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Leave it to the Russians to come up with madcap ideas involve the automobile. They bolted three four-cylinder engine to build a 12-cylinder Lada. Who does that? But if you think about it, it is thanks to this out-of-the-box thinking that the Russians were the first to fly into space. And now, let's get to the automotive mutant you'd gasp if you saw – a Bentley tank.
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Russian YouTube channel AcademeG built the Ultratank, placing a first-generation Bentley Continental GT on a custom set of heavy duty tracks. The builder apparently got the Continental GT for very cheap but it might as well have been because the Bentley's 6.0-litre twin-turbo W12 needed a list of expensive repairs, starting with new turbos.
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This was the perfect cue to get rid of the engine, drivetrain, and frame. They instead employed a Toyota 4.3-litre V8 that is used in several Toyota and Lexus cars. The power is sent to a solid rear axle through a torque converter automatic. From there, the twist is transferred to a set of heavy vehicle tracks measuring 98.4 inches long.
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After a nine-month long project, the Ultratank was recently taken out for it first spin. The builder of the Ultratank says it's as simple as driving a standard car but it surely looks anything but. And there are no brakes. Slowing down requires sawing at the wheel, which brakes the inside tread as the Ultratank starts to turn.
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The team will now tweak engine and the tracks, give it doors. And according to YouTube's Russian translation, "everything is simply ideal." You can head over to AcademeG YouTube channel and watch Ultratank in action and the entire build process as well.
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