Rick Hendrick Just Paid $1 Million For A GM Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle

Posted by PristineFarmer8989@reddit | cars | View on Reddit | 28 comments

Do you think General Motors should sell something like this as a production vehicle to go up against the Wrangler and Bronco?

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Drzhivago138@reddit

Where do they get the 2.8 diesel from? The GM Thailand plant was closed a few years ago.

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Slideways@reddit

The production version is a Colorado ZR2.

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Resident_Skroob@reddit

Ding ding! It's a Colorado from the powertrain down to the wheels.

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bigev007@reddit

Well no, cause the Colorado diesel is dead

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Bonerchill@reddit

Yeah, I’m thinking, “well, they kinda already do.”

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PristineFarmer8989@reddit (OP)

Kinda, but not an open top truck.

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PristineFarmer8989@reddit (OP)

This is American innovation

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steakpienacho@reddit

This is what happens when we watch Bam and Billy Idol add a sunroof to a lamborghini in the middle 2000s

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zeppelin123@reddit

I wish there was a civilian version of the oskosh s-atv

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Jamaican_Dynamite@reddit

If you got a Colorado ZR2:

Take off doors. Install rollcage. Obviously a lot I've left out involving that idea. But that's what a street legal version of this would be.

All things considered, they could maybe sell this as a side-by-side? Cause we ain't getting it on the street as some normies OP.

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PristineFarmer8989@reddit (OP)

With the prices for top SxS these days, they probably could sell a few of these

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A million dollar “defense infantry squad vehicle” to go up against a fucking wrangler and bronco, both of which might very well be in the shop this very moment on another check engine light and/or recall?

Yeah sure why not.

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PristineFarmer8989@reddit (OP)

He paid $1 million because it was a charity auction. I don't mean this exact vehicle, I mean an open top production truck inspired by the styling.

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racer_24_4evr@reddit

Yeah this is what he does. He buys VIN #1 Corvettes because they’re always a charity auction.

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Blue_Owl_420@reddit

I think the production models are $330,000.

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PristineFarmer8989@reddit (OP)

That’s based on a low volume military contract with long term maintenance support and a specialized manufacturing facility. GM is capable of building retail SUVs for the same price as Jeep and Ford.

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production vehicle

Doesn't that just turn into a hummer

& a gas version of that in this economy is a bit much

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