This Super SUV Purposes To Be Able To Cross The Ocean

There are man-made products that come and leave the surface of the earth without as much hullabaloo. There are others that come, make history and remain in the minds of people far too long after their departure.

The Baja Boot (now coming with the SCG 004 title) belongs to the latter class. It is a rare off-road truck for which only two were made. It is a legend.

After changing hands a couple of times, one of the two off-road monsters(originally developed by GM for desert racing) was bought by Jim Glickenhaus a man who has a penchant not only for experimental off-road motoring inventions but endeavors to stretch his mind as far as possible when it comes to vehicle manufacturing.

Glickenhaus set up the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus LLC in 2013 and has been doing unthinkable magic in vehicle engineering. The company is now working to revive the Baja Boot to make it so hardy that it can walk over any terrain on earth and it will be able to literately traverse the ocean.

This gargantuan car is competing in the 2019 Baja 1000 and will climb a more than 4-mile high volcano in the Andes. In 2020, the vehicle will be tested across the Bering Sea, en route for the official launch at the Paris Motor Show.

Glickenhaus has extended an official invitation to major car manufacturers including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Land Rover, Volvo, Jaguar, Ford, GM, Dodge, Audi, Porsche, Alfa, Maserati, Jeep, Mercedes to bring their competitive equals for the expedition. Very exciting, right?

The SCG 004 is available in a 2-door and -4-door trim. It will bear a 650-horsepower 5.6-liter V8 engine. This revival is happening at a time when technology is a key determinant of just how well vehicles are able to perform.

At the same time, the mere thought of a car that is able to walk on water is intriguing enough. At a cost of $250,000 or $275,000 for the four-door trim, you can have a piece. We will keep our ears and eyes on the ground to see how this turns out.