Maiden Drive of the Last Sd.Kfz. 222 Ausf.A 4.Serie in Existence

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Take a ride into history as we bring you exclusive footage of the maiden drive of the only remaining Leichter Panzerspähwagen Sd.Kfz. 222 Ausf.A 4.Serie left in the world. Completely restored to its original condition, this rare and historic vehicle has been brought back to life after years of careful restoration.
The Leichter Panzerspähwagen Sd.Kfz.222 Ausf.A, also known as the Sd.Kfz.222, was a German armoured car used extensively during World War II. Designed for reconnaissance missions, the Sd.Kfz.222 was known for its speed and agility, making it a valuable asset for the German military.
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@Nakai_the_Wanderer Год назад

And some people say the Germans learned about the concept of angled armour plate from the T-34. They clearly did not, they always knew.

@DovahFett Год назад

Everyone did.

@Nakai_the_Wanderer Год назад

@@DovahFett true

@cheesesniper473 Год назад

angling the armor significantly reduced the space in the cabin, so for some nations it was usually avoided. The sherman and grant tanks had pretty decently angled armor. The problem was the german guns advanced to the point it negated that angling. a sherman had no problem bouncing 50mm shells. The 75mm guns on the Pz Iv's tho...not so much. And then the 88 penned so well it sometimes overpenned and did no damage. *edit* - by no damage, i dont mean crew members, i mean servicable parts in the tank. As far as the german tank commander would be concerned, if a side hit didnt take out a sherman and it was still driving around, it probably needed to put another round downrange. There were accounts (only ever side on hits) where the fuse on the 88 shell would penetrate to the outside of the tank and explode, the delay fuse not going off until a predetermined amount of time or material is penetrated. A direct side on hit potentially would not take enough energy off of the round for it to detonate inside the tank. It would still be very perilous for the gunner and loader in either case.

@H3llBaron Год назад

Then Leopard 2 returned to Tiger 1 vertical armor

@innacrisis6991 Год назад

The concept of angled armor has been around since the middle ages, quite possibly before that too. Take note of the pointed nature of a lot of knight's visors, this angling is specifically so that the armor deflects glancing blows instead of catching them.

@darrenovenden569 Год назад

Congratulations to all involved with the restoration of this stunning vehicle! A true testament to your dedication to returning these vehicles to perfect running order and attention to detail however minute. Many thanks to the Weald foundation

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Thank you very much!

@martinsawatdee Год назад

❤

@enyawrebbuj9458 Год назад

I second that.....brilliant job lads.....well done!!!!!

@MatSpeedle Год назад

This design still looks quite modern even today. Very nice restoration gents! Another piece of history saved for all to enjoy.

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Thank you.

@StarwarsHalofreak Год назад

The 222 is one of those designs that really was underappreciated in the years following the war, because if you look at it, it bears a resemblance to a number of modern combat vehicles in it's use of sloped armor to deflect small arms and shrapnel, even the actual body of the vehicle is shaped in a way that it could withstand an IED if it were made of the right materials.

@garyneilson1833 Год назад

Fantastic restoration

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@gundricsgamesandhistory.9450 Год назад

I'm assuming the hole is what knocked this vehicle out? Would love to know how it was found!

@jerryjeromehawkins1712 Год назад

The side hatch on this beauty... coolest way yet to enter an AFV! 💥

@stoissdk Год назад

Whether you like the looks of this vehicle or not, you still have to admire the effort that went into designing and assembling all the angled parts that goes into this one. That in an age where a simple boring "box" shape with large flat vertical or horizontal faces, would often be the starting point for any vehicle. Also, it seems like it was a bit head of its time when it comes to deflection of both projectiles and mine blasts :)

@victorskwrxsti7899 3 месяца назад

It's so German, even the indicator salutes in THAT style. I'm not dissing it tho. 222 is one of my most favorite armored vehicles.

