Popular Mechanics South Africa

UNSTOPPABLE FORCE MEETS IMMOVABLE OBJECT

thing from a regular Thursday at work for me. I’m behind the wheel of a MAX 9 armoured personnel carrier (APC), taking it for a spin through the bush outside Pretoria. It’s by far the most formidable and toughest vehicle I’ve ever driven. It’s not only capable of overcoming extreme off-road obstacles, dongas and ditches with its 6.7-litre turbocharged diesel engine and colossal 380 mm of ground clearance, but it can also withstand high-velocity rifle fire and offers blast protection from mines or grenades to all eight of its occupants. Yes,

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