Tiger Truck

[haven]

Tiger Truck LLC of Oklahoma is an affiliate of ChangAn, the third largest vehicle manufacturer in China. Tiger Truck assembles knocked-down versions of ChangAn's utility vehicles. The vehicle lineup includes single cab and crew cab pickups, a cargo van, and a 4x4 model. Engine choices include gasoline, flex fuel, diesel fuel and electric models.

Presently, Tiger Truck's vehicles are not approved for on-road use in most states, so the Oklahoma facility sells to off-road users (mining, farming and so forth) and for sale in foreign countries with less stringent requirements for on-road use. Prices start around $13,000.

Here's the Tiger Truck website:
http://www.tigertruck.com

Tiger Truck has big plans for 2009. They plan to introduce a street legal version of a cab/chassis with 14,000, 17,000 and 21,000 lbs GVWR. The new truck will be powered by a four cylinder diesel engine. No word yet if this new model will have a 4x4 option.

Tiger may beat Mahindra to market with a diesel pickup in 2009!

Chip Haven

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Tiger Truck LLC of Oklahoma is an affiliate of ChangAn, the third largest vehicle manufacturer in China. Tiger Truck assembles knocked-down versions of ChangAn's utility vehicles. The vehicle lineup includes single cab and crew cab pickups, a cargo van, and a 4x4 model. Engine choices include gasoline, flex fuel, diesel fuel and electric models.

Presently, Tiger Truck's vehicles are not approved for on-road use in most states, so the Oklahoma facility sells to off-road users (mining, farming and so forth) and for sale in foreign countries with less stringent requirements for on-road use. Prices start around $13,000.

Here's the Tiger Truck website:
http://www.tigertruck.com

Tiger Truck has big plans for 2009. They plan to introduce a street legal version of a cab/chassis with 14,000, 17,000 and 21,000 lbs GVWR. The new truck will be powered by a four cylinder diesel engine. No word yet if this new model will have a 4x4 option.

Tiger may beat Mahindra to market with a diesel pickup in 2009!

Chip Haven

Kia makes some stuff likt that for the rest of the world. THey are interesting little vehicles and could be a good option for a D.D. provided that you can get the llarger cab models in 4x4. I bet the gas versions get great MPG given the small motors.

[haven]

Here's a hero shot of the Tiger Champ 4x4 single cab

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z241/expeditioncampers/tigerchamp4x4.jpg

It's about the size of a Wrangler Unlimited, but only weighs 2800 lbs.
The bed is 8.5 ft long, and the vehicle is rated to carry 3800 lbs!

[West Coast Mags]

Seems like atleast once a week I'll be driving home from work and spot a flat bed semi trailer with 4 or 5 on these rolling West out of Phoenix. Pretty much atleast once a week, for the last few months or so, so apparently somebody in the U.S. is buying them, or selling them.