@kimcason8764 2 месяца назад

Haa Haa, nice thought. But even my Dear Old Dad's Austin A30 or A35 had the same type of indicator. And he was an Ex Royal Marine during WW2 and Would Stand for None of that Nonsense. Once in my youth, he was Laying down the Law to me, in his rather Stern way. I thought it Funny to Click my Heals and Throw one of 'Those Salutes.' My Ear was Sore for a Week, and a Month without Pocket Money was enuf to let me know. 'Never, Do that Again..!' That said, He was a Great Father and I miss him Big Time. But Anger him, and I just wanted to Hide..! His 'Finger Pointing' was Volcanic, if it was 2 fingers. I had really F**ked up..! Great Restoration of the Sd. Kfz.222 and yes that does look like a Round went Through it..! The 222 is a geeat looking bit of kit..! Well Done to All involved..! Perfect Resto..! Cheers to All from Somewhere in Oz. 🦘🦘

@HighlanderNorth1 Год назад

Despite being an 85+ year old design, with just a few very minor aesthetic changes, these would fit right into futuristic sci-fi space movies! It's baffling to me why more of these WW2 era wheeled armored off-road vehicles weren't kept and restored.

@boloMK24 Год назад

Remember a movie called "The. Twilight Last Gleaming"? A WW2 Hetzer was painted light blue and used as a USAF TANK.

@scottconlee2023 Год назад

Ppl rarely realize today's wreckage might have value in the future (especially on movie sets.) I doubt someone is in Ukraine collecting all the damaged vehicles - unless they plan on using them again in this current conflict.

@Deathbyreality1 Год назад

I have never seen those indicators in action before just wow.

@wealdfoundation Год назад

No one has! :D

@Ohtarcalina Год назад

In german its called "Winker" (not Blinker ;-D)

@lancerevell5979 Год назад

Building the models, I always wondered what those bits were. Now I know! 👍

@legocon2004 Год назад

What's with all the comments shitting on this I don't get it? Very interesting vehicle, I've always had a soft spot for the 222, thank you for sharing!

@maxtrash5118 Год назад

It’s the internet everyone is an expert and thinks their opinion actually matters.

@kunyaco11 Год назад

i think its because of War Thunder hahaha

@flitsertheo Год назад

As a model kit it's more fun to build than those large tanks

@christopherboudreau2451 Год назад

They still look so badass even by todays standard

@drmarkintexas-400 Год назад

Thank you for sharing 🏆🤗🇺🇲🤗

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@28282222 Год назад

I’d love to see it go full throttle across a field etc.

@elforeigner3260 Год назад

Oh man, that’s a beauty!

@christianlee1693 Год назад

I'd make a magnet with a perfect shape to put on the hole as to keep road noise and dirt out

@valicourt Год назад

Amazing, the design is timeless. Well done on restoring it. History heroes

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Many thanks!

@Armor-Vehicles-History Год назад

Awesome! And i did spot a rusty Jagdpanzer in the bushes....

@iannock5948 Год назад

It just needs a mounted MG34!!!

@Darrylx444 Год назад

I have a soft spot for this vehicle, ever since I made a model of it when I was a kid 45 years ago. Thanks very much for this excellent video.

@flitsertheo Год назад

That kit was probably a Tamiya 1/35th scale sdkfz 222 and it's still available (Ebay,...) should you want to indulge in some nostalgia.

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@lancerevell5979 Год назад

@@flitsertheo Amazon has the 222 and 223 kits. 66 now, and built them just a few months ago.

@clicheusername4416 Год назад

It was unacceptable to send american troops into iraq in soft top humvees, when stuff like this was around 70 prior

@HighlanderNorth1 Год назад

Yeah, makes you wonder....

@benwilson1088 Год назад

No troop carrying or cargo capacity. Humvees are more of a utility vehicle.

@namlese4577 Год назад

@@benwilson1088 yeah, they replaced the Jeep. Wouldn't want to use Jeeps for frontline duty either

@clicheusername4416 Год назад

Thats true, but they shouldve known beforehand they wouldnt be cool in downtown gangland baghdad

@benwilson1088 Год назад

@@clicheusername4416 Good for rapid advance and recon, but they didn't really start taking casualties until the occupation portion due to IED's is my understanding.

@carstenschroder7054 Год назад

There is plenty of ground clearance....and the vehicle is offroad capable, so those ramps to get out of the garage are....nice to have.😅

@milo8425 Год назад

That was a bit hilarious.

