Hilux would be a good option, but the older models like the one they tried killing in topgear. All the other models mentooned by Range Rover, Volkswagen, Mercedes and similar are too big and too pricey. Remember, SAK has always been an affordable knife. Inexpensive but versitile. And pocketable. So smaller format. I agree it should be an all terain vehicle, but one of the smaller ones without all the electronics and AI and spece ship cockpit looking one.My vote goes for the Dacia/Renault Duster 4x4 (name depending on your location) or even the Fiat Panda 4x4 for the 84/85mm versions Heck even the Swiss mountain rescue service uses those.
Just like with SAKs and multitools, a lot depends on personal preferences.When I was into off-roading and camping my Landcruiser 80 series was my all-purpose vehicle, as it was comfortable enough on-road, and great off-road, with plenty of room.These days my preferences run to on-road only, so my VW Golf R wagon has all my current requirements covered: fast(ish) (turbo petrol), good handling in all weather conditions (low Cog, AWD, UHP tyres), lots or room for dogs or stuff (wagon), comfortable (nice seats), safe (heaps of acronyms), good economy (relative to performance), and excellent adaptive cruise control (relaxing cruising on hwy, good licence protector).
The Panda is like a pair of jeans: a simple, practical article of clothing without pretense. I tried to give it the essential quality of a military design — in particular a helicopter: something light, rational, and optimized for a specific purpose.— Giorgetto Giugiaro on his original Panda design for Panda fans
Old lefty,I agree on the Italdesign and Bertone era of Fiats that were unfortunately better designed than quality controlled. Now, as a fellow lefty, since I got my left-handed Wenger recently, I keep looking at my car and thinking it sure would be nice if some after market guy looking for a niche would do after market adaptations of cars for lefties. Not talking about a ground up reverse engineered Wenger-style copy (though we could probably talk a Chinese, or Indian, outfit into that), just some user interface changes.Outside doors handles mounted center door with long linkage to existing locking system. Voila! No more cross over reach with left hand.Seat belts buckle on the left.Cruise control on the left.Wipers on the left.Lidar detector mount on the left side of the windshield.Fuel gauge on the left.Tach/speedo pod reversed.The center stack is a problem, because its in the center ON THE RIGHT. Maybe virtualize the center stack into a plasma screen mounted on the left hand sun visor?The automatic gear shift stick could be virtualized to work by voice command. “Gear D1.” Both righties and lefties would benefit by that. Gear shift levers for automatics are vestigial devices, like an appendix. Uneccecessary. A manual gear shift I have respect for and gladly shift it right handed the way god and Henry Ford intended.I could go on here, but you get the idea. Modify many, but not all user interfaces in a car model that many affluent professionals drive, and for which there would be a healthy lefty demand for resale as converted.” Put an “L” logo, or Wenger’s lefty logo, on the finished product. As I am a populist at heart, I would like to see lefty cars available to those driving lower priced cars. Maybe find a high volume. long lived model like the Golf, and adapt it for left hand interface. My Wenger lefty handed really is much more pleasurable and efficient to use. If I could find a Champion Plus in left handed form, I would change over immediately. I am watching EBay and the miscellaneous clones of it for a more elaborate (MORE THAN THREE LAYERS!!!) lefty but without luck so far. I hope your black knife is a lefty model, for your sake. Leave the window lifts and gas cover latches alone, because they are already where we want them—on the left.
Swiss Army of vehicles . I'd place my vote on a Volkswagen Syncro 4x4. While a truck can do a lot this thing can do a few more things and better IMO.
For me it would the Land Rover or Jeep. Able to adapt to both on and off road, and able to easily adjust to different versions, so hard top, pick-up, light van are all interchangeable without any structural modifications. And they're fun to own
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