Complex Blog » VW http://www.complex.com/blogs Buy. Collect. Obsess. The original buyer's guide for men. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:35:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Volkswagen’s Armored Truck Could Take On A Tank http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/07/10/volkswagens-armored-truck-could-take-on-a-tank/ http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/07/10/volkswagens-armored-truck-could-take-on-a-tank/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:55:01 +0000 dscott http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/07/10/volkswagens-new-armored-truck-is-tank-like/ vw-truck.jpg
When we think of armored trucks, the first thought that comes to mind is an image of  the boxy blue and gray behemoths that are the International trucks Brinks uses to haul around their bricks of cash and gold. It doesn’t really get more gangster than that unless you’re pushing a tank or Volkswagen’s new 9.150 ECE armored transport vehicle.

Made for the Brazilian market, the 9.150 ECE either looks like an extra from the Transformers movie or an ice cream truck…if the truck was owned by T.I. and he was peddling automatic weapons. Details on its security technology are scant, but from the looks of it, we’re sure it can make big guns go ping ping. Word to Curtis. It’s powered by a 4 liter turbocharged diesel engine that puts out a paltry 150hp, but then delivers a whopping 405 lb-ft of torque. That grunt is needed to haul the bricks, ya dig? Brinks needs to holler at VW immediately. Check out a gallery below.

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