Autoblog: New SUV looks at home as a Blade Runner SWAT vehicle

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Allow us to introduce you to the Marussia F2 ? a vehicle that's one part mission control, three parts SUV and a dash of Nissan GT-R. The company that brought us the likes of the B2 supercar recently unveiled its new globe-roaming creation at telecommunications conference. Why would a carmaker decide to pull the sheets off of its latest product outside of the auto show circuit? Because in this case, the F2 is loaded with the company's new multimedia system.

If our Google Translator is to be believed, the fancy new tech will allow you to connect to your handheld via Bluetooth to use Skype, remotely manage your files or catch your favorite episode of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

With the F2's connectivity capabilities and sliding rear doors, Marussia is hoping that the SUV will find a home among Europe's law enforcement and safety offices. The company's announcement leaves us painfully in the dark as to what kind of engine we can expect to find under the hood. As much as we'd love to tell you that the Russian manufacturer found a way to wedge the sinister 420 horsepower Cosworth 3.5-liter V6 from the B1 in front of a similarly robust all-wheel drive system, right now we have no way of knowing.

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That looks entirely ridiculous.

I'll take 2.
 
Yeah, I heard there was a new Judge Dredd movie coming.
 
What no whale penis leather?
 
Is it me or is that thing missing its rearview mirrors?
 
Is it me or is that thing missing its rearview mirrors?

You're not getting it - you don't need rear view mirrors cause you can just run anything that's in your way over. :p
 
I love how they've basically used the autobots sort of logo with Prime colours :p

Also, i love that thing, this is what onroad 4x4s should look like, not rounded heaps that everyone insists on making. This to me is what the Nissan Armada SHOULD look like.

I'd have a couple as well
 
MATHER RUSSIA
 
This is what Minivans should look like. I'd even have children to have one!
 
I usualy love the weirdass Russian over the top SUV things, but this doesnt do it for me.... to many angles and (fake)vents, it doesnt look menacing, or big, it looks like a bloated GTR ? :blink:
 
First SUV I like in a long time.
 
I'm confused...have we gotten to the point where we take the Russian automobile industry seriously?

I thought after the Whale penis thing and the solid gold car thing, we'd still be a few years out...

Nope..I don't believe that this will do anything other than become famous for frequent and hilarious doors-falling-off-of-car youtube videos.
 
This is what Minivans should look like.

THIS.

I love it when minivans look like bizarre sci-fi creations instead of ultra-conservative bread-boxes. There's no way to make them svelte, so may as well make them look crazy and badass.
 
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