Torsus jumped onto the scene two years ago with one of the world's ruggedest 4x4 buses for work and play. Now the Prague-based company broadens its work with VW Group chassis types, turning the VW Crafter 4Motion/MAN TGE 4x4 into what it calls the world's most capable minibus. We'd love to see it as the basis of an off-road adventure van like the Vanworx MaxTraxx, but so far Torsus is selling it as a ready-for-anything workhorse and shuttle for up to 21 passengers.
Torsus teased the Terrastorm this week ahead of a full reveal later this month. Starting with Volkswagen's full-size all-wheel-drive van siblings, the VW Crafter 4Motion and MAN TGE 4x4, Torsus upgrades the suspension for heavy-duty off-roading, promising the van will reach places that others won't. Photos also reveal BF Goodrich all-terrain tires and a front-end design derived from Torsus' Praetorian bus, with a Torsus-badged grille, available grille guard and auxiliary lights in the front bumper.
![Emergency services is another possible use case](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/57af920/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1000x667+0+0/resize/1000x667!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F03%2F73%2Fe09e266c4433a70348a7fcc16979%2F10a2741-1000x667.jpg)
"In the all-new Terrastorm, we signal our ambition to set new standards in the heavy-duty 4x4 minibus market across some of the toughest industries known to man," says Torsus founder and CEO Vakhtang Dzhukashvili. "We built Torsus to be a trailblazer and redefine the way people think about commercial vehicles, and the Terrastorm is the next step on our journey to make this reality."
![The Torsus Terrastorm gets dirty enough for a proper teaser photo](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/3bae119/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5622x3748+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2F27%2F4693635d4d989aba62e454cdd35b%2Ftorsus-terrastorm-06-2020-371.jpg)
Looking at the Terrastorm, industries like mining and forestry immediately come to mind, but we also can't help but see a go-anywhere 4x4 camper van behind that exploding dirt. Torsus has already showed a Praetorian Overlander off-road motorhome, so it's not a stretch to think that there'll be Terrastorm camper van down the line, whether offered in-house or by a third-party converter.
We'll learn more about Torsus' Terrastrom configuration plans when it holds the full reveal in the coming weeks. Sales will start in Q3 2020.
Source: Torsus