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Laforzas. Approximately 1,000 Magnums fitted with the VM turbodiesel were sold to various Italian law enforcement agencies up until the late nineties. Other institutional purchasers included Italy's
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with Eaton supercharger and a 4-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission (Hydra-Matic 4L65-E) coupled with a 2wd/4wd high/4wd low transfer case was also offered. Laforza also planned a version for Europe, using a 3.9-liter 170 PS (125 kW; 168 hp) Iveco direct injection
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American version, but upgraded with a new type of dash and seats as well as the center tunnel and the door panels.
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Explorer and an electronic automatic transmission (AODE) as well as a full-time 4WD transfer case (without low gears) with an Eaton Supercharger as optional. The Prima was renamed Laforza Magnum edition in 1999 when the Ford V8 model was joined by a
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turbodiesel which ended up being installed in most of the Rayton-Fissore
Magnums was projected from an early stage. The front and rear differentials, suspension, and brakes were carried over from the Iveco truck, which was based on the four-wheel drive version of the
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Laforza arrived in the United States in late 1989 with some modifications to the Magnum 4x4 base frame. The major differences included: reinforced and modified cross members and other details necessary to use the 4,942 cc (301.6 cu in)
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Cherasco to be finished. Many details such as the lamps came from Italian mass-market automobiles. The four-wheel-drive system was part-time with front and rear differentials, with the rear axle always being engaged. A
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European market conditions.
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Laforza is the Rayton-Fissore Magnum 4x4, presented in July 1984. This vehicle was based on the shortened and lowered chassis of a projected medium-weight military off-roader called the
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or Alfa Romeo's 3-liter V6, but this model remained a prototype. Golden Car owner
Alessandro Festa acquired the rights to the Magnum/Laforza in 2004 but was unable to bring it back to the market.
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Mazzocchi, Gianni, ed. (April 1984). "Anteprima: Il ≪militare≫ lascia la divisa per andare fuoristrada" [Preview: A fighter casts off its uniform, goes off-road].
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bodywork; the steel-bodied production cars retained the plastic bonnet and bootlid. Most of the Magnum bodies were built by Golden Car of
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produces 160 PS (118 kW), with the V6 being marketed as the Magnum VIP. Only about 120 of the V6-engined version were built.
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