Buggy is generally used to refer to any lightweight
automobile with
off-road capabilities and sparse bodywork. Most are built either as a
kit car or from
scratch.
History
Originally used to describe very
lightweight horse-drawn vehicles for one or two persons,[1] the term was extended to lightweight
automobiles as they became popular.[2][3] As automobiles became increasingly sophisticated, the term briefly dropped out of use before being revived to describe more specialised off-road vehicles.[4][5][6]
Rock buggy, designed for use in low-speed rock-crawling applications
Rock bouncer, designed for use in high-speed rock-crawling/bashing or very steep, off-road
hillclimb racing, typically tubular steel exoskeleton, 1000hp V8 petrol engine
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