Wicked big Platform Bremach is now in the USA

[1leglance]

So I was at SEMA checking out cool stuff for Disabled Explorers and look at what I found!
Bremach is an Italian make that has 3 powerplant setups for the US market (yeah I picked their brains)...
gas, gas-electric hybrid & all electric

Now just think what a great platform the gas-electric would be for overland travel...an extra 30Kw or so for AC, fridge, radios, nav, cooking, heating, and soooo much more...

it comes in a 2 door and best of all a 4 door, so slap a box on the back and a family is ready to roll with solid axles, transfer case/low range and lockers!

bremachusa.com is the website and here are a few pics

 

[joelev]

Damn, that's sweet. Those sort of platforms always look top-heavy to me, but I guess they are able to stay up without too much issue as evinced by the last picture.

 

[1leglance]

I spent a few hours with the guys who are bringing these in and there are some really interesting things in the works...
Is it for everyone, of course not, but is is a great new platform to look at, Oh Yeah.

They are using a 6.0L 323hp GM gas engine for folks who want something simple, or a gas/electric hybrid (best for overlanding I would think), or an all electric, or a LPG version.
No diesel as the new emission stuff makes that a nightmare for a vehicle importer.

The 4dr version is around $100k and only weighs 7000lbs with a 7000lb payload (those are some quick numbers they gave, I am looking forward to learning more).

48 deg approach angle, 44 deg departure and 135 deg breakover, those are nice numbers even if you put a camper box on the back.......which tons of people in Europe are using to travel Africa & the world.

I took more pics of the inside which I will upload tonight....It would be great to see someone like Sportsmobile built a RV setup on this platform.

I am looking forward to talking to the guys there more very soon, we really hit it off at SEMA (I had crawled all over the T-Rex in Germany and liked it) and they are interested in our overlanding world.

 

[1leglance]

Here are some of the pics I took at SEMA....

The overhead console is already setup for 2 extra radios and has additional storage, this saves a builder from having to custom make this part.

The dash is a redo for the US market, aftermarket gauges to give you all the info, lots of room to add extra switches and 2 storage areas in front of the passenger, plenty of room for maps and you could do a laptop nav system super easy in. Not sure what would be needed to get rid of the center console in a 2dr to make pass thru to the camper easier.

The front and rear solid axles look plenty tough, other than those everything else is very well tucked up and I would not worry about skid plates at all. I have run my Sportsmobile through a number of rock gardens and not had issues.
Maybe some sort of bash plate for the front if someone really wanted.
The leafs look stout, but of course once a camper box is on there might be a need to upgrade springs and shocks.

This is the engine compartment for the GM powered gas version, plenty of room for extra batteries, dual alternator, and lots of other stuff. You can get snorkels and other stuff easily from Europe.
Like I have said, the gas/electric is what I am looking forward to learning more about as that solves SO MANY issues as far as adding extra batteries, solar and all those other ways we deal with our power needs.

 

[sirenmoses]

are we looking at different pictures? website listed doesn't come up.

I count 2 nested lleaf springs and a helper in the axle shot: not sure where they get 7k + 7k from that. beefiest thing in that shot is the bottom plate, which looks to have the shock mount on the other side.

exterior shots make me think they exo'd a buggy, then skinned in the gaps to make a road-worthy thing.

dual running boards? I'd prefer a useful rocker, perhaps with stowage if the frame is that far above the wheel hubs.


I could go on, but it would get worse. Last bit: that CAD ambo is beyond words, a lawsuit waiting to happen.

 

[prado t]

Nice machine-s. Real truck style steering via drag-link.
Its not like I can afford one--but No Diesel option-WTF!

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I agree, it should come in a diesel version. If it did I would be way more interested in this truck.

 

[1leglance]

being the owner of a Sportmobile E350 4x4 Van with a diesel I agree with the knee jerk reaction towards diesel...
but thanks to our wonderful policy makers getting a new rig with a diesel engine setup is almost impossible for anyone but the big boys.
Also with the high price of diesel and the new emission setups (urea) the diesel thing just isn't what it used to be in this country.

I am actually interested in the gas/electric hybrid since you get all that extra power to play with