Picture this;
It's the 1990's. The old Jeeps and other off-road oriented military vehicles are quickly becoming outdated for use by the U.S. Military. A contract is put out to produce an off-road capable, large utility truck which can serve as a personnel transport vehicle.
Enter the Serpent Ambarino XT!
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The previous model had been discontinued in 1991, which left the tab open for Serpent to continue its legacy. This time however, much more focus was placed on its off-road capability. While it remained exclusively in military use at first, denoted the UTC-M1 "Yu", demand for a road-going model back home prompted Serpent to produce it.
This led to the development of the Ambarino as you see here - stripped of most of its military equipment, save for its helicopter tow hooks on the hood and in the bed.
As a base motor, it was given a 255-horsepower low-revving turbocharged 4.5L I6 engine which hits max torque at just 1900 rpm, with enough lb-ft to pull down a house. It's equipped with an automatic transmission, all-wheel drive, differential lockers, and a low-range gearbox. It's also exceedingly tall, making almost any surface not-a-problem!
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Being so large, the Ambarino does suffer from very poor gas mileage, and it is not expected to fit in very small streets. Regardless, it is certainly a head-turner, and backs its large stature up with incredible utility. It enjoys fairly good crash safety, being big and heavy enough to obliterate any smaller objects while tanking larger ones.
Notes:
The wheels on the BeamNG model are slightly different.
Thank you for driving my cars. I hope you enjoy!
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The Ambarino XT next to a Di Inferi DC048.

2008 Serpent Ambarino XT 1.0
A large, thirsty yet very capable American off-road truck.