Derry Longhorn 4520

The **Derry Longhorn 4520** is a Heavy Hitcher appearing in *MotorStorm: Off The Grid*.

## Details

Seeing the Derry Longhorn 3194 and the Atlas Barracks were rapidly becoming outdated designs with increasingly obsolete powertrains and generally weak towing capacities, Derry Longhorn had began to develop the one logistics truck to truly rule them all, the result being the Derry Longhorn 4520.

Seeing General Dynamics had introduced the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank, Derry Longhorn was also contracted in designing the ideal semi-trailer to transport two Abrams tanks at once.

It is said that the U.S. Military, the Israeli Defense Force, the Royal British Army, and many other allies of NATO including NATO itself had procured a total of 2,044 Derry Longhorn 4520s, all of which that weren't sold to the U.S. Marines were of a different model, known as the **ELT** (short for **Extreme Logistics Tractor**).

By default, all Derry Longhorn 4520s had four axles, with full engageable all wheel drive, as well as having a Jon Doe JD-19, which was a 19.0L aftercooled turbodiesel Inline-6, that developed a groundbreaking 700 horsepower by default. To finish off the transmission and drivetrain, there was a Madison SSTCDFTS-667 single speed AWD transfer case with diff lock gear, with a torque splitter and a Madison AT-816 automatic transmission, signifying eight torque gears, eight forward speeds and eight reverse speeds.

Supposedly, the first 100 4520s were powered by a Westminster 6V787TWC, which was a 12.9L turbocharged and aftercooled Inline-6 that produced 610 brake horsepower, which obviously wasn't enough to power this behemoth of a vehicle.

In terms of suspension, the truck has Hendrix parabolic taper spring type suspension, along with four wheel steering from the front and rear axles, while having Cornwall steer-drive axles as the front and rear axles, while the two middle axles were default Cornwall driven axles that couldn't steer. However, a later model 4520, known as the **4520 Mk. II** had pneumatic active air ride suspension to give the truck better abilities to navigate rougher terrains, while having a rumored towing capacity between 75.57 to 88 tons, which would give it the ability to tow one M1A2 Abrams tank.

Upon the announcement of the 2024 MotorStorm: Off The Grid festival, Derry Longhorn constructed eight specially-modified 4520s to be used specifically for MotorStorm racing.

For the chassis, cab and the rest of the body, the truck wasn't armored like the military versions, instead being built with double plated composite steel all around the body. It was also fitted with a non-steerable pusher axle to give the truck a better center of gravity on angled terrains, with brand new 46-inch all-terrain tires.

In terms of a powertrain, Derry Longhorn reached out to one of its companies it owned, none other than Jon Doe, where a specially modified JD-23 Inline-6 was built, with the aspiration being twin turbocharged and aftercooled, producing 1,800 horsepower, and 1,086 lbs-ft of torque. It was also fitted with a set of self-locking limited slip differentials that would lock themselves should the truck enter loose and soft terrains, such as mud or sand.

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* It is visually similar to the Derry Longhorn 4520, which is a truck in SnowRunner, which is based off of the 1992 Oshkosh M1070.