**Revolutionary Off-Road Vehicles: The Ultimate List**

If you're a fan of off-road vehicles, you'll be stoked to know that we've got the scoop on the most impressive machines ever built. From hybrid-powered combat vehicles to ultra-heavy lift and amphibious crafts, we're counting down the top picks in this list.

**#1 - Shadow A Head and Wrist**

First place goes to the Shadow A Head and Wrist, a hybrid-powered combat vehicle used by the Armed Forces for reconnaissance, surveillance, and targeting. This beast has a compact design with foldable suspension, making it easily transportable by the V-22 Osprey. With batteries powering 450 kilowatt motors in each wheel hub, giving the recipient equivalent of 200 horsepower, this vehicle can hit speeds up to 70 miles per hour.

**#2 - US Marine Corps Ultra-Heavy Lift**

The second spot belongs to the US Marine Corps' ultra-heavy lift and amphibious craft. Designed for getting troops, tanks, and trucks from ship to shore and back, this incredible machine has tracks made up of what Marines call "captured air foam blocks." When it hits the beach, these foam blocks flatten to become like the tracks on a tank or bulldozer, only much softer.

**#3 - TC 4 Nights**

Coming in at number three is the Overland Train Mark II, which holds the record for the largest off-road vehicle ever built. Measuring 572 feet long and powered by 1,100 horsepower solar gas turbine engines for a total of 4,600.80 horsepower, this massive machine could carry up to 100 tons of cargo over extremely long distances.

**Other Notable Mentions**

* The Shadow A Head is also known as the "Wrist," another hybrid-powered combat vehicle used by the Armed Forces.

* The US Marine Corps' ultra-heavy lift and amphibious craft has a payload of 8 tons and enough space for 12 crewmen.

* The Overland Train Mark II had six wheeled cabin that was over 30 feet long, allowing the interior to support a crew of six with sleeping quarters, toilets, and a galley (a kitchen).

* This list wouldn't be complete without mentioning the Bigfoot, which has its wheels from the Overland trade.

**Bonus Facts**

* Did you know that the Bigfoot got its wheels from the Overland Trade?

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**What's Your Favorite Off-Road Vehicle?**

