Our first style in North America of each an Arctic Truck and a KRUG Expedition camper product was simply revealed at Overland Expo West. The 2 corporations are hopping into the patron market on this facet of the world with the Bedrock XT2 expedition camper.
Let’s dive into what this enormous off-grid house on wheels is all about.
Bedrock XT2
- Chassis: AT44 Ford F-550 Tremendous Cab, tri-axle 6×4 drivetrain (will be optioned with 6×6 setup)
- Powertrain: Powerstroke 6.7L V-8 diesel (330 HP), 10-speed auto, 63-gal. gas tank
- Dimensions: 176″ wheelbase, 263″ L x 95.5″ W x 90″ H
- Tires: 365/80R20 43” Continental MPT tires
- Camper: Sleeps 4, full-bathroom, 118-gal. water tank w/triple filtration, 60-gal. grey water tank, 1,450W photo voltaic array, 23 kWh battery financial institution, Truma diesel sizzling air/water system
- Choices: Hydronic heated flooring, A/C, underfloor storage containers outside kitchen, central air inflation system, and so on.
- MSRP: $690,000+
Arctic Vehicles AT44 XT2 Ford F-550
“Customers have extra selections than ever within the off-road and overland markets,” stated Kyle Leeds, Director of Gross sales of Arctic Vehicles North America. “However for the signature Arctic Vehicles functionality, authenticity, and aesthetic, we provide a very new answer. A singular mixture of consolation, functionality, and performance are present in every Arctic Vehicles conversion, derived from our ‘construct in, not up’ design ethos.
“In depth reengineering of the physique, body, and wheelbase enable correct fitment of enormous tires with minimal raise top for low heart of gravity, creating true winter and off-road efficiency features, as developed by way of many years of Arctic Vehicles expertise over a whole lot of hundreds of miles of R&D on the glaciers and polar caps.”
The Arctic Vehicles AT44 Ford F-550 has been examined extensively on the business market in North America for about 2 years already. The Bedrock XT2 overland camper construct in collaboration with KRUG Expedition is the chassis idea’s introduction to the patron market.
And it’s an enormous introduction! The F-550 is rolling on 43-inch Continental MPT tires and has a 3rd axle. This setup is a 6×4, however Arctic Vehicles can construct them as a 6×6.
The setup has a rear dual-axle eight-link air suspension system, with impartial in-cab air strain adjustment. This extra axle was added to raised help the massive expedition camper field. Arctic Vehicles says, “The addition of the third axle decreases floor strain by upwards of 25%.”
All in, the AT44 retains the truck’s heart of gravity as little as doable whereas offering large floor clearance, excessive float over tender terrain, and protecting the suspension geometry close to inventory for sturdiness of all driveline elements. Add within the included entrance and rear restricted slip diffs, semi-automatic tire inflation system, and elective central tire inflation system and you’ve got a really formidably succesful off-road beast.
KRUG Expedition Camper
KRUG Expedition began in 2011 and is predicated in Austria. The corporate makes super-insulated expedition camper our bodies and full turnkey overland expedition autos on giant business truck chassis. The Bedrock XT2 is its first foray into working within the North American market.
The Bedrock XT2 has a 15-foot ground camper — plus cabover — on the AT44 F-550 6×4 chassis. The thought with this camper is to supply a completely insulated, distant off-grid-capable, and cozy dwelling quarters for journey in almost all components of the globe at any time of yr.
KRUG accomplishes that tall order through the use of thick, bolstered sandwich panels with no chilly bridges. It coats the panel’s exterior with a GRP laminate for excessive sturdiness and energy.
For off-grid journey, the camper has a big 1,450W photo voltaic array and 23kWh battery financial institution, utilizing high quality Victron elements. Water can be key to off-grid journey, and the Bedrock XT2 has a 118-gallon water tank with three-stage filtration.
A Truma diesel sizzling air/water system is customary, and A/C is elective. The complete rest room has a built-in rest room and a separate full bathe.
The cabover has a king-sized mattress and even a 24-inch TV. The rear dinette additionally converts to a mattress, and it additionally has an enormous TV, a 32-inch on this case. As a way to hold the Netflix flowing wherever, the Bedrock XT2 is prewired for Starlink.
The KRUG Expedition Bedrock XT2 will be extremely custom-made to every buyer’s wants. The camper is already designed for issues like hydronic heating within the flooring and an out of doors kitchen constructed into underfloor storage containers.
Arctic Vehicles x KRUG Expedition Bedrock XT2
Once you mix so many high-end elements into such a large automobile with excessive capabilities, you’ll be able to’t anticipate a small price ticket. Pricing for the Bedrock XT2 begins at $690,000. Whereas that is the primary foray into the patron market in North America for Arctic Trucks and KRUG Expedition, we are able to’t wait to see what different spectacular machines the duo comes up with subsequent.
