Torsus Praetorian

The Torsus Praetorian is a 4x4 off-road bus. It is manufactured by Torsus, a Czech[1] company, set up by Ukrainians Vakhtang Dzukashvili and Yulia Khomich as a subsidiary of their Pulsar Expo company. It can seat up to 35 people, has 400 mm (16 in) of ground clearance, and has a 6.9-liter (420 cu in) six-cylinder diesel engine. The off-road bus is suited to specific industries such as oil and gas, forestry, mining, disaster and emergency response, expeditions, safaris, and ski resorts.[2][3][4][5][6] The Praetorian is built in partnership with MAN and can be serviced at MAN's service centres.[7]

Torsus Praetorian
Overview
TypeBus
Torsus
IndustryAutomotive manufacturing
Headquarters
Prague
,
Czech Republic
ProductsBuses
ParentPulsar Expo
Websitewww.torsus.eu

"TORSUS PRAETORIAN EMPTY SHELL BUS is designed for next stage conversion in verity [sic] of versions, mainly for command control centers, RV, laboratories, mobile clinics etc. Feel free to embody any of your most crazy ideas."[8]

In 2020 the firm introduced a smaller minibus called the Torsus Terrastorm,[9] which is based on a Volkswagen Crafter 4Motion chassis.

References
  1. "About | Torsus Off Road Vehicles - discover our story and our team". www.torsus.eu. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06.
  2. Alaniz, Anthony (August 27, 2018). "Torsus Praetorian Is The Off-Road Bus You Wish You Rode To School". Motorsport Network. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. Weiss, C. C. (August 23, 2018). "Torsus Praetorian 4x4 puts some madness and adventure into taking the bus". New Atlas. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  4. НЕКРАСОВ, ВСЕВОЛОД (August 15, 2018). "Як українці створили перший у світі автобус-позашляховик". Економічна правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  5. "В Україні помітили унікальну маршрутку-позашляховик". Gazeta.ua. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  6. "New Torsus Praetorian 4x4 off-road bus". Mining Magazine. August 21, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  7. Brailey, Mike (2021-01-23). "TORSUS Praetorian - The Ultimate Overlander?". overland-europe. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  8. "TORSUS Praetorian. Ideal solution for off-road transportation". torsus.eu. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  9. "New Torsus Terrastorm is a VW-Based 4x4 Minibus for Serious Off-Roading". 9 July 2020.


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