ZZSSV Is Building A Three-Row UTV And Other Wild Contraptions
No, what you're looking at in this article's lead image isn't a belated April Fools' joke. Instead, new-ish manufacturer ZZSSV is cooking up a six-seat, three-row side-by-side with a 1,400-class four-cylinder engine under its hood. Not just that, they have military offerings and an ATV in the works.
We'll get to the other concepts, but first, we need to discuss the ZZ-1400 and EV.ZZ-EB40 6-seater side-by-sides. These look-- albeit in heavily rendered form-- like they're meant to go up against the long wheelbase Polaris RZR and Can-Am Maverick models. Except these have an extra row of seats, so you can bring along two extra buddies, and a breakover angle that will make a stock Jeep Gladiator laugh. The wheelbase on the six-seater is 169 inches, which also dwarfs the Jeep's 137.3-inch wheelbase. Needless to say, these ZZSSV 6-seaters will be massive.
As far as the mechanical side of things goes, the UTVs have an inline four-cylinder engine that's turbocharged and good for roughly 150 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque. Power goes through a CVT-- as is side-by-side tradition-- and you can run the drivetrain in 2WD, 4WD, and lock the rear differential. ZZSSV says the tube chassis is made from 4130 chrome molybdenum alloy, and the 6-seater weighs around 2,600 pounds.
Naturally, there are 2-seat (two-door) and 4-seat (four-door) variations of the performance side-by-sides as well. The underpinnings and mechanical side of things are essentially the same, though the two-door model has a 104-inch wheelbase and weighs 1,807 pounds, while the four-door model has a 135-inch wheelbase and a curb weight of 2,161 pounds.
In addition to the gas-powered UTVs, there are also slated to be fully electric variants as well. The motor in these will be good for 107 horsepower and 186 lb-ft of torque, with a 40 kWh battery on board that allows for a 125-ish mile range.
The ATV that ZZSSV is showing is a 400-class machine. It looks fine, albeit very rendered in the images. That seatback sure looks uncomfortable, too. But we always appreciate a machine with a rack-mounted radiator from the factory, so at least it has that going for it.
Other oddities are aplenty across ZZSSV's website. There's a military rig that ZZSSV says makes 220 horsepower from a turbocharged four-cylinder powerplant, and another rig that looks more out of Halo than an actual powersports company catalog.
Speaking of video games, whether ZZSSV's machines and its existence as a company are anything more than a pipe dream and a slew of digital renders, that's anybody's guess. ZZSSV is looking for distributors, so if you are interested in opening your own ZZSSV dealer, you can get more information on doing so on their website. Just keep us in mind when the first six-seater shows up, as we want a ride on the madness that is effectively a UTV roller coaster.
Ross hosts The Hooniverse Podcast. He has been in the off-road world since he was a kid riding in the back of his dad’s YJ Wrangler. He works in marketing by day and in his free time contributes to Hooniverse, AutoGuide, and ATV.com, and in the past has contributed to UTV Driver, ATV Rider, and Everyday Driver. Ross drives a 2018 Lexus GX460 that is an ongoing build project featured on multiple websites and the podcast.
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