Laforza..the Italian stallion? Italian SUV with a Ford 5.0 (not mine)
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The Ultimalte 4x4
Yes after 20 years the La Forza is still unmatched for comfort, function, and style for exploring out of bounds or for a fun and leisurely ride to the ski slopes.
I have 2 and my mint white stallion can be seen at www.collectorcarads.com/make/Laforza.
Yes after 20 years the La Forza is still unmatched for comfort, function, and style for exploring out of bounds or for a fun and leisurely ride to the ski slopes.
I have 2 and my mint white stallion can be seen at www.collectorcarads.com/make/Laforza.
Sabre
Overlanding Nurse
Damn, that thing is uglier than homemade sin. Looks like a poorly-executed kit car.
Lemsteraak
Adventurer
Not a bad buy, actually has some very good parts. The main problem is just that, it is a lot of good parts and designed by the fellow who designed the Pantera, so it sounds good. Lacks integration, but if you look at what they did, with what they had, it was pretty incredible. A small Italian company, Rayton Fisorre, designed and built it with about 20 people back in 1985. They were a design house previous to this. If it looks generic, it is because elements of their design were incorporated in later Range Rovers, Isuzus among others.
Tom Tjaarda, the designer, and American in Italy, pretty much penned it by himself. The construction is really strong, it uses a cut down IVECO Daily 4x4, medium duty, chassis, and has a body that is like a monocoque, so the body keeps the chassis from flexing. The base is good for a off road build, since it is a cut down chassis, and the turning radius is about the same as a VW Rabbit. Because is is truck based, the axles are huge with posi traction front and rear. The differentials are even vented up into the body for water crossings. Seriously strong.
The main downside is that if you look at the list of parts, it sounds really good, for example Momo steering wheel, Blaupunkt Radio, only just try to touch both at the same time, ergonomically challenged. Development was stunted too. so headlamps are dim for example, there are relays but for some reason, not used. The reason why a Laforza is a collectors item and not a serious off roader, you don't want to have to replace the windshield for example. Comes down to parts, off-roaders need to have parts that are cheap and plentiful, a Laforza has neither. Better off with a Ford Bronco, same running gear but you can replace a windshield when the need arises.
Tom Tjaarda, the designer, and American in Italy, pretty much penned it by himself. The construction is really strong, it uses a cut down IVECO Daily 4x4, medium duty, chassis, and has a body that is like a monocoque, so the body keeps the chassis from flexing. The base is good for a off road build, since it is a cut down chassis, and the turning radius is about the same as a VW Rabbit. Because is is truck based, the axles are huge with posi traction front and rear. The differentials are even vented up into the body for water crossings. Seriously strong.
The main downside is that if you look at the list of parts, it sounds really good, for example Momo steering wheel, Blaupunkt Radio, only just try to touch both at the same time, ergonomically challenged. Development was stunted too. so headlamps are dim for example, there are relays but for some reason, not used. The reason why a Laforza is a collectors item and not a serious off roader, you don't want to have to replace the windshield for example. Comes down to parts, off-roaders need to have parts that are cheap and plentiful, a Laforza has neither. Better off with a Ford Bronco, same running gear but you can replace a windshield when the need arises.
looks just like the lightning intake...well similar haha either way...its def one of the truck intakes..not the 5.0 car intake.