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CHASSIS
NUMBER. SALLXCAF44XXXX378
REGISTRATION
NUMBER. RD51
ZFU
ENGINE
TYPE.
6cyl PETROL (VOLVO)
GEARBOX TYPE.
AUTOMATIC (Steptronic)
VEHICLE SPEC.
THIS PROTOTYPE IS ONE OF THE ADV (ATTRIBUTE
DEMONSTRATION VEHICLE) VEHICLES, WHICH WERE HAND BUILT LATE IN 2004 TO
CONTAIN ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROPOSED PRODUCTION VEHICLES. FOR
ROAD TESTING IT WAS FITTED WITH A WEATHERPROOF CAMOUFLAGE KIT, TO HIDE
IMPORTANT DETAILS FROM PHOTOGRAPHERS. THIS PARTICULAR PROTOTYPE WAS USED
FOR CHASSIS DYNAMICS TESTING, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY IT HAS SURVIVED
RELATIVELY INTACT. THE INTERIOR IS NOT ANYTHING LIKE PRODUCTION STANDARD
AND RETAINS ITS TEST EQUIPMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN 'FITTED' INTO MODIFIED
TRIM. WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE AND ITS STABLE MATE, THE AP2.
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