@wealdfoundation Год назад

It was more for safety :)

@guilhermesiffer4904 Год назад

Where is Lt. Gruber and his driver Clarence

@paulbalogh4582 Год назад

Pop the clutch… “Norman , I thought you said you could drive a stick???”

@lukaszslowakiewicz9395 Год назад

I am glad that they restored Lt. Gruber little tank.

@michaelkaiser1864 8 месяцев назад

LOL!!! ALLO ALLO!!!!

@emilioalcazar4170 Год назад

Awesome veteran looks ready to the fight again,good work!

@k1200ltse Год назад

Is the hole the reason it was originally taken out of service? Looks like a 37mm hit.

@BorisRadalivic Год назад

Probably

@scottconlee2023 Год назад

It seems like a 37mm hit would have bounced around the interior and ruined 222 as a restoration candidate, doesn't it ?

@k1200ltse Год назад

@Scott Conlee To be honest, I wouldn't have a clue, but there are tanks that have been restored that were knocked out by much bigger rounds. And I can't see any other reason there would be a hole that size that wasn't patched as part of the restoration. And not to be too gory, plenty of allied tanks were repaired & put back into service after having a 75 or 88mm shell bounce around inside. I'm currently reading a book about it by an American who repaired them in the war.

@OptiPopulus Год назад

1:26 at this rate we'll never be in Moscow..

@jonathanbaron-crangle5093 Год назад

80km/h 4x4, it wasn't "slow"

@andrewmacdonald4833 Год назад

To own the only surviving type of anything is a privilege...well done for preserving such an incredible vehicle..

@rickglorie Год назад

Suprised how modern it looks. The engine sound is what makes it dated.

@StarwarsHalofreak Год назад

The Germans really seemed to be onto something with the sloped armor. It's very reminiscent of some modern combat vehicles.

@Custer0706 Год назад

Very nice! Would love to get a glance into those sheds….

@wealdfoundation Год назад

And you can as a Member. Why not join and come to one of our Open Days? www.wealdfoundation.org/membership/

@damirsirotic052 7 месяцев назад

Leutenant Gruber's little tank.

@thisfirstadam9424 3 месяца назад

Oj tak oj tak

@joetheplumber5781 Год назад

Amazing work! This vehicle has such a futuristic design!

@razvananghel7492 Год назад

Wow..Thats craftsmanship right there. Congratulations and thank you for preserving these mechanical gems

@billy5179 Год назад

What a beauty.😍 The sound of the engine was awesome. Can i borrow it for going to the supermarket? 😆

@5thBeatle Год назад

I built a 1:35 scale model of this when I was a teenager.

@lancerevell5979 Год назад

I'm 66 now and retired. I built the Tamiya kit a few months back, along with the 223.

@flitsertheo Год назад

Shop around. Today there are quite a few other brands making the 222, 223 and other small armoured cars in 1/35 scale.

@Nero-dz5gr Год назад

German cybertruck

@cdahdude51 Год назад

Why do Sd.Kfz. look so much cooler than even modern APCs?

@mliittsc63 Год назад

1930s Germans were having an aesthetic moment. It happens. Why are most of the great classical composers German (speaking). They were having a moment. Why are a disproportionate number of classic rock bands British? They were having a moment.

@MrCantStopTheRobot Год назад

Clean lines.

@vvanhellsingg Год назад

The movement was Bauhaus. Form follows function.

@milo8425 Год назад

Lack of safety equipment. It ruins everything.

@lordterra1377 Год назад

It's a shame the 20mm and machine gun is missing. Where there no replicas available?

@wealdfoundation Год назад

We have original guns for it, just weren't fitted to move it. They are in storage.

@eddherring4972 Год назад

3:51 is that the front of a JAGD Panther by the bushes?

@TheGogeta222 Год назад

I think it could even be a Sturmtiger or Sturmmörser

@eddherring4972 Год назад

@@TheGogeta222 are there any left? I’m fairly certain it’s a Panther but I get what you’re saying

@TheGogeta222 Год назад

@@eddherring4972 i think there is at least one fully left but i cant remember where i saw it in the past its Just an theory but the Chassis Looks more Like a Sturmtiger to me than a jagtpanther

@Alpostpone Год назад

@@TheGogeta222 It's Jagdpanther. The upper slope goes way down, and it doesn't have the stepping that Sturmtiger has. Also, it has Jagdpanther's square mantlet hole. Sturmtiger's is round.

