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Lara Croft Gets a New Ride

By Dale Wickell, About.com

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Three customized vehicles were built for the film.

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Say it isn't so...is the Land Rover Defender really gone? Yep, Lara Croft will have a new vehicle in the upcoming movie, "Tomb Raider II: Lara Croft and the Cradle of Life." What's she driving? A customized Jeep Wrangler Rubicon.

"To create the vehicle, we took the ultimate off-road machine, a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, and tailored it to fit what aristocratic Lady Lara Croft, would need to do her job as a tomb raider," Trevor Creed, Senior Vice President of the Chrysler Group's Product Design told the press. "This specialized vehicle includes original Rubicon features, after-market components used by many off-road enthusiasts and unique never-before-seen custom features."

What you'll see on Lara's Jeep:

  • A roll cage with grab bars;
  • An interior with specially designed gauges, shifters, instrument panel, console and door trim;
  • A skid plate with simulated HID lighting;
  • Aftermarket front and rear bumpers from Hanson Enterprises;
  • Mickey Thompson 35" Baja Claw tires and Classic II wheels with bead locks;
  • Skyjacker four-inch Double Flex suspension lift;
  • Warn winch; [lu]Bushwacker riveted fender flares.

Look upper right for your first glimpse of the vehicle. I'm sure you'll see plenty more still and video shots during the media blitz that's planned before release of the new movie.

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