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IN-your-face Foton Thunder Ironman front bumper Ironman any metal, bull bars, fairlid bumpers, halogen lamps, headlights adjustable in height, fog lights LED, PHOTOS tuba Ironman AIDA-SEVILLA Mendoza.
Foton April 4 Thunder Ironman is like no other pickup sold commercially in this country.
With its offroad gear, increased suspension and chunky off-road tires as standard equipment, this truck a ton looks as if it dares to continually enter the wheel and test his courage off the beaten track.
Once you experience the Ironman Thunder you accept little doubt about its ability to cross rivers, mountains and deep ravines, crawling over rocks, plow through mud pits, climb steep slopes and conquer almost every obstacles that may hinder it.
The unusual thing about Ironman Thunder is that even if it is made in China, it is not a Chinese vehicle 100 percent, but a multinational in the sense that the 2-liter Cummins turbo diesel 8 engine was developed in Columbus , Indiana, United States, its April 4 Ironman components are from Australia, and direct injection common rail fuel system is CRDi Bosch, a German brand.
JOINT VENTURES In fact, Foton Motor Co. and Cummins, one of the largest engine manufacturers in the world, are joint venture partners in 2008, Foton and Cummins officially established Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Co Ltd.
Inside, leather seats, leather steering wheel, a five-speed manual transmission, radio with CD and audio inputs.
Outside of China, Cummins is also a leading manufacturer of engines in India Cummins has more than 5,000 locations in 197 countries and Cummins 6 turbo diesel engine territories 7 liters fed award-winning 2007 rugged Dodge Ram pickup in 2013, Cummins got more 17 billion in global sales.
Cummins is not only Foton foreign partner Foton, which was founded in 1996, is light and commercial trucks in a joint venture with Daimler AG called Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Company The trucks are sold under the name of the Auman brand.
Why am I delve into the history of Foton To raise awareness that this company, founded in 1996 in Beijing, is not the usual run-of-the-mill, self-centered Chinese manufacturer Homegrown only targeting the huge market Chinese domestic.
In a short span of 19 years, Foton has become one of the largest producers of world volume of commercial vehicles and became the first light and heavy truck manufacturer in China.
In the Philippines, Foton commercial vehicles are distributed by the United Asia Automotive Group Inc. with headquarters in Balintawak, Quezon City, and 22 dealers across the country.
CULTURE SHOCK Now back to April 4th Ironman Thunder After a weekend of driving the BMW Z4 roadster low, I literally experienced culture shock climb the running to lead the Thunder Ironman that has a ground clearance 225 millimeters.
Thunder wins additional height from 3 inches suspension lift kit and Snazz of fender liners, screens for windows, footboard and the side body accents.
A front-engine, rear wheel drive, the pickup of the crew cabin, 4 4 dimensions Thunder Ironman length 5320 mm, width 1970 mm, 1870 mm height, 3105 mm wheelbase and the tare weight 1900 kg are bigger than most other brands competitors.
Its total length is extended even more by the bumper Ironman all-metal front and rear and the front bull bars that accentuate the aggressive stance of the truck.
The size, weight and 6 meters minimum radius steering results in a very high steering effort, making the car Ironman Thunder absolute chore But this monster was not created for tight parking spaces life and business centers like Greenbelt Makati and Bonifacio Global City because it is a working tool more offroad everything else.
Please don t get me wrong, I drove full-size pickups before, like the Chevrolet Silverado and Ford F-150, but they weren t equipped with off-road equipment Ironman, much less the suspension lift kit 3 inches which gives the unit extra height and leverage to navigate all sorts of obstacles in the field and the road.
LIFT KIT The suspension lift is completed by 17-inch tires wheels shod hard alloy Black Rhino all-terrain with 275 75 R17 Nitto Terra Grappler The suspension system consists of double wishbones, coil spring, stabilizer bar to front, and a non-independent longitudinal leaf spring arrangement at the rear of a limited slip differential rear axle.
Ironman 4 4 2 8 tuba and Cummins emblem of the engine.
The spring longitudinal strips allow the Ironman Thunder transport as far as the payload 1085 kg in bed short cargo other hand, the leaf springs also means a bouncy ride when the cargo bed is empty this is called as truck unloaded ride quality.
Stopping power is provided by disc brakes front brakes and rear drum, four completed by ABS with EBD The rear bumper Ironman Thunder has a winch, ready to transport a trailer, boat or any other, but the maximum towing capacity is not on the list of scheduled.
At night, the Thunder Ironman ensure driver visibility and illuminates every place he goes, but dark or remotely with halogen headlights, adjustable headlight height, and fog lamps high intensity LEDs.
turn signal lamps are integrated into the side mirrors.
2 8 liters Cummins ISF CRDi turbodiesel valve 16 produces a torque of 360 Nm max at 1800 RPM and 160 HP.
ENHANCED The exterior is reinforced with Ironman packing details such as a snorkel, linings of wings, chrome trim, visors windows, side body accents, and a card in step while the load bed includes a pair of anti-roll bars of fat.
Inside the black leather seats, table of hard plastic edge, adjustable lumbar support, head rest for the driver, a leather wrapped stitched in contrast beige and black wheel, faux wood strip on the table instrument panel and doors, gauges counters with adjustable backlight and indoor lights to function out of time.
The audio system includes an AM-FM radio with a single dash CD player, USB and Aux Audio does not look so good, but isn t exactly Ironman Thunder a lifestyle vehicle.
The rear seat provides generous space for the legs and the free space for three passengers, given the size of the safety structure has other than Ironman gear are two front air bags, ABS with EBD, reverse sensors parking, three point seat belts, seat belt reminder and lock the safety of children.
The torquey Cummins ISF August 2 liter diesel turbo engine CRDi 16 valves produced 160 horsepower and 360 Newton meters of torque from a low of 1800 rpm.
torquey enough to easily propel the gross vehicle weight 2985 kg, and then some.
The five-speed manual transmission is notchy and long range, the engine is noisy and slap, but once the power plant 2 8 took another step in fifth gear, it stabilizes at 100-120 kilometers per hour.
If the transsexual have been updated six-speed, energy efficiency would improve about 10 km per liter at present.
In summary, the Foton April 4 Thunder Ironman is a tough, solidly built, workhorse rugged off-road worth its price P1 468 000 000 There can not win prizes for refinement or coquetry, but it serves its purpose, which is to go where other motor vehicles no longer go there.
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