Jeep invites you to crash test the T-55

says Maria Sokolskaya

On the twenty-fourth of February, this is what will happen at the Mosfilm training ground - the T-55 tank will begin to destroy and crush SUVs. No violence - their owners will give their old cars “to be devoured” by the combat vehicle. They will have a compelling reason for this.

Imagine: the deafening roar of the engine, the crunch of glass and iron, excited spectators wondering how many units of time it will take the T-55 to turn the car into a cake.

The brutality of this entire event is off the charts - it’s not for nothing that it’s timed to coincide with a military holiday. Well, firstly, this exciting act itself - heavy armored vehicles crushing a car, which in other circumstances also seems quite heavy. Secondly, not just any equipment, but the most massive tank in history, symbolizing Soviet post-war power. Thirdly, this is happening under the banner of the Jeep brand, that is, a car whose prototype was developed in the 1940s in Pennsylvania, just for army needs.

Of course, since then Jeep has seemingly lost its military essence. It has become publicly available and more consistent with the most popular interpretation of its name. It is believed that the word "Jeep" comes from the abbreviation GP --General Purpose, that is, a car for all occasions. (As a result, this word has become generic for SUVs of this type.) But some kind of “military bone” still remains in the Jeep - the feeling of being raised above the road of power and above all four wheels gives the driver downright military self-confidence.

Therefore, SUV owners and jeep lovers are suitable for such fun with a tank. In the sense that they will not be afraid to give their car to be torn to pieces, or rather, to be crushed just for the fun of it. And although over the years of a serene, peaceful life, both genuine SUVs and a separate category of “cars similar to jeeps” managed to become a symbol not only of adventurism and courage, but also of success and solidity, there is still something in them (and therefore there should be in their owners) some impulse peculiar only to them.

Because it must be a strong feeling to watch a deadly machine level your vehicle to the ground. Or not even yours. It’s just like being inside a movie - it’s not for nothing that everything will take place on the territory of our main film factory. In the movies, a car crushed by a tank is, by definition, at the epicenter of an adventure - exciting, but not necessarily pleasant. No unpleasant events are expected at the Mosfilmov training ground, but pleasant ones may happen. By the way, if we return to the reason that may prompt the owner of a used SUV to throw it under the tracks of a tank, then it could be, for example, this - the first five volunteers who want to sacrifice their old car will receive a discount of 350 thousand rubles. for any Jeep vehicle.

February 24, military-technical base of the Mosfilm film concern, 12.00

The tank justifies the means