Something new from Radical Mobility of South Africa. The Predator 4×4 is an all terrain powered wheelchair with four wheel drive. The company and the wheelchair were both developed by Martin Brown, a C3-6 spinal cord injured quadriplegic.

For those not familiar with 4 wheel drive wheelchairs. Notice the front wheels in the picture. They are turned, almost as if they were steering the chair. That’s because they are. A traditional powerchair has free-floating casters. Turning is dependent on more or less power being supplied to either the right or left drive wheel. That doesn’t work well in a 4×4, so the steering is accomplished in much the same way as a car. The front wheels are turned by the front motors. A pretty neat solution but a wider turning radius than you would experience in a conventional powered wheelchair.

Here’s the teaser that the manufacturer tosses up on this chair-

The mean beast of wheelchairs, yep it is the ALL TERRAIN mother of Power Wheelchairs. Sand, gravel, hills, grass.

The manufacturer is hoping to sell into the U.S. market at some time but no date on that is available yet. Here are some of the specs on this grabber.

• Pure 4-Wheel Drive
• Heavy duty durable frame (hand made)
• Rugged powder coated steel frame
• Custom-built 4 x 250watt 24V motors
• Sealed lead-acid batteries 70 Amp/hr
• Dynamic Control® Shark unit
• Interchangeable control (Left / Right hand option)
• Can reach speeds up to 7-8 Km/h
• Travel up to 10 km
• 150mm ground clearance
• Any terrain, more suited for outdoor
• 20 degree angle capability
• Options: -Power tilt in space -Power recline