Trust The Russians To Put A Bentley Continental GT On Tank Tracks
โ€” 15 May 2019

Trust The Russians To Put A Bentley Continental GT On Tank Tracks

โ€” 15 May 2019

If youโ€™ve ever wondered what a Bentley would look like with tank tracks for wheels, youโ€™re in luck. The lads behind Russian YouTube channel AcademeG took this challenge on, creating what they call the โ€œUltratank.โ€ 

Purchasing the cheapest Bentley Continental GT they could find, the AcademeG team installed a pair of tank treads to the bottom of the car, although it wasnโ€™t easy as it sounds. It took them nine months of hard graft to complete the build, with the team having to replace the whole engine โ€“ whacking in a Toyota 4.3L V8 โ€“ along with the drivetrain and frame.

As you can see in the video above, AcademeG took the odd combo vehicle out for a test drive in the Russian countryside where they encountered a number of problems. First off, the Toyota engine doesnโ€™t perform as well as theyโ€™d planned, often stalling due to the low revs. Thereโ€™s also a lack of tension on the tracks, with the treads rolling off when taking hard corners. Oh yeah, and thereโ€™s no brakes either, which is fairly problematic. 

Despite the issues, the guys did manage to drive around in the creation well enough for it to be considered a success. You can check out more of their zany creations at AcademeGโ€™s official Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPUXzpBoU2

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