September 29, 2007
Who says the Japanese have no design chops?
Autoblog.com has been running previews of the Tokyo Autoshow, and the Suzuki X-HEAD caught my eye, with its Tonka Truck-meets-Pinzgauer looks, not to mention the inevitable "HEAD beats Hummer" puns -- ahem -- heading our way.
Looking like it's ready to punch a HUMMER in the mouth and audition for a part in Transformers 2, the mega-trick-looking X-HEAD (dig the "X" tread pattern on the rubber) is all about flexibility (we think). If we're reading the Google-translated press release correctly, the "X" in its name signifies the unknown -- as in unknown or unlimited number of uses. Figure it could be everything from a camper, to a pickup, to a rescue vehicle and beyond.
While the hardcore truck fans are dismissive of the Suzuki (one said it looked like a 1:3-scale model), it strikes me as a drivable version of my childhood Tonkas; can I be the only 40-something with that reaction?
There's a high-resolution version of the picture here.
Posted by Mike Lief at September 29, 2007 11:43 AM
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That's just about the strangest looking rig I have ever seen.
Posted by: Bill H. at September 29, 2007 01:00 PM