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Glenne · 01-04-2022, 05:24 PM

I was reading about a new SUV that will be offered in the US this year. It is a Bremach. https://www.bremach.us/SUV.html Supposed to be a pretty rugged 4x4 at a reasonable price. Does anyone have any information on this new SUV especially if it is flat towable?

theroc · 01-04-2022, 07:18 PM

I haven't heard if it's going to be flat towable but I'm skeptical of its reliability among other things like dealer network and parts, etc. Being made in Russia, it could be another Yugo-type vehicle where you'd have nothing but problems on top of problems.

Yes, certainly the price is attractive (and I'm excited that its offered with a manual transmission) but for that price, I'd be real nervous about safety and reliability ...in addition to my money going to Russia.

It will be very interesting to see how this pans out though. As somebody said on another forum, I guess it's better for Russia to be developing and competing with the U.S. on building SUVs rather than ICBMs, lol.

eta: doing some quick research on it, it does use some U.S. components and they've been making the vehicle for well over a decade for military purposes and is used in quite a few countries for that type of use.

They also are going to offer a 5 year/60,000-mile bumper-to-bumper and 10 year/120,000-mile powertrain warranties as an incentive.

2nd edit: I'm now reading that the ones sold in the U.S. will be built in California.

lllkrob · 01-04-2022, 09:08 PM

I doubt it will be 4down towable. Based on the picture in their brochure the two speed transfer case is switch operated, as opposed to a manual shift, with no neutral position indicated.

Also, Bremach is an Italian company founded in 1956 and headquartered in Italy. They sell vehicles throughout Europe, Russia, Middle East, and parts of Asia and Africa.

theroc · 01-04-2022, 10:09 PM

I'm pretty sure the Italian company went bankrupt some time ago. All that I was going from was the Motortrend article on it that I remember seeing last year that I had to go back and look for:

This Russian SUV Could Be Coming to an American Dealer Near You

And now that I re-read the article, it explains all that.

FIRE UP · 01-04-2022, 10:55 PM

Well,
While I have no interest in something like this, it's always interesting to see more competition, maybe more jobs, and more choice. I didn't read or research any more than what was in the link but, according to this statement:

Manually switched 4x4 Drive with HI and LO range

It could mean it's a manually shifted transfer case but, the wording does say "switched". And I didn't see any center consoles or shifters so, at this point, hard to say. As for it NOT having a neutral, well, just because it doesn't say it has a neutral, doesn't mean it doesn't have one. Our 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 Extended Cab 4x4 has an electronically shifted transfer case and it doesn't display neutral either on the dial. That is, until you look for it and put that dial in a given spot, then an *N* appears on the dial. But, someone not familiar with that truck, and looking for an N in the transfer case, won't see it.
Scott

Roy-c · 01-05-2022, 06:31 AM

I don't think they will be getting my $27K. In the present climate of parts backorders and a lack of qualified techs everywhere I can't see taking a chance on a new startup for something that I need to be able to depend on. JMHO.