The brute was barely usable on V6 in some places when we had the play tests going on. Forest was especially problematic.
it was way cooler this one looks a bit too futureistic
The Lenco bearcat was made in 2001 though and has been a common SWAT truck in the US since 2013, it’s not really futuristic, it’s modern.
the original felt more like a swat van
The old one was based off of an armoured van design primarily in use by Secure Transit companies nowadays, Vans like that have been phased out of Police use over the past 2 decades in favour of BearCat, marauder and SandCat style designs. Even when the SWAT Van was around in 2013 perp, it was relatively dated and obsolete as many departments had already switched to Marauders / Humvee based designs, largely because of the DoD’s 1033 program, which saw excess military vehicles such as Humvees and EOD vehicles fielded for police use, but also during this time, models such as the Lenco Bear series (Primarily the bearcat, which we have), The Paramount Marauder, etc. became commonplace vehicles in police tactical units.
If you google search SWAT Vans you’ll see the current market of them and you’ll see that the bearcat is considered bog standard rather than futuristic.
