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The World’s First (AUV) Aquatic Utility Vehicle!
The “Typhoon” Brought to You by Shadow Six Racing
Everyone has heard the saying “bigger is better!” The team at Shadow Six Racing took this to heart and posed the question of what would make water sports better, along with sea transportation? They decided to kick it up to overdrive and came up with something unique: the world’s first aquatic utility vehicle, the Typhoon. At first, I thought this was a joke, but I looked further into it and couldn’t have been more wrong.
At first glance, it looks like an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) using a pair of jetskis, almost like a pair of pontoons. The difference is these pontoons are powered to 250 hp each for a combined overall horsepower of 500. This means that the vehicle, a Polaris ATV body kit, is attached to these powerful motors, ready to take on the demanding punishment of hitting the open water at crazy speeds. The Typhoon comprises a highly resilient yet lightweight tubular titanium frame and carbon body to achieve all of this.
Also essential to dampen the jarring ride is the inclusion of long travel Fox shocks on each corner. The overall weight of this watercraft…
