The toughest tests for the vehicle are off-road trials. Patria’s test team is very familiar with the most challenging locations in the off-road areas it uses.
In line with the test plan, Kauppinen reverses the new vehicle up a narrow forest road in order to take a run up the steep and muddy hill. The vehicle forges to the top and then pushes through the narrow and steeply inclined track, accelerates on the bumpy straight and wades through various sized puddles and ponds in which blocks of ice are floating. In addition to the forest terrain typical of Finland, the vehicle is also tested on sand and in other conditions required by export markets....
