0.1% OF EARTH IS PAVED

WE SERVE THE REST

How can passengers be swiftly and safely transported

in any conditions, on or off pavement?

Ísar’s unique Ultra High Mobility vehicles enable

the world’s first viable and sustainable alternative

to conventional paved road infrastructure:

Ísar Roadless Rapid Transit™

AN ALL-TERRAIN TRANSPORT REVOLUTION

For over 40 years, highly modified, flotation-tyred “supertruck” SUVs and vans from Iceland have the Antarctic, over the Greenland icecap, and serve 365 days a year in the brutal Icelandic Highlands.

Using locally accumulated “supertruck” 4x4 modification experience, Ísar is a clean sheet design for 40"-54" diameter Low Ground Pressure tyres and up to 18/24 passengers, ready to take on any work in any conditions on any roads - or no roads. Sustainably and economically.

The goal is simple: To revolutionize travel and transport in areas with poor infrastructure.

Let's take an example: It takes a day of rattling on a bumpy track to get from a community to the next one. Until now, the only solution would be to build a paved road for road vehicles, which is far too expensive, and destroys natural habitats. With Ísar vehicles and the Roadless Rapid Transit™ system people can move as swiftly, safely and comfortably as normal cars on road car infrastructure - but without the road car infrastructure. Compared to the present vehicles available, journey time is slashed, comfort and safety elevated, and nature spared, at a fraction of the cost for environmentally destructive roadbuilding.

The Ísar is a clean-sheet design for passengers, with visibility, accessibility, comfort and amenities never seen before in Ultra High Mobility vehicles. The fully driver controlled High Ground Coverage rising rate pneumatic suspension system with adjustable damping has a full 45 cm of travel.

Yet, in spite of the supreme off-road performance, Ísar vehicles are homologated to European Road Vehicle Standards for class M2/M3, and are therefore legal on any highway.

The Ísar is a modular platform, initially available in three wheelbase lengths, 4 door, 6 door or 8 door. A short rear overhang for absolute off-road performance, or longer overhang for more carrying capacity. Fortified Cargo Carriage Roof or panoramic double glazed Aurora View roof options. Dedicated cargo as well as combi versions are available. Future variants include: 2.15m wide Medium Duty, 1.8m wide Light duty, and 54” tyre amphibious Ultra Duty cab-forward derivatives, all feasible by our unique modular architecture.

Powertrains for fossil fuel free operation available from day one. Replacement of fossil fuel by non-carbon emitting energy is integrated into Ísar’s basic design. An example is the agreement to develop a game-changing, CO2 positive, Roadless Rapid Transit™ solution in Greenland, This is Greenland’s first land transport project, linking two important communities across unspoiled nature and designated Unesco World Heritage area.

Ísar’s drivetrains are meant to take longtime use and abuse in extreme environments. As an example, we use oversized Dana differentials and other widespread, high-quality components, solving the fragility problems and enormous maintenance needs of current modified "supertruck" vans and SUVs. 

Ísar’s EMEP (Extreme Mobility Electric Propulsion) system sustainably allows access to unspoiled nature at zero pollution levels.

Ísar’s main structural and bodyshell material is anodised marine-grade aluminium alloy, for lightness, stiffness and supreme corrosion resistance. Hydro Aluminium supplies Ísar with fully carbon-neutral premium materials and decades of aluminium vehicle manufacturing experience.

Lean Duplex high-strength stainless steel is used for suspension, subframes etc, giving a nearly limitless corrosion- and maintenance-free life. Our clean-sheet, fit-for-purpose design, lightweight corrosion resistant materials and Ísar’s "No Dead Luggage" and “No Space Waste” design concepts means Ísar is lighter than any current fully modified 4x4 or tracked vehicle of comparable capacity by. 25-50%, i.e. 1 to 3 tons, Because of careful material choices, Ísar vehicles can therefore be paint-free.

Ísar´s aesthetics is the work of Automotive Designer Bjarni Hjartarson, graduate from IED in Torino, Italy. Form in this case truly follows function, f.ex. all the usual add-ons for normal modified 4x4´s are integral to the Ísar’s basic design. Snorkel air intake, front- to back skid pan, extensive lighting all around, jacking provisions etc. are all included. An integral all-screen cockpit ergonomically integrates all HMI functions instead of messy add-ons. Operators will also appreciate the easy-to-clean inside and outside.

Ísar offers professionals uniquely dedicated tools for safe, rapid, tread-lightly travel in wilderness areas.

Our "LIGHTFOOT" environmental concept can spare unspoiled areas from suffering intrusive road infrastructure. Ísar vehicles can economically carry passengers at road speeds over rough roads, or even no roads, but also motorways. Ísar “treads lightly” thanks to low weight and the huge Low Ground Pressure tyres with central pressure control. All Ísar design choices aim to minimally impact the environment, whilst being utterly reliable, spectacularly long lasting, and giving a high return on investment.

Ísar only relies on fossil fuel as necessary to ensure occupant safety far away from built-up areas. Even our first prototype uses biogas from local household waste. As used for the Greenland project, geothermally produced Carbon Capture methanol e-fuel is a functional option, right now. Electric hybrid to fully electric solutions are built into the core design, using the General Motors Ultium E-propulsion system. 

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