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enoffered vehicles have evolved into complex extremely capable and ingenious machines this week I'm covering the 10 most revolutionary off-road vehicles ever created including some of the most expensive creative and longest vehicles in the world number 10 is a groundbreaking heavy utility truck made by Takata called the t8 one three colas developed for the former Czechoslovakian military back in the 1960s it's important because it was the first all-wheel drive 8x8 to have an independent suspension a backbone tube frame and swinging half axles giving it the ability to reach higher speeds on rough roads and giving it extreme cross-country mobility measuring in at an enormous length of 30 feet it tips the scales at 16 tons and has plenty of power to get the job done thanks to Titus air-cooled seventeen point six liter multi-fuel diesel engines meaning that it can run on diesel petrol or airplane fuel the best part is you can buy one for 15 K fully restored and there's a bunch of gnarly truck trial competitions in the Eastern Bloc where you can battle it out against a bunch of other euro hillbillies number nine is the chain-link Xtreme 4x4 a one-off design built by Camp Carlson over a three-year period in his garage camp says he took his inspiration from nature specifically lizards which is why it's sometimes referred to as the mechanical lizard it's a highly modified Jeep with a body made from steel tubing it's hydraulically powered double-jointed lever arms give each wheel literally feet of travel it's also got both left and right drive so power can be sent to either left or right tire or the front tires or the rear tires and it's delivered each wheel using drive chains powered by a five liter Ford v8 taken from Cobra Mustang that power combined with an ingenious method of controlling each wheel over obstacles means that the chain-link and tackle trails in ways never before thought possible when you even be on the trail and getting amphibious with the sharp ATV crawling in a number eight created for hunters and fishermen alike it utilizes a set of patented self-inflating tires to float on water and climb over obstacles over two and a half feet tall while still being able to pull tight ones thanks to its skid steer system since all four wheels are in a straight fixed alignment with the body of the machine skid steer turns the vehicle left or right and by pairing the wheels at different speeds effectively turning the vehicle by skidding it has a tiny 1.5 liter 4-cylinder turbo diesel that's good for forty four horsepower and a top speed of 28 miles per hour and because you'd be crossing terrain which otherwise you'd be having to walk or swim across 28 miles per hour sounds actually pretty fast it's also got enough room for four beds so you and your buddies can stay sharp and alert while you're out camping out in the middle of nowhere roll again was created by William Hamilton Albee who founded the Albee rolling and company in Monterey California back in the 1950s he got the idea on an Alaskan fishing trip watching a bunch of Alaskan people using inflated seal skins to roll their boats up inclines to prove their effectiveness mr. Albee allowed a 5 ton roll again truck to run him over in order to prove that the tires absorb impacts rather than crush obstacles these wide inflatable air bag tires distribute weight evenly over a wider area than normal tires therefore the pressure exerted by the vehicle on the ground is much lower than usual the tires also act as buoyancy devices which allow the vehicle to float over sand snow and swampy areas roll against to this day play a huge part in Alaska maintaining oil fields in the harsh winter months the ice and snow motor was created by a group of Detroit automobile makers in the 1920s called snow motors Inc they set out to create a machine which could negotiate the deepest snowdrifts at six to eight miles an hour it consisted of a four tractor power plant mounted on two revolving cylinders instead of wheels the snow devil by some yokels in Truckee California it could traverse snow like nothing else before it and was relatively maneuverable well back in the day was used to haul logs and maintain communications between snow-capped cities its screwdrive technology is still being used today for everything from homemade and fibbies vehicles to mud farming to special-purpose military vehicles number five is another homemade creation called the green rock dog by alec Yaeger my name's Alec Yaeger from Henley Nebraska he's been rock crawling for over ten years and after crawling with the best in the world he decided to raise the bar by 52 inches that's how much ground clearance a hydraulic lift will curry after it's fully extended and that's not all it can extend the track from five feet wide to fourteen feet wide and extend the wheelbase from ninety inches to one hundred and seventy inches it runs on electric motors I can do zero to thirty five and 1.5 seconds and once it's done destroying whatever trail it chooses it can lift its rear leg up two feet to mark its territory just like any good old dog would EFV is an amphibious armored track vehicle designed to carry out maneuvers and combat operations as part of the Marine Air Ground Force it's powered by a 2,700 horsepower dual use 12 cylinder diesel engine for both land and water on land it reaches speeds of up to 45 miles an hour in the water it has a top speed of 25 knots with a significant wave height of two feet that translates to about 25 miles per hour in choppy ice water the efe can carry up to 17 Marines or it can fire on the move with a hit probability of 90% at 1,200 meters that's pretty much the dopest fishing 'mobile you can ever fish with it was scheduled to have fully operational capability by 2025 however it was terminated in 2011 due to high cost and a shift towards vehicles with Air Assault capabilities first place goes to the shadow a head and wrist be their hybrid powered combat vehicles used by the Armed Forces for reconnaissance surveillance and targeting the wrist of E has a compact design with foldable suspension to be easily transported by the v-22 Offspring it can hit speeds up to 70 miles per hour using batteries that power 450 kilowatt motors in each wheel hub giving the recipient equivalent of 200 horsepower since each wheel has its own in hub motor the wheels can spin at different speed