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Presents the best road-legal rally car on the market (USA), it looks like a race car, rides like a luxury vehicle and it has something from the Greek Korres Project 4 car.
Built by Local Motors with over 400 horsepower, 4-speed automatic, only 479 miles, nearly 70 inches tall, and 0-60 in 6 seconds is certainly not a 'pussy" on the road.
The Rally Fighter came into existence in 2007 when John ‘Jay’ Rogers, CEO of Local Motors, set out to build a car that was just as capable in the tough stuff as it was on a Monday morning commute. In a matter of months, the Local Motors team designed and built the first prototype, and now the factory cranks out 2,000 models a year.
On the outside, the Rally Fighter’s exterior wears a complete vinyl wrap, chosen for saving weight, ease of repair, and personal customization. Underneath, the off-roader features a rugged tubular steel space frame chassis, a bombastic V8 and mountain-conquering long-travel suspension.
Glance under the hood and you’ll find powering the Rally Fighter is a GM LS3 E-Rod 376ci all aluminum V8 that produces 430 horsepower at 5,900 RPMs and 424 lb./ft. of torque at 4,600 RPMs. The LS3 sits back quite far in the powder coated frame to give a great front-rear weight ratio. Before being chosen for the power plant of the Rally Fighter, the LS3 was painstakingly modernized by GM to be street legal even by the tough California standards. Bolted to the block, is a GM 4L60E 4-speed automatic transmission that sends power to a Ford 9-inch rear-end with a 4.11 gear.
Mash the throttle, and the Rally Fighter will rocket from 0-60 in six seconds flat. Give it enough room and it can achieve a top speed of 131mph. The team also decided to keep the car a RWD vehicle. This makes for an incredibly fun ride on or off the street. But before you go thinking that an off-road vehicle has to be all wheel drive to avoid getting stuck, read about the incredible suspension, and tires that make the Rally Fighter more than equipped to cross mountains, rivers and dunes.
While the LS3 is a more than capable engine, the real Story of the Rally Fighter might be the suspension underneath the ride. At nearly 70 inches tall, 80 inches wide, and a 115 inch wheelbase, the Rally Fighter has one mighty tough suspension underneath it to tackle any environment you want throw at it.
Tilt the hood forward and you’ll see King coil-over shocks with piggyback reservoirs that are equipped on both the front and rear. But it doesn’t stop there, billet upper and lower front control arms ensure that no hill will get the best of the Fighter. The combination of the King coil-overs, independent double a-arms, and a detachable stabilizer bar helps the Rally Fighter achieve an unbelievable 18 inches of travel in the front suspension!
At the back of the car you will find a reverse triangulated four-link rear suspension housing the rear-end that is capable of 20 inches of travel. At the corners you will find 4-wheel disc brakes and 17×8 aluminum alloy Method Racing Bead Locks rims that have been wrapped in 33-inch Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac’s that provide excellent grip regardless of the environment.
Long-travel coil-over shocks allow for 18” of travel in the front, while a four-link setup in the rear allows for an impressive 20” of movement.
This car is ready for a ride a cross mountains, rivers and dunes.
Specifications
Engine: 6.2-liter 16-valve V-8 With OHV And VVT
Drivetrain Supplier: GM LS3 6.2L Gen IV E-ROD Engine Package (Automatic Transmission): Transmission 4-Speed Automatic
Transmission Origin: GM 4L60E
Power: 430 horsepower
Torque: 424 pound-feet
0-60 mph: 6.0 seconds
Top Speed: 131 mph, limited
EPA Fuel Economy (City/Highway/Combined): 18/30/22, est
Wheelbase (in.): 115.0
Length (in.): 189
Width (in.): 80.0
Height (in.) - High Suspension Setting: 69.3
Height (in.) - Low Suspension Setting: 61.25
Front Track Width (in.): 69.5
Rear Track Width (in.): 69.5
Curb Weight (Pounds): 3,800
Drag Coefficient: 0.40, est
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