@eddherring4972 Год назад

@@Alpostpone I was just going to say the same, it’s the lower part of the upper glacis continuing on the same profile as on the Jagdpanther whereas the Stürmtiger has the box front vertical section which it shares with Tiger 1. The plate seems to be missing the bolt holes for the gun mantlet so suggesting a G1.

@fruckles Год назад

My favorite non tank vehicle of WWII. ☕🥰🇺🇸

@royc9357 Год назад

The design of this vehicle was well ahead of its time-if you put bubble tyres on it could be a moon buggy in a si-fi film 😮

@mikeytee6821 Год назад

The engineering and design of this (as well as MOST German WW2 vehicles) is astounding! War time efforts from ALL fronts and countries pushed boundaries and, in the end, enhanced civilian technology and comfort. THIS is what angelina merkelova (that recent evil German MONARCH) was so ashamed of? History needs to be preserved, not ran away from, not scrapped, not hidden.

@thepub245 Год назад

Feckin hell there's talk she's in the frame for the head of NATO job. 😳 The German armed forces fell to an arse when she was defence minister.

@koenvangeleuken2853 Год назад

these things look good, but performed badly- according to an investigation by the wehrmacht, asking the users about their experiences with these (and other) vehicles. the 222 series turned out to be not combat ready (Fronttauglich). like many german vehicles, too complicated, fragile, and unreliable.

@KFC1948 Год назад

@@thepub245that is Ursula von der Leyen, not Angela Merkel. But in the end it makes no difference, as they are both pain in the ass ...😅

@scrubsrc4084 Год назад

German engineering is the biggest myth of the 29th century.

@milo8425 Год назад

@@koenvangeleuken2853 A tradition well preserved to this very day. Expensive, complicated, fragile and unreliable.

@fleuger99 Год назад

Great vid and a lovely restoration. Congrats and thanks.

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Thank you too!

@samharvey6194 Год назад

Love the design of the German armoured cars especially the big 8 wheeled ones

@casawi1986 Год назад

Any COH fan here.

@paulbalogh4582 Год назад

That would be my daily driver. Need that in the hell hole known as Detroit.

@JamesMackenzie-sx2bu 5 месяцев назад

No interior footage - massive thumbs down

@JohnVideler Год назад

Now I know where the British got the idea for the Ferret!

@garyclarke2808 Год назад

As an English man i must also say this about the German military machine of the second world war , yes they had there faults but damm did they look good while having them faults ! ! ! ! i guess if your gonna set out to rule the world might as well look AWSOME AND COOL with the BEST LOOKING MACHINES and UNIFORMS of the TIME , there i said it .

@SCARFACE-gp4fy Год назад

Gotta give it to them they had style

@papaaaaaaa2625 Год назад

Funny. I'm german and I would definitely prefer a Humber Scout Car or a Dingo.

@jerryjeromehawkins1712 Год назад

The Panzerspähwagen series with 8 wheel drive and 8 wheel steering is my favorite. Talk about a machine that was good looking!! 👍🏽

@lancerevell5979 Год назад

Very cool looking, but with my size if I managed to squeeze in I might not get back out! 😄

@chrisfirth8610 Год назад

Style, even ss uniforms were made by Hugo Boss, so you can polish a turd

@SLICK-GLN Год назад

Congratulations on a great restoration

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Thank you very much!

@dannythomson5239 Год назад

the sdkfz-222 was my fave model kit to build as a wee boy, i liked this better than tigers panzer 4's panthers etc etc...something about all those lovely angled surfaces made it very different and more attractive from all the other ww-2 tanks armoured cars trucks etc.

@flitsertheo Год назад

Don't know how long ago that was but in the past you basically only had the Tamiya 1/35 scale models of the 222 and 223. Today there is a way larger choice of these and other German small armoured cars waiting to be built by you.

