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THE HOWE RIPSAW EV3-F4

MICHAEL ECKERSON . January 16, 2023 . All Feature Vehicles
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Drive gets you up close to the wildest build at this year’s SEMA

SEMA is an insane showcase of unique and special vehicle builds from all over the world. This year, the throngs of industry attendees were treated to something extra-special.

Originally designed and built for the military as a lightweight, go-fast super tank, Ripsaw proved to be the fastest dual-tracked vehicle ever developed. It has graced the covers of magazines such as Popular Science and won awards for invention of the year.

Originally designed and built for the military as a lightweight, go-fast super tank…

Since 2013, Howe and Howe Tech has spent thousands of man hours developing these beautiful yet rugged and refined consumer-based Ripsaw chassis for the high-end luxury market and extreme off-road enthusiast. From 22 inches of suspension travel, to luxurious interiors, and up to 1,500 horsepower, The Ripsaw platform is in league of its own when it comes to capability, speed, sheer adrenaline, and luxury.

… one of the world’s most exhilarating off-road vehicles ever conceived.

Vanilla Ice gives the Ripsaw two thumbs up.

The Ripsaw EV3-F4 (Extreme Vehicle – Floating Cockpit) series Ripsaw is a four-seater version of the EV3-F1. Designed with an astonishing power-to-weight ratio, with over 112 inches of track on the ground, the Ripsaw EV3-F4 stands as one of the world’s most exhilarating off-road vehicles ever conceived.

The Ripsaw platform is in league of its own when it comes to capability, speed, sheer adrenaline, and luxury. 

SEMA attendees and celebrities, including Farmtruck and AZN from Discovery Channel’s Street Outlaws, flocked to the PPE booth at SEMA to check out the Ripsaw.
Ripsaw wows the crowd at the SEMA Ignited after party

With speeds up to 60 mph, Howe & Howe’s Ripsaw EV3-F4 is the world’s fastest dual-tracked vehicle. Designed and engineered as an extreme, all-terrain vehicle, this platform is developed for high-speed mobility. Featuring a floating cockpit.

Wheel speed is no longer necessary to traverse slopes of loose terrain such as mud, sand and snow. The Ripsaw EV3-F4 sets new benchmarks in terrestrial platform development, and now stands as the pinnacle of extreme high-speed off-road travel.

Capable luxury for extreme off-road enthusiasts

Howe & Howe teamed with PPE (Pacific Performance Engineering) in California for their expertise in building this custom, 800 horsepower 6.6L Duramax diesel engine, paired with a PPE Stage5 built Allison transmission to transfer all that power to the wide rubber Ripsaw tracks.
Outfitted with a custom roof rack, Rigid lighting systems, extra fuel jerry cans, a full-size generator, winch and plenty of recovery points to assist all those who aren’t running a wickedly extreme wide-tracked vehicle.
Wide rubber tracks, triple coil-over King Off Road Racing Shocks and Bump-stops support the 12,000 lb weight and help give it a 22 inch ground clearance to float you over virtually any terrain.


 

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