SHERP is a Ukrainian UTV designed for rough and soggy terrain. The company is certified with international quality standards ISO 9001 and its headquartered in Kyiv (Ukraine). Its vehicles are sold all over the world through a wide dealership network including ARGO and
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The key feature of SHERP vehicles is the large wheels with an onboard system to inflate or deflate them, which allows vehicles to travel through water, cross brushwood, scramble and climb up thin ice.
This design concept is copied by other manufacturers like BigBo and Shatun (articulated steering).
In the media
In February 2016, SHERP appeared on the show
Top Gear.
In July 2017, SHERP was demonstrated in the
Canadian
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towns of
Whitehorse
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and
Yellowknife
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In October 2017, SHERP was shown on the ''
Diesel Brothers
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Despite the name and physical resem ...
'' TV show.
In January 2018, the Sudbury SHERP dealer featured on
Discovery Canada show ''
Daily Planet
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''.
In July 2019, the SHERP is featured with
2 Chainz
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in
GQ and
Viceland
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's video series ''Most Expensivest Sh*t''.
In August 2019, SHERP is featured with
Kevin Hart
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After winning s ...
on
Jay Leno's Garage
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.
In November 2019, SHERP were featured in
Kanye West
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
’s music videos for
Follow God and
Closed on Sunday.
West also appeared with the SHERP in a 2022
Super Bowl LVI
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commercial for
McDonald's
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References
External links
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Cars introduced in 2012
Wheeled amphibious vehicles
Off-road vehicles