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Chinese automotive transport double-decker dual-car loader

Side-by-side double-decker car transporter – Click above to watch video after the jump

Need to carry multiple cars across a long distance in one shot? What if the amount of cars you want to carry exceeds the capacity for your standard automotive transport truck? China apparently has a solution, and it comes in the form of a dual-deck transporter, which is capable of carrying cars side-by-side on its upper load level.

This unconventional piece of heavy machinery was caught on film and it appears almost majestic in the way it rumbles down the road, but we’re quite sure we don’t want to be driving around it when it takes a corner with an excess of speed. Hop the jump to watch a short clip of this beast in action.

[Source: YouTube]

Continue reading Video: China’s crazy double-decker side-by-side car transporter

Video: China’s crazy double-decker side-by-side car transporter originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Minivan/Van, Europe, Work, Volkswagen, Diesel, Off-Road

Volkswagen Transporter Rockton 4Motion – Click above for high-res image gallery

Need to transport a lot of people or stuff overseas? You could do worse than the Volkswagen Transporter. Need to take a lot of people or stuff off road? Then you’ll need this: the Transporter Rockton 4Motion.

The go-anywhere van from Volkswagen’s Commercial Vehicles division packs a 4th-generation Haldex all-wheel drive system with a locking rear differential and a 1.2-inch ride-height boost over the standard Transporter. Heavy-duty springs and damper help it carry over three metric tons of payload, while a 2.0-liter turbodiesel engine with either 138 or 178 horsepower does the pushing/pulling duties through a six-speed manual transmission.

There’s a more extreme Expedition package available straight from the factory with 16-inch wheels and all-terrain tires, a heftier transmission and a heavy-duty floor-rail system for variable seat and cargo configurations. Details in the press release after the jump, along with the high-resolution images in the gallery below.

Gallery: Volkswagen Transporter Rockton 4Motion

[Source: Volkswagen]

Continue reading Volkswagen Transporter takes to the hills with the Rockton 4Motion

Volkswagen Transporter takes to the hills with the Rockton 4Motion originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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