@dannythomson5239 Год назад

@@flitsertheo i am thinking of the 1970's/80's

@flitsertheo Год назад

@@dannythomson5239 I was thinking of that period too. I only found a Lindberg Sd Kfz 222 from 1978 but it looks rather rough compared with the Tamiya one. Today Hobbyboss makes quite a few variants of the Sd Kfz 222 and 223.

@Novous Год назад

I thought it's supposed to have four wheel steering?

@hilarylouisdoyle1529 2 месяца назад

It has 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel steering

@SomeNordicMan Год назад

These things are so fun to build as models

@jeffkeith637 Год назад

I'd love to be angling this into my garage, too. Especially if I had to squeeze it past the StuG.

@Nero_Karel Год назад

Such a lovely vehicle - always loved the unique shape of its chassis. You did outstanding working restoring this gem to running order!

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@PeetHobby Год назад

Is about 80 years old, amazing that you gus have one running.

@Bigman0468 Год назад

Nice to see him running now 🤟🤟🤟

@SalaKaland Год назад

Super german technik ! ❤

@andraslibal Год назад

A bit overdone like most of their machinery. Too many man hours for a simple task of a light recon vehicle. Then again it is an early war design and they tended to really overdo all of those ... they had a lot of time for each.

@lfernandplopsa3627 Год назад

Yup, that's why they lost , to many different types of crap 🙄🙄🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

@vvr881 Год назад

No one notice the V shape Hull. Must offer some protection from mines

@_vla Год назад

What I see when I boot up War Thunder at 1.3:

@johncartwright8154 Год назад

Illustrates how restricted the driver's vision must be. Even less so when buttoned up! Like the dog....looks like 'Nipper' in the old HMV logostyle!

@garyclarke2808 Год назад

That's better looking than my wife ! . X x

@bmcg5296 Год назад

Wow, congratulations in restoring this armoured recon vehicle back to its former working order. 👏🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Thank you very much!

@bmcg5296 Год назад

@@wealdfoundation It’s so deserving the praise for all the dedication and unseen hours spent, on a unique project I’m sure many times you nearly regretted starting? Thankfully you all kept at it, and thank you for sharing with the wider community. This first of many many more to follow?

@FOS1993 Год назад

Im tired of these little bastards on War Thunder aye 😂😂😂😂😂 What a machine, imagine owning the last working one 🥹

@chrisschultz6675 Год назад

Question for those in the know - is the pitting on the surface of the armor the result of age and the elements, or is that the finish that would have been typical on the production vehicles? I know many late war tanks had very rough cast texture, but these plates seem cut and welded, so I'm curious.

@Harkonnen122 Год назад

Result of age and elements. New steel would be quite smooth.

@lancerevell5979 Год назад

Thanks, I had wondered about that too. Must have been sitting in a field somewhere for decades.

@SharkoonBln Год назад

That is one hell of sloped armour. I don´t see any right angle in the armour layout at all beside those storage boxes, same is true for shot traps. I´d call that a F-117 on wheels ;)

@pexobestia Год назад

Could be still a XXI century quick recon vehicle, if rebuilt with modern materials and motor...

@BroodjeHAM666 Год назад

Will it eventually get a replica or a working flak 38 and mg aswell? Either way it’s such a good restoration! I absolutely love this vehicle!

@thetreelander7378 Год назад

well if I'm not wrong as everything sounds like my country of the UK working is a pipe dream that i pine for but hopefully a replica if they have like permit.

@enyawrebbuj9458 Год назад

Where can a person (or 222 enthusuast) visit to see the vehicle in person?

@wealdfoundation Год назад

You can join our Membership and help us and come to visit on Open Days.

@Osterwald92 Год назад

Want to see those rear wheels move (steer) like the front ones as well🥺. Or did I missed it.🤔 Funny that those "braking bowden cables"?! on the side, at the bottom of the frame, are completely unprotected and visible.

@joemungus6063 Год назад

The rear one don’t steer

@hilarylouisdoyle1529 Год назад

@@joemungus6063 The rear ones do steer - but that was the maiden drive so softly softly.