so you can do skid turns just like the sharp can the a head or the advanced hybrid electric vehicle is an 8 by 8 version of the wrist feed it has a payload of 8 tons and enough space for 12 crewmen thanks to its lack of traditional drivetrain components the a head also has a unique ability to switch between a wheeled and track configuration if you ever see one of these in real life run this is the prototype of the US Marine Corps ultra heavy lift and fibia schenectady you hack it's designed for getting stuff like troops tanks and trucks from ship to shore and back the tracks which are made up of what Marines call captured air foam blocks extend like flippers to propel the craft through water when it hits the beach the foam flattens to become like the tracks on a tank or a bulldozer only much softer and the one you're looking at right now is only a half size example a full-size you hack is supposed to be able to carry three tanks and a Humvee that's about three times the load of any current craft assigned to the task the full-size example should be able to get over sea walls as high as 10 to 15 feet and do 25 miles an hour it's hypnotizing to look at and it's an impressive peek into the future of revolutionary off-road vehicles and the number one pick goes to the TC 4 nights have an Overland Train mark 2 that holds the record for the largest off-road vehicle ever May at 572 feet long it had for 11 hundred and 70 horsepower solar gas turbine engines for a total of four thousand six hundred and 80 horsepower and could carry up to 100 tons of cargo for extremely long distances are you even paying attention it was designed to move Freight overland in a variety of conditions Arctic desert sand as well as rough terrain to reduce weight most of the vehicle was actually built by welded aluminum and each of the trains trailers were equipped with steerable wheels to assist with maneuverability the mark ii had a larger six wheeled cabin that was over 30 feet long allowing the interior to support a crew of six with sleeping quarters toilets and a galley I don't even know what a galley is by the way a galley is a kitchen the vehicle performed well went on a bunch of top-secret Arctic missions but in the end the train was given up as newer heavy lift helicopters made the concept outdated bonus fact you guys remember this Bigfoot yeah it's got its wheels from the Overland trade that's my list don't forget to Like and subscribe for more let me know about your favorite off-road vehicles or maybe the one you hate the most most importantly a huge thank you to all the donut fans who have been supporting us and having our back you guys are the real heroes and don't forget about all the other great shows are baking it fresh for you every week we got wheel house with Nolan every Monday for answers to questions you never thought to ask yourself Matt field with field prep on Tuesday who's building a super dope Corvette drift car for his next season in Formula Drift science garage with Bart every Wednesday you can watch him glow up a bunch of in a lab coat you got up to speed with Plum free every Thursday you know that is he's not here right now sorry and Friday you got me Saturdays we chill it's all donut all the time familyoffered vehicles have evolved into complex extremely capable and ingenious machines this week I'm covering the 10 most revolutionary off-road vehicles ever created including some of the most expensive creative and longest vehicles in the world number 10 is a groundbreaking heavy utility truck made by Takata called the t8 one three colas developed for the former Czechoslovakian military back in the 1960s it's important because it was the first all-wheel drive 8x8 to have an independent suspension a backbone tube frame and swinging half axles giving it the ability to reach higher speeds on rough roads and giving it extreme cross-country mobility measuring in at an enormous length of 30 feet it tips the scales at 16 tons and has plenty of power to get the job done thanks to Titus air-cooled seventeen point six liter multi-fuel diesel engines meaning that it can run on diesel petrol or airplane fuel the best part is you can buy one for 15 K fully restored and there's a bunch of gnarly truck trial competitions in the Eastern Bloc where you can battle it out against a bunch of other euro hillbillies number nine is the chain-link Xtreme 4x4 a one-off design built by Camp Carlson over a three-year period in his garage camp says he took his inspiration from nature specifically lizards which is why it's sometimes referred to as the mechanical lizard it's a highly modified Jeep with a body made from steel tubing it's hydraulically powered double-jointed lever arms give each wheel literally feet of travel it's also got both left and right drive so power can be sent to either left or right tire or the front tires or the rear tires and it's delivered each wheel using drive chains powered by a five liter Ford v8 taken from Cobra Mustang that power combined with an ingenious method of controlling each wheel over obstacles means that the chain-link and tackle trails in ways never before thought possible when you even be on the trail and getting amphibious with the sharp ATV crawling in a number eight created for hunters and fishermen alike it utilizes a set of patented self-inflating tires to float on water and climb over obstacles over two and a half feet tall while still being able to pull tight ones thanks to its skid steer system since all four wheels are in a straight fixed alignment with the body of the machine skid steer turns the vehicle left or right and by pairing the wheels at different speeds effectively turning the vehicle by skidding it has a tiny 1.5 liter 4-cylinder turbo diesel that's good for forty four horsepower and a top speed of 28 miles per hour and because you'd be crossing terrain which otherwise you'd be having to walk or swim across 28 miles per hour sounds actually pretty fast it's also got enough room for four beds so you and your buddies can stay sharp and alert while you're out camping out in the middle of nowhere roll again was created by William Hamilton Albee who founded the Albee rolling and company in Monterey California back in the 1950s he got the idea on an Alaskan fishing trip watching a bunch of Alaskan people using inflated seal skins to roll their boats up inclines to prove their effectiveness mr. Albee allowed a 5 ton