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Title: Monty131 - Solved: Ísar TorVeg
Post by: el_monty on June 04, 2017, 02:19:39 PM
Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please identify this vehicle.

Don't be naughty! Stay away from Google Search by Image, kids
Title: Re: Monty131
Post by: el_monty on June 15, 2017, 10:56:37 AM
Up to the Experts
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Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 05:07:20 AM
Up to the Pros
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 05:20:23 AM
Made in North America ?
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Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 05:27:40 AM
Not from North America
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 05:34:59 AM
Made in South America ?
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Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 05:36:19 AM
Not from South America either
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 05:41:54 AM
Made in Asia ?
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Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 05:43:26 AM
Not Asian
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 06:01:12 AM
Made in Europe ?
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Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 06:53:42 AM
Yes, it is European
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 07:09:52 AM
Made in a Mediterranean country ?
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Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 07:12:01 AM
Not Med country
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 07:21:07 AM
Made in a former Warsaw Pact country ?
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Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 07:25:34 AM
Not Warsaw Pact country
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 07:31:45 AM
Made in Germany ?
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Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 07:34:14 AM
Not Germany
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 07:44:23 AM
Made in Scandinavia ?
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Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 09:37:46 AM
"Scandinavia" is sometimes an ambiguous toponym... It's from a Nordic country
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 09:42:21 AM
From Finland ?
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Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 09:46:34 AM
Not Finland
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 09:47:29 AM
From Sweden ?
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Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 09:48:18 AM
Not Sweden
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 09:49:08 AM
From Iceland ?
Title: Re: Monty131
Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 09:50:39 AM
Yes, it is from Iceland
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 09:51:49 AM
Ísar Torveg
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Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 09:53:43 AM
More pictures.
Title: Re: Monty131
Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 09:56:10 AM
 :applause:
Another point for oko94!
Title: Re: Monty131 - Solved: Ísar TorVeg
Post by: oko94 on July 03, 2017, 10:08:28 AM
Thanks for my 746th point !

I'm always happy to investigate on your puzzles !
Title: Re: Monty131 - Solved: Ísar TorVeg
Post by: el_monty on July 03, 2017, 10:31:36 AM
Thanks!

The Ísar TorVeg was first announced in 2014. As is obvious from the images, it is an offroader specifically designed for the harsh Icelandic terrain (though it is intended to conform to EU standards so it can be sold worldwide). The name TorVeg stands for "Torfærur og Vegir" (Wilderness and Roads). It is to be made mostly in alumininium. The company expects to be able to finish the first prototype this year, and to start production next year. I hope they can pull it off.
The puzzle image comes from one of a series of fake Top Trumps cards that the Holts car products company made up for the 2016 European Football Cup. On their website they jokingly pitted cars from each of the competing nations against each other and then compared their results with the actual results of the matches. They contacted Ísar directly to get an image of their car to represent Iceland, and this was the first image to be shown publicly of the 3D model of the TorVeg. Below is another image that has been released last month. It still doesn't look terribly realistic, especially the doors... I'm still hoping they can make good on their promise, though, because it looks like it could be a very cool machine.