The Bombardier Iltis is Canada's Jeep:
At the time Audi developed the Iltis, it was a company that chiefly manufactured front-wheel-drive cars. When Audi engineer Jörg
The Iltis passed its German military trials with ease, and Audi built and delivered more than 2000 of them by 1980. In the same year, looking to catch the eye of France's army, Volkswagen sent four entries to the Paris–Dakar rally. Here, the Iltis was triumphant, placing first, second, and fourth, with the fourth entrant farther back in the field but still crossing the finish line successfully.
Even though that 1.7-liter four-cylinder only produces about 75 horsepower, the Iltis is as off-road ready as Samuel de Champlain. In fact, it edged out the Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen during its German military trials.France's army wasn't swayed by the Paris–Dakar wins, but Canada came calling. The kernel of the deal was typical of the political wrangling of interprovincial Canadian politics.
The first of these was built in 1983, at the staggering cost of roughly $60,000 . To add insult to injury, Bombardier next signed a contract to supply the Belgian army with 2500 Iltises for about $38,000 each. The deal also included compelling Bombardier to purchase $150 million worth of Belgian goods and services. Asked to explain why Canada had to pay more for its Canada-made military vehicles, a Bombardier official responded, "I guess you could say the Belgians are very good negotiators.
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