roll again truck to run him over in order to prove that the tires absorb impacts rather than crush obstacles these wide inflatable air bag tires distribute weight evenly over a wider area than normal tires therefore the pressure exerted by the vehicle on the ground is much lower than usual the tires also act as buoyancy devices which allow the vehicle to float over sand snow and swampy areas roll against to this day play a huge part in Alaska maintaining oil fields in the harsh winter months the ice and snow motor was created by a group of Detroit automobile makers in the 1920s called snow motors Inc they set out to create a machine which could negotiate the deepest snowdrifts at six to eight miles an hour it consisted of a four tractor power plant mounted on two revolving cylinders instead of wheels the snow devil by some yokels in Truckee California it could traverse snow like nothing else before it and was relatively maneuverable well back in the day was used to haul logs and maintain communications between snow-capped cities its screwdrive technology is still being used today for everything from homemade and fibbies vehicles to mud farming to special-purpose military vehicles number five is another homemade creation called the green rock dog by alec Yaeger my name's Alec Yaeger from Henley Nebraska he's been rock crawling for over ten years and after crawling with the best in the world he decided to raise the bar by 52 inches that's how much ground clearance a hydraulic lift will curry after it's fully extended and that's not all it can extend the track from five feet wide to fourteen feet wide and extend the wheelbase from ninety inches to one hundred and seventy inches it runs on electric motors I can do zero to thirty five and 1.5 seconds and once it's done destroying whatever trail it chooses it can lift its rear leg up two feet to mark its territory just like any good old dog would EFV is an amphibious armored track vehicle designed to carry out maneuvers and combat operations as part of the Marine Air Ground Force it's powered by a 2,700 horsepower dual use 12 cylinder diesel engine for both land and water on land it reaches speeds of up to 45 miles an hour in the water it has a top speed of 25 knots with a significant wave height of two feet that translates to about 25 miles per hour in choppy ice water the efe can carry up to 17 Marines or it can fire on the move with a hit probability of 90% at 1,200 meters that's pretty much the dopest fishing 'mobile you can ever fish with it was scheduled to have fully operational capability by 2025 however it was terminated in 2011 due to high cost and a shift towards vehicles with Air Assault capabilities first place goes to the shadow a head and wrist be their hybrid powered combat vehicles used by the Armed Forces for reconnaissance surveillance and targeting the wrist of E has a compact design with foldable suspension to be easily transported by the v-22 Offspring it can hit speeds up to 70 miles per hour using batteries that power 450 kilowatt motors in each wheel hub giving the recipient equivalent of 200 horsepower since each wheel has its own in hub motor the wheels can spin at different speed so you can do skid turns just like the sharp can the a head or the advanced hybrid electric vehicle is an 8 by 8 version of the wrist feed it has a payload of 8 tons and enough space for 12 crewmen thanks to its lack of traditional drivetrain components the a head also has a unique ability to switch between a wheeled and track configuration if you ever see one of these in real life run this is the prototype of the US Marine Corps ultra heavy lift and fibia schenectady you hack it's designed for getting stuff like troops tanks and trucks from ship to shore and back the tracks which are made up of what Marines call captured air foam blocks extend like flippers to propel the craft through water when it hits the beach the foam flattens to become like the tracks on a tank or a bulldozer only much softer and the one you're looking at right now is only a half size example a full-size you hack is supposed to be able to carry three tanks and a Humvee that's about three times the load of any current craft assigned to the task the full-size example should be able to get over sea walls as high as 10 to 15 feet and do 25 miles an hour it's hypnotizing to look at and it's an impressive peek into the future of revolutionary off-road vehicles and the number one pick goes to the TC 4 nights have an Overland Train mark 2 that holds the record for the largest off-road vehicle ever May at 572 feet long it had for 11 hundred and 70 horsepower solar gas turbine engines for a total of four thousand six hundred and 80 horsepower and could carry up to 100 tons of cargo for extremely long distances are you even paying attention it was designed to move Freight overland in a variety of conditions Arctic desert sand as well as rough terrain to reduce weight most of the vehicle was actually built by welded aluminum and each of the trains trailers were equipped with steerable wheels to assist with maneuverability the mark ii had a larger six wheeled cabin that was over 30 feet long allowing the interior to support a crew of six with sleeping quarters toilets and a galley I don't even know what a galley is by the way a galley is a kitchen the vehicle performed well went on a bunch of top-secret Arctic missions but in the end the train was given up as newer heavy lift helicopters made the concept outdated bonus fact you guys remember this Bigfoot yeah it's got its wheels from the Overland trade that's my list don't forget to Like and subscribe for more let me know about your favorite off-road vehicles or maybe the one you hate the most most importantly a huge thank you to all the donut fans who have been supporting us and having our back you guys are the real heroes and don't forget about all the other great shows are baking it fresh for you every week we got wheel house with Nolan every Monday for answers to questions you never thought to ask yourself Matt field with field prep on Tuesday who's building a super dope Corvette drift car for his next season in Formula Drift science garage with Bart every Wednesday you can watch him glow up a bunch of in a lab coat you got up to speed with Plum free every Thursday you know that is he's not here right now sorry and Friday you got me Saturdays we chill it's all donut all the time family