Tornado Intercept Vehicle is against every storm file

Posted on 02-06-2013 at 16:06 by robbie – 28 Comments”

Looking for a car that pretty much everything is? Look no further! This tin beast weighs 6.500 kg, 3 axles and still have a top speed of 160 km/h.

People who come Storm Chasers looked to have will undoubtedly be familiar with the Tornado Intercept Vehicle 2. This car is based on a Ram 3500 pickup truck and under the hood is a 6.7-litre six-cylinder diesel engine from Cummins. The block can also walk on a combination of water and propane gas.

Only luxury you don’t have to expect:

“Every year, in the off-season, I get suggestions from the crew members. How about an Xbox 360 in there? Or at least some cup holders? But you child, or want your crew members to be in a bad state of mind out there, so they’re much more willing to drive into a tornado and get it all done, rather than stay all nice and comfy. If you’re mad, because you don’t have AC or music, you take risks, it turns out.”

In the video below, you can see what happened as the TIV2 a tornado encounter in Oklahoma. Currently seems to be actually working on version 3 of the tornado hunter.

Gallery: Tornado Intercept Vehicle

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UPDATE Today it has been announced that another ‘team’ (TWISTEX) Storm Chasers a little less lucky. When following a tornado in Oklahoma came Tim Samaras (55), Paul Samaras (24) and Carl Young (45) to life.