled tracking controls
  • Auto-locate and lock-on capabilities
  • Telescopic-Infrared-binocular sighting lenses
  • Auto-zoom center-mounted mono-lens
  • High bandwidth microwave transmitter & locating
         beacon
  • Driver/remote controlled variable intensity laser system
  • Auto leveling & hover controls
  • High-sensitivity directional microphone [-70db rating]
  • Omnidirectional speaker unit
  • Rechargable battery unit [3hrs max. continuous use]
  • 6oz. C-4 Self-destruct charge


    •  Engine:

  • Engine Size...................................... 488 CID (8.01 Liters)
  • Horsepower........................................... 500 at 4800 RPM
  • Bore.................................................... 4.00 in. (101.6mm)
  • Stroke.................................................... 3.88 in. (98.5mm)
  • Torque.............................. 520 Foot Pounds @ 3600 RPM
  • Firing Order............................... 1, 10, 9, 4, 3, 6, 5, 8, 7, 2
  • Compression Ratio.................................................. 10.1:1
  • Spark Plugs...................................................... RC 12 LYC
  • Spark Plug Gap........................................... 035" (0.9mm)
  • Computer controlled & drive-by-wire throttle
  • Pulsar Supercharger
  • Electronic Ignition


    •  Body Specifications:

  • Maximum Length (Cruise mode)..... 175.11 in. (4448 mm)
  • Minimum Length (Defender mode). 163.11 in. (4143 mm)
  • Maximum Width................................ 75.74 in. (1924 mm)
  • Overall Height (Both modes)............. 44.60 in. (1117 mm)
  • Overall Height (Off-Road Mode)........ 68.60 in. (1188 mm)
  • Track: Front........................................ 59.60 in. (1514mm)
  • Rear.................................................. 60.60 in. (1538 mm)
  • Wheelbase (Maximum Variable)....... 96.20 in. (2444 mm)
  • Overhang: Front................................... 33.10 in. (827mm)
  • Rear.................................................... 22.90 in. (572 mm)
  • Ground Clearance (Minimum).............. 5.10 in. (130 mm)
  • Ground Clearance (Maximum).............. 20.4 in. (520 mm)
  • Turning Radius............................... 40.6 feet (12.4meters)
  • Weight............................................... 3,456 lbs. (1488 kg)
  • Maximum Load....................................... 500 lbs. (225 kg)


    •  Performance Specifications:

  • Maximum Speed.......................... 198 mph *
    • & 225 mph *
  • Acceleration 0-60........................... 3.0 sec. *
    • & 2.4 sec. *
  • 1/4 Mile Time.............................. 10.4 sec @ 124.7 mph *


    • * = due to the specially formulated fuel mixture and the
         Pulsar Supercharger
    * = with a custom turbine mounted inside the rear panel
         (times estimated)
    Stats and specs courtesy of Gordon Lai
    Additional stats (* & *) by Ken Au-Yeung
    Additional stats (*) by Brendan Paull.

    All stats and specs related to the show's
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