Behold the apocalypse-ready and stupidly-absurd Armortruck futuristic SUV concept from Bulgarian designer Milen Ivanov…
Ivanov paid his dues at Dreamworks, Anima Barcelona, and Rimac Automobili, so you know his auto/animation game is past newbie level. Even so, his latest chop up is a step away from his previous work – so ferocious it makes the Tesla Cybertruck look like a cardboard cutout.
Even though it resembles a Rezvani tank/Lamborghini Urus sandwich, Ivanov does name the Cybertruck as a source of inspiration, along with Jeep and Hummer. With a matte black finish, you also get strong Batman Tumbler feels — and not surprisingly it carries a similar armour.
That armour is made of Kevlar, titanium steel, and carbon fibre, some of the most F.U. materials on Earth. Not to be outdone, the wheels will be able to withstand any artillery onslaught. Of course a vehicle of this magnitude doesn’t just play defense. In the event of a special ops mission or bio-chemical warfare, there is thermal night vision and a regeneration system onboard — but weapons are B.Y.O., of course.
Inside, you won’t find a bland hummer interior, instead it is decked out in the finest leather with bucket seats for four; ensuring you can travel like a pimp even when the outside world is in catastrophic countdown. Powered by a 6.2 litre 1000 horsepower V8 engine, Ivanov insisted the Armortruck work off of a hybrid powertrain that could produce a combined 2,000 horsepower. Half the 1,000 horses would be fuel, the rest electric — meaning you could quietly sneak up on enemies until the gas starts guzzling.
Despite having created the likes of the Lamborghini Concepto X and Audi RS concept, this is Milen’s greatest work yet — and the one that will score him a gig for Microsoft designing the next four-wheeled monster for the Halo series. ■
By Bill Varetimidis
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