International Transtar

	Surname: MatarHorn Trucks Flatbed Class: Tow-truck Origin: USA Playable vehicle

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GAZ_53 2023-05-24 22:10	carcrasher88 wrote Agreed, it certainly seems to match the 387 much better than the TranStar, while the vent on the cowl looks like that of the International DuraStar, just flipped upside down. Also notable is that this truck design seems to have replaced the cabover design also found in the orignal WD, save for the garbage truck variant, as garbage trucks altogether seem to have been omitted in this game. The Small Box Truck version of the cabover was replaced by the MatarHorn Trucks Boxvan, and the WKZ Truck version was replaced by the MatarHorn Trucks Media Broadcast Truck, both of which share the same cab design with the Flatbed. Those variants were also joined by the new Dump Truck and Middleweight DC variants, giving MatarHorn Trucks a rather comprehensive lineup of commercial products, joined by the Convoy, the new MRAP, the City Bus, and the Firetruck. Though, looking at the emblem on the front of the cabovers in the original WD, they were also MatarHorn Trucks products, meaning the company must have offered two cab designs to give customers a choice. Maybe when developing the game (remember, during the game's development, Ubisoft Montreal made frequent trips to California, so I'm sure they picked up something on what sorts of vehicles are and aren't popular in the area in real life), they may have found cabover vehicles to be less popular in the Bay Area and decided on a completely conventional styled fleet of trucks in the sequel? Might also explain the introduction of the Landrock Motors Cube Truck. I never understood why the garbage truck was not included in WD2, it seems like a pretty important vehicle for city utility, and it would have been interesting to see a trash truck with the front end of the flatbed
carcrasher88 2017-01-08 03:01	Agreed, it certainly seems to match the 387 much better than the TranStar, while the vent on the cowl looks like that of the International DuraStar, just flipped upside down. Also notable is that this truck design seems to have replaced the cabover design also found in the orignal WD, save for the garbage truck variant, as garbage trucks altogether seem to have been omitted in this game. The Small Box Truck version of the cabover was replaced by the MatarHorn Trucks Boxvan, and the WKZ Truck version was replaced by the MatarHorn Trucks Media Broadcast Truck, both of which share the same cab design with the Flatbed. Those variants were also joined by the new Dump Truck and Middleweight DC variants, giving MatarHorn Trucks a rather comprehensive lineup of commercial products, joined by the Convoy, the new MRAP, the City Bus, and the Firetruck. Though, looking at the emblem on the front of the cabovers in the original WD, they were also MatarHorn Trucks products, meaning the company must have offered two cab designs to give customers a choice. Maybe when developing the game (remember, during the game's development, Ubisoft Montreal made frequent trips to California, so I'm sure they picked up something on what sorts of vehicles are and aren't popular in the area in real life), they may have found cabover vehicles to be less popular in the Bay Area and decided on a completely conventional styled fleet of trucks in the sequel? Might also explain the introduction of the Landrock Motors Cube Truck.
Hakari 2017-01-08 01:40	It looks like one of Peterbilt medium duty trucks. Most likely a 330 or 325 www.thepetestore.com/model-325-330-337-348/images/fullsize/325-VD7J8761-med.jpg EDIT: I think a 387 model was a bigger inspiration here. They just converted it to a simple truck. americantruckshowrooms.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/DSC1280.jpg -- Last edit: 2017-01-08 01:43:14

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