The Grenadier Chimaera GT, despite being a fast and all terrain design, has neither the armor nor the weaponry that many drivers need to survive the roadways of 2047.  Even though the Chimaera only sold for three years, there are quite a few remaining on (or off) the roads.  Almost none of these are in the stock configuration, though.  The Superbeast and the later Nightmare represent examples of possible modifications to the basic design.  The Superbeast has more armor and firepower than the regular Chimaera, replacing the Vulcan in the pop-turret with a 15.5mm VHMG (see end of page) and a coaxial 10mm for anti-personnel work.  The pair of machineguns under the hood are replaced with four 60mm rocket tubes, dramatically increasing the forward firepower of the design.  The Superbeast is heavier and has a Top Speed 10mph slower than the stock Chimaera due to the extra weight.  The extra room required for these modifications came from the removal of the third seat and at the expense of some cargo space.  The cost of the modification was offset slightly with the downgrading of the armor  type, dropping the Laminate, but this GX mod is still fairly expensive.

Subassemblies:               Off-Road Smartwheels (4), Full rotation pop turret.
Propulsion:                     TL8 AWD Wheeled Drivetrain (HP 25, 250kW).
Instruments:                    Radio w/ scrambler (100mi range), cellular phone, 2 x light-amplification (1 BoF, 1 TuF), IR/normal driving Lights (BoF, HP 1), Searchlight (Bo, HP 1), RADAR (Bo, HP 2, 0.75kW, 3mi. range, Scan 14), 2 x Digital Vehicle Camera (1 BoF, 1 TuF), GPS (Bo), HUDWAC w/ Pupil Scanner (Bo), Advanced RADAR/Laser detector (Bo), Sound System (Bo, HP 6), Small computer w/ hi-capacity option (Bo, HP 4, Programs: Targeting x 3, Damage Control, Datalink), One terminal (Bo, HP 10).
Weapons:                        Fabrique-Nationale 15.5mm Very Heavy MG (TuF, HP 12), 10mm Machinegun (TuF, HP 6), 4 x 60mm super rocket tubes (BoF, HP 9), Flaming Oil Dropper (BoB, HP 8), Smokescreen (BoB, HP 8), 1000 rounds 15.5mm APDU (50 bursts), 1000 Rounds 10mm caseless Ball (50 bursts), 8 x 60mm HEAT Super Rockets (4 loaded, 4 stored in anti-blast magazine).
Weapon Accessories:       Cyberslaves for VHMG (HP 12), 10mm MG (HP 6), 60mm Tubes (HP 9), Full Stabilization for VHMG (HP 3), 10mm MG HP 2),  Universal mount (HP 8).
Miscellaneous:                 Compact Fire Suppression (Bo, HP 6), High-Security Alarm (Bo), Explosive towing pin.
Controls:                          Computerized.  Crew Stations: "Driver" controls all functions from a Normal Crew Station.
Occupancy:                      Short.  Passengers: One.  Accommodations: Two normal seats, one with restraints.  6 man-days provisions, 2 x Crashweb.
Environmental Systems:   TL8 Environmental control for two (Bo) pow: 0.5.
Power Systems:                TL8 3,672,000kW high-capacity storage batteries (HP 75, 4 hours duration).
Access, Cargo
and Empty Space:            8.1cf access space, 11cf cargo space, Wasted space: 0.37cf body, 0.75cf turret, 4.6cf drivetrain.
Volume:                           Turret: 11cf (takes up 13.2cf in Body), Body: 152cf, Wheels: 35cf.  Surface Areas: Turret: 30, Body: 171, Wheels: 75, Structural Surface Area: 276.
Structure:                         Light Frame, Standard Materials.  Fair Streamlining.
Structural Options:           Smartwheels, Improved Suspension, Improved Brakes, All Wheel Steering.
Hit Points:                        Turret: 23, Body: 128, Wheels: 28ea.
Armor:                             Expensive Fireproof Ablative: Body: PD 4, DR 200; Turret: PD 4, DR 100; Wheels: PD 3, DR 50ea.
Other Surface Features:    Puncture-Resistant Fireproof Tires (DR 4).
Details:                             Clear ablative plastic armor windows (see armor), metallic silver paint, leaping Chimaera airbrushed on hood (animal, not car), headlights, 2 gullwing doors.
Statistics:                          Empty Weight: 5540.6lbs, Internal Payload: 635lbs (assuming 200lbs driver and 100lbs cargo), Loaded Weight: 6175.6 (3.09 tons), Volume: 198cf.  Size Modifier: + 3, Price: $94,536.00, HT: 9.
Ground Performance:       Top Speed: 170mph  gAccel: 10mph/s  gDecel: 20mph/s   gMR: 1.75  gSR: 5 Moderate GP, 1/3 Off-Road Speed: 57mph.

* - also counts as a flame attack.  Depleted Uranium.

The 15.5mm VHMG is a European design from Fabrique-Nationale, license-manufactured by a company in Maine.  The gun's cased 15.5mm ammo is expensive and somewhat more difficult to find than many MG rounds, but easily available in larger cities, and QUITE worth the extra money considering the power of the rounds.