Amphi-ranger

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RMA
Amphi-Ranger 2800 SR
Amphi-Ranger 2800 SR
Amphi-Ranger 2800 SR
Production period: 1985-1995
Class : Off-road vehicle
Body versions : Station wagon
Engines: Petrol engines :
2.8–2.9 liters
(99–107 kW)
Length: 4700 mm
Width: 1930 mm
Height: 1915 mm
Wheelbase : 2500 mm
Empty weight : 1900 kg

The RMA Amphi-Ranger 2800 SR is an all -terrain swimming vehicle with selectable all-wheel drive . The fittings manufacturer Rheinauer Maschinen- und Armaturenbau GmbH (later Rheinauer Maschinen- und Armaturenbau Faulhaber & Truttenbach KG, then RMA Rheinau ) built it between 1985 and 1995 as a special vehicle for pipeline maintenance.

The self-supporting, tub-shaped body with roll bar and initially three and later also five doors is made of seawater-resistant, three, and sometimes four millimeter thick aluminum sheet. The SR in the model designation stands for s eewasser r esistent. The car is powered by a Ford V6 engine (as in the Granada and Scorpio models ) with 2.8 l displacement and carburettor until 1986, after which there were engines with 2.9 or 4 l displacement and petrol injection . Connected to the engine is a manually shiftable 4- or 5-speed gearbox with a 2-speed countershaft, which transfers the engine power to the rear wheels when the all-wheel drive is switched off. The manufacturer specifies the minimum speed with 3.5 km / h and the gradeability with 85% (40 °) The Amphi-Ranger was optionally offered with a 4-liter machine and an automatic transmission. All wheels are individually suspended on double wishbones with mini-block coil springs. The front and rear axles are identical. The rack and pinion steering works with servo assistance. Disc brakes are used as service brakes on all wheels, the parking brake acts on a brake disc on the cardan shaft

A ship's propeller ( Z-drive ) is folded out electrically for driving in the water . It is steered with the front wheels or with a fold-out rear rudder (special equipment). The maximum speed for water travel is 15 km / h. The fuel consumption is almost 20 l / 100 km in the field and up to 24 l / h in the water.

The cars were primarily ordered by pipeline operators around the world. The vehicle was also available to private individuals, but was rarely ordered. The Hessian water police used this vehicle from 1987 to 2000 on Edersee and Diemelsee . The vehicle has since been in the Police Oldtimer Museum in Marburg.

Technical data & measured values

The technical data and measured values ​​of the Amphi-Ranger 2800 SR come from a test by the magazine Auto, Motor und Sport manufacturer brochures:

Displacement power Torque Empty weight Acceleration 0-100 km / h Maximum speed Consumption / 100 km Factory price
2772 cc 99 kW (135 PS)
at 5200 rpm
216 Nm
at 3000 rpm
1900 kg 18.7 s 142 km / h 18.8 l (test) 95,000 DM
2933 cc 107 kW (145 PS)
at 5600 rpm
222 Nm
at 3000 rpm
1900 kg 18.7 s 145 km / h 13/16 / 18.5 l (DIN) 95,000 DM
2958 cm³ 115 kW (157 PS) at
4200 rpm
298 Nm at
2400 rpm
1900 kg 18.7 s 160 km / h 14/17/20 l (DIN)

Information on speed and consumption refer to driving on the road.

Others

In the series Baywatch - The Lifeguards of Malibu , season 2, episode 21, an amphi-ranger serves the antagonist as a tool for a robbery at sea, as well as trying to avoid arrest with the vehicle on land or on water, ultimately unsuccessful . The official (German) registration number of the Amphi-Ranger is OG-UH 225 and was not exchanged for an American registration number for the shooting.

literature

  • Werner Oswald: Deutsche Autos 1945-1990 - Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and others , Volume 3, 1st edition, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart (2001), ISBN 3-613-02131-5 , pp. 500–501
  • Jiří Fiala: Off-road vehicle encyclopedia. Edition Dörfler im Nebel Verlag GmbH, Eggolsheim, ISBN 3-89555-192-9

Individual evidence

  1. http://storm.oldcarmanualproject.com/amphi/1991%20Amphi%20Ranger%202.jpg
  2. http://storm.oldcarmanualproject.com/amphi/04.jpg
  3. Amphi-Ranger 2800 SR in the Marburg Police Oldtimer Museum http://www.polizeioldtimer.de/oldtimerseiten/amphie_ranger.htm
  4. Auto Motor Sport 01/1986
  5. http://storm.oldcarmanualproject.com/amphi/1991%20Amphi%20Ranger%202.jpg

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