ABOUT
OUR BRAND
Our brand ETENDARD is an entity specializing in Defense and Security land mobility. This is a registered trademark of MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT company.
Our brand offers :
- Products : It markets a range of light tactical vehicles.
- Services : It offers its engineering skills, in order to develop vehicles and systems on request of its customers.
- Support : It supports its customers in expressing their needs, in after-market, and in operators & technicians trainings.
OUR COMPANY
IN SHORT
We are a french engineering company created in 2000.
Our teams consist of approximately 35 engineers.
We are internationally known for our expertise in vehicles and powertrain developments.
OUR SKILLS
We have a full set of skills and experiences for systems & vehicles development.
We have a network of over 60 french partners for the industrialisation of our products.
OUR ACTIVITES
Our company is today divided into two activities :
OUR RALLY RAID EXPERTISE
Our TAURUS entity is specialized in Motorsport.
In particular, we design, develop, and sell Rally Raid vehicles called “T3Max”.
This buggy is operated by many teams, especially RedBull, with a prestigious track record.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Category……………………………. FIA T3 – Challenger
- Dimensions………………………. 3.6m x 2.1m x 1.8m (Lxlxh)
- Weight………………………………… 950 kg
- Max Speed.……………………….. 135 km/h (FIA limitation)
- Chassis……………………………….. Steel tubular frame
- Engine………………………………… L3 1.0L gasoline turbo
- Power…………………………………. ~132 kW / 180 HP
- ECU………………………………………. Specific engine maps
- Gearbox………………………………. 5 sequential gears
- Transmission……………………. 4×4 drive (with differentials)
- Suspension………………………. Double wishbones
- Dampers…………………………… 450 mm travel
- Rims…………………………………….. 15’ forged aluminium
- Tires……………………………………… 32′
- Brakes………………………………….. 4 piston calipers / Ø11’ discs
- Fuel tank…………………………….. 130 L
- Body…………………………………….. Full carbon with specific design
- Dashboard…………………………. Digital screens and pads
PALMARES
2023
Runner-up W2RC
- Victory BAJA QATAR 2023
- Victory MEXICO RALLY 2023
- Victory ARGENTINA RALLY 2023
- Victory MOROCCO RALLY 2023
2024
- Victory DAKAR 2024 (P1 & P2)
- Victory BAJA GREECE 2024
SYNERGIES
Defense & Security applications, and Rally-Raid activities, share the same technical and strategical values.
The same engineering methods and the same thoroughness are implemented in our TAURUS and ETENDARD products.
GALLERY
OUR DEFENSE AND SECURITY EXPERTISE
Our teams have a thorough understanding of the Defense & Security sector.
We have all the technical expertise specific to these applications, and we keep a strong relationship with the french armed forces.
BENOIT SCHWENCK
Director of Operations
General engineer, Benoit SCHWENCK is graduated of Polytech School, completed by an engineering Master specialized in Research & Development. Passionate about technologies and eager to innovate, he invested himself from the start of his career in vehicle R&D. He will gradually take responsibilities allowing him to establish a wide range of skills. He successively held the positions of design engineer, project manager, and service manager, before taking up his current position in 2022 as Director of Operations within MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT company, and Manager of the ETENDARD entity.
Invested in Defense topics, and in parallel with his civilian career, he also joined the military reserve of the French Army. He thus worked within the Air Force commandos of EP.1G.128 from 2008 to 2012. He then carried out various missions in equipment within the Land Forces. In 2023, he joined the Engineers Corps within the General Directorate of Armaments as a reserve officer.
BENJAMIN TROMAS
Land Mobility Expert
Benjamin TROMAS had the honor of serving more than 20 years in the French Army Special Forces.
He worked for 16 years as an operator during which he carried out numerous missions. He was also an off-road driving instructor in a motorized squadron (light and heavy vehicles, motorbike, ATV). These years have allowed him to build strong expertise in the use of land vehicles in operational conditions.
He then took the role of Land Mobility Manager within his unit. During these 4 years, he contributed to multiple vehicles developments with different manufacturers. He thus worked on thermal and electric vehicles with 2 or 4 wheels.
His taste for technologies, and for Defense topics, led him in 2023 to join the MCE-5 DEVELOPMENT teams, and the ETENDARD entity.