Pick-up trucks aren’t an Italian speciality and there are no models of note in this segment. However, when it comes to coachbuilding and customising vehicles, the Italians have a long history. Besides the well known names, there are also smaller outfits like MILITEM which creates automobiles for the premium-luxury market.
The company works exclusively with American vehicles and applies typical ‘Made in Italy’ craftsmanship. Its latest offering is the FEROX-T, a more upmarket truck that is referred to as a Spot Utility Truck (SUT). It is a premium luxury product and merges the ruggedness of its American background with the Italian flair.
Developed from Jeep model
The FEROX-T is developed from Jeep’s Gladiator Rubicon model, which already has all-terrain capability, a high-degree of functionality and versatility. It’s a fully engineered vehicle which combines the comfort of an SUV and the functionality of a pick-up.
What MILITEM has done is the enhance the characteristics of each and add a host of technical and content upgrades. In terms of performance and technical specifications, MILITEM would like to declare the FEROX-T as the ‘supercar among pick-ups’.
The bodywork has a strong, hi-tech and muscular image, unique in one sense but also maintaining the overall ‘family feeling’ of the MILITEM range. Features such as the brand’s emblematic honeycomb black grille (also available in carbonfibre), wide-body wheel arches (in carbonfibre or body-coloured) and MILITEM’s own 20-inch rims provide the exclusivity.
The FEROX roll-bar
A distinctive element is the FEROX Bar. This is a roll-bar which is more stylish than the original and allows the retractable LED headlights to be fitted. Also available as an option is the cargo bed in a hi-tech nautical material (customers can select their own colour).
The FEROX-T also has motorised retractable running boards, new smoked ‘Neutral fume’ front and rear lights, door rim puddle lights and can also be equipped with an LED lightbar in the front bumper. The two Black Performance tailpipes are in-house design features. They have a Dual-Mode function to enhance the SUT’s twin personality: a button on the centre console modifies the exhaust notes.
Comfortable, luxurious enclosure
The cabin is a comfortable and luxurious enclosure with refinement and high-grade materials. Customers get Italian leather upholstery on the seats fitted by hand and the option to select Alcantara inserts. Personalisation is, of course, possible with a wide range of leather, fabric (including denim) and technical fabrics.
The all-black detailing adds an extra touch of luxury and sportiness to the cabin. The centre console houses a button that activates the multi-coloured ambient lighting, another exclusive touch.
V6 power with Rock-Trac 4×4 system
The FEROX-T uses the same engine that comes with the Gladiator Rubicon, a 285 bhp/353 Nm 3.6-litre V6 petrol engine. An 8-speed automatic transmission and 4×4 Rock-Trac system drives all four wheels. MILITEM engineers have tuned the suspension and there are twin-tank dampeners in aluminium and finished in carbonfibre.
Pricing for the FEROX-T in Italy starts from 97,490 euros (about RM473,000) and the warranty in European markets is 36 months/100,000 kms but can be extended to 72 months with unlimited mileage.
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