@joemungus6063 Год назад

@@hilarylouisdoyle1529 they didnt turn once

@stevencurrie1540 25 дней назад

Totall cooler than the Tesla

@garfieldsmith332 Год назад

It is great to see such a vehicle running. A lot of time, effort and love got this machine back on the road. It looks so cramped and cumbersome I just wonder how awful it must have been to be in a combat areas in such a vehicle. It does seem terrifying to be in, let alone driving it. Well done on restoring it and sharing this video with everyone.

@redsorgum Год назад

Now if we could only get one in a civilian version for those off-road camping adventures......😉😘

@commandingjudgedredd1841 Год назад

I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

@scottconlee2023 Год назад

I couldn't afford to fill the gas tank of a Humvee

@flitsertheo Год назад

It's really cramped inside, you couldn't fit a family of 4 and the dog in it.

@galloglas6907 Год назад

Just amazing gentlemen a mechanical work of art, living history preserved thank you.

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Our pleasure!

@florislok Год назад

Are there gonna be markings painted on the vehicle..?

@Jacky-zt5ch Год назад

Beautiful restoration

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Thank you very much!

@animalian01 Год назад

I'm might be wrong,but that did look like another one being restored right next to this one

@wealdfoundation Год назад

That's the Sd.Kfz.223 3.Series, while they might look the same, they are quite different.

@markrunnalls7215 Год назад

What a Beauty ..of a vehicle ,really great to see ..

@novak7970 Год назад

Last one in the West. Try Patriot Park. Some one of the out buildings contains at least one of these. And many more other scout cars and armoured cars.

@pyrtwistPyrtwistWorldInMotion Год назад

Sounds fantastic!

@lancerevell5979 Год назад

Very cool vehicle. I just recently built the Tamiya 1/35 scale model of this vehicle. Nice to see the real thing running.

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Thanks 👍

@herbertrivera3638 Год назад

very stealth.....design !!

@LCE1313 Год назад

An armored Beetle.

@jwwt4 Год назад

I always called the jagdpanzer 38t hezter the angry beetle but yeah I see it in this too

@じゃがいも-n8j Год назад

世界一カッコいい車だわ

@Wolfen443 4 месяца назад

It was ahead of its time I guess the general light armored vehicle definition.

@BlueJean373 Год назад

Très belle auto blindé de reconnaissance Félicitations pour la rénovation Et l'entretien 😉👍👍👍

@lesthiele4921 Год назад

Well done gentlemen, it's great to see vehicles like this still in existence and being restored, you must come down under and visit the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum and see the work they are doin, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍

@HanrryMG42 Год назад

Now they only need a 20mm flak to fit the turret well, because with out the cannon its only 50% authentic. It like run a Tiger with out turret, its not the same.. But cool work with that awesome vehicle!!

@wealdfoundation Год назад

We have a 20mm auto cannon and MG for the vehicle, but it wasn't fitted for now, only when we show the vehicle to the public.

@HanrryMG42 Год назад

@@wealdfoundationOoooh! Thats amazing! I really want to see him completed soon ! Great work boys! And firing too :v

@kiwifruit27 Год назад

Looks incredible. Do you have any plans for the bits of Jagpanther (I think it is) at 3:50

@wealdfoundation Год назад

It will be restored in the future, but we currently have other projects that have priority at least until 2030... A long way before we might start doing anything with it.

@sk31370n Год назад

like a lambo but with worse rear visibility

@Twisty1979 Год назад

The real "Grubers little tank".

@bfFAN221 Год назад

"Mein little tank!" Herr Gruber said, as some French Resistance moron runs it straight into the only public bathroom stalls in the village.

@spartancam-rs5ru Год назад

Wow, stunning restoration. Have you considering contacting the tank museum to bring this down to tankfest? I'm sure people would love to see it driving around the arena

@wealdfoundation Год назад

Our 222 can be enjoyed in the near future by our Members at our facilities ;)

@asdf9890 29 дней назад

Thanks! The directional/signal markers on these German Sd. Kfz's confused me as to what it was while building model kits. It looks like some kind of side mirror by today's standard. Now I know how the work! These are so cool looking. I wouldn't think twice if I saw something like that on the battlefield today. Are they a rough ride, or not too bad? I always imagine these types of vehicles as slightly better than driving a tractor as far as ride and comfort.😅