Ecn-112 Solved: FSC Żuk A13 with Mercedes-Benz V8 5.0 engine

Ecnelis · October 28, 2012, 05:45:23 AM

Tell me what it is and what is so special about it for 1 point, please.

Bill Murray · October 28, 2012, 03:33:22 PM

I do not know the marque, but it rather looks like a "chase" or service truck possibly
used in the European Truck Racing Circuit.

Ecnelis · October 28, 2012, 03:45:40 PM

No, far from that.

Bill Murray · October 28, 2012, 04:17:10 PM

Well, it is Sunday evening here and the weather is terrible so I have extra time to
let my mind wander.

So...... Racing "cage", racing tyres, driver seems to be wearing a helmet.
Large open area with a lot of tarmac that has directional stripes on it.
Lots of sponsor decals on the truck which I cannot read.

Does this have anything to do with an airport???

Ecnelis · October 28, 2012, 04:21:43 PM

It has nothing to do with airport or racing.

Bill Murray · October 28, 2012, 04:30:25 PM

OK, let us attack the other side of the question.

Basic vehicle an FSC Zuk???

Ecnelis · October 28, 2012, 04:31:24 PM

Yes, it's Żuk. That was the easy part of the question.

Bill Murray · October 28, 2012, 05:14:21 PM

Easy for you, my friend

I am still lost on what the Zuk is doing, but I am a more learned man than I was this morning.
I now know that a Zuk is a Beetle in the Polish language and thank you for helping me to learn that.

Bill Murray · October 29, 2012, 08:00:02 PM

Continuing with the advertising/promotion concept, has it something
to do with the European Football Cup Competition

Ecnelis · October 29, 2012, 08:34:15 PM

No, it has nothing to do with football.

Ecnelis · December 09, 2012, 06:40:40 AM

Point for Bill Murray and open season for Experts to finish it.

del78 · December 09, 2012, 06:54:53 AM

Our polish Zuk with V8 engine

Ecnelis · December 09, 2012, 06:59:14 AM

Yes! But tell me more - what engine, who made it. Topic locked for you.

del78 · December 09, 2012, 07:21:34 AM

It was made by Studenckie Kolo Naukowe Milosnikow Motoryzacji from Poland
The engine is a V8 from (I think) from Mercedes with 250 hp

Ecnelis · December 09, 2012, 08:27:09 AM

That's all I need! Point!

It is Żuk A13 Pick-Up with Mercedes-Benz V8 M117 5.0 K-Jetronic engine by students from Lodz University of Technology.

Bill Murray · December 09, 2012, 08:34:06 AM

Nice job del!!!!

I had given up when you gave the V8 hint and did find the vehicle on Google.pl.

The Google translation from Polish was pretty awful, but I did find, I think, that it had to be modified quite a bit, it had a 4 speed automatic transmission as well.

If I read the translation correctly, it was not a pleasant vehicle to drive at all.
But, it was quite fast.

Can I now know what the vehicle was advertising??? The scenes at a military base may give me the answer but I cannot read the plastic stickers.
Bill

Ecnelis · December 09, 2012, 08:35:40 AM

Quote from: Bill Murray on December 09, 2012, 08:34:06 AM
Can I now know what the vehicle was advertising??? The scenes at a military base may give me the answer but I cannot read the plastic stickers.

It was just Top Gear Poland photoshoot & test drive.

Bill Murray · December 09, 2012, 08:39:25 AM

Thank you Sir, now I can strike that one off my mystery list!!!

And, thanks for the point, I'm not sure I deserved it but at least I did put in a couple of hours research so I will take it

Bill

del78 · December 09, 2012, 05:13:01 PM

I knew this car from very long time
There is few more Zuks with powerful engines in Poland

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