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NAMED MODELMilitary · United KingdomUnited Kingdom

CSP RIV concept.

A Rapid Intervention Vehicle on the Cross Sector Platform, built with the UK Ministry of Defence and shown at DSEI in 2017; one was made.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEBulldog (2017–24)BUILT BYBowlerIN SERVICE2017OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTION1LAYOUT4 wheels

The record

Bowler built the CSP RIV with the UK Ministry of Defence and showed it at DSEI in London in 2017 with a .50-calibre heavy machine gun on the roll cage and four blast-attenuating seats. It uses the Bulldog's Cross Sector Platform with long-travel independent suspension, a 300 bhp V6 of 700 Nm with a ZF 8HP gearbox and high and low range, and carries 2,000 kg. The single example, BOWLERCSPR1V00001, was never registered and was sold at RM Sotheby's in February 2021.

Specification

MANUFACTURERBowler ↗
Belper
MANUFACTURED2017
ENGINE300 bhp Land Rover V6 (type not published)AJD-V6 TDV6 · Jaguar AJ126 supercharged V6 · Jaguar AJ-V8
PRODUCTION RUN1
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSconcept
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEBulldog and CSP
FAMILYBulldog and CSP
WHEELS4
BODY STYLErally-raid
CATEGORYMilitary · United Kingdom

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 12017 Bowler CSP R.I.V Concept (Open Roads, February 2021) ↗RM Sotheby's · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE
  2. 2Bowler Motors ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: researched