The Navistar 5000-MV is a licensed tractor unit in SnowRunner included in the Navistar 5000-MV Tractor DLC.
Initially designed as a heavy equipment transport to be deployed in the Middle East, the Navistar 5000MV is an outstandingly beefy tractor outfitted with military-grade AWD system allowing it to haul impressively heavy loads and venture into moderately off-road environments with relative ease. However, due to certain structural quirks, it cannot be differential lock-enabled, somewhat limiting its off-road performance.
Description[]
The Navistar 5000-MV at first glance is an impressive truck capable of great speed, decent torque, and some capability in mud, but with further inspection a critical flaw is exposed that dooms it to being one of the worst heavy class trucks.
The 5000-MV is a bit of an oddball for a heavy class truck. While it is one of if not the fastest truck in its class, it lacks a differential lock, a weakness previously only shared by the Derry Longhorn 3194 for the heavy class. On paved roads the 5000-MV is capable of tremendous speeds and quick acceleration thanks to its AWD. It can handle light amounts of mud with a bit of effort but deep mud is where the 5000-MVs weaknesses are revealed.
The 5000-MV has some major disadvantages. Its primary weakness is the lack of a differential lock. Once caught in mud if it becomes slow enough and loses its momentum there will be little chance of it getting out without use of a winch. Its low gear does little to help and can actually make some situations worse by causing some wheels to spin and dig into mud. Its frame add-ons are also limited, only having access to front loggingframe, crane, low saddle, and high saddle. Also though not a major flaw, due to the vehicles lack of any exhaust modifications and its tendency to create a large amount of exhaust, the 5000-MV when driven in 3rd person can obscure the players vision due to its exhaust placement.
Pros[]
- With the 2nd engine, the Navistar also gets a lot better in offroad and mud.
- Available for free in the beginning.
- All upgrades exclusive to this truck are available from the beginning.
- This truck is one of the best beginner trucks when other dependable trucks are not available.
Cons[]
- Consumption is high especially with the 2nd engine.
- Lack of Diff Lock makes this truck sub-par in heavy offroading.
- The low range gear is very weak in the stock transmission
- Becomes very mediocre at best late in game compared to most other trucks.
- Poor exhaust placement and large amount of exhaust smoke produced can make driving in 3rd person difficult.
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Trivia[]
- When starting the engine the model displayed during startup is shown to be a V8 diesel but if a snorkel is installed, a large inline 6 cylinder is visible through the hood.
- The Navistar 5000-MV is the the one of the 2 heavy class trucks to be equipped with a "medium" winch instead of a "heavy". The other truck that shares this trait is the Pacific P512 PF.
- The Navistar 5000-MVs license plate reads "HU5KY". It shares this plate with the International Paystar 5070, Scout 800, International Loadstar 1700, Pacific P512 PF, and Hummer H2, as well as MudRunner's Western Star 6900XD.
