sold to textron june 9 2010 headquarters tustin california u.s. key people rod millen founder website millenworks.com 2006 baja 1000 millenworks vehicle millenworks known as rod millen motorsports until 2005 is an american automotive technology company started by rod millen in 1980 . 1 the company began by preparing millen s rally cars and evolved into designing and building them . 2 the company now develops vehicles high performance auto parts and technology for racing concept cars and the us military . 3 contents 1 race cars 2 concept cars 3 military vehicles 4 gallery 5 performance parts 6 references race cars edit some of the first cars designed and built by the company are the pikes peak toyota celica and toyota tacoma which millen drove to overall victories in the pikes peak international hill climb in 1994 1996 1997 1998 and 1999 . 4 5 6 other cars include the championship off road racing pro 4 toyota tundra and the score toyota fj cruiser which competes in the baja 1000 . 7 8 9 concept cars edit millenworks is often contracted to develop technologies for upcoming concept cars . they developed the revolutionary drivetrain seen on the jeep hurricane which allows it to spin in place using independent four wheel steering . 10 they also developed the hybrid electric four wheel drive system seen on the ralliart mitsubishi eclipse concept car and many of the mechanisms seen on the scion fuse . 11 12 other projects include the chrysler me four twelve lexus is430 porsche carrera gt concept toyota ultimate celica lexus streetrod and the toyota retrocruiser . 13 military vehicles edit millenworks has also developed manned and unmanned ground vehicles and technology for the military such as the millenworks light utility vehicle . 14 15 with lord corporation they have also developed an active magneto rheological suspension for the u.s. army s stryker which was tested at the yuma proving grounds . 16 17 18 they have teamed with lockheed martin on several other projects including the rst v unmanned ground combat vehicle gladiator tactical unmanned ground vehicle and the multifunctional utility logistics and equipment mule vehicle . 19 20 they have also developed diesel electric drivetrains for the hmmwv which were tested at the aberdeen proving ground . 21 gallery edit the jeep hurricane the unmanned multifunctional utility logistics and equipment vehicle the unmanned gladiator tactical unmanned ground vehicle performance parts edit it has also developed automotive performance parts for the mazda miata and cooperated with toyota racing development on parts for the toyota celica and lexus is300 . 22 23 references edit news channel . motorsport.com . retrieved 2011 11 27 . rallybase . rallybase.nl . 1951 03 22 . retrieved 2011 11 27 . millenworks wins 313 331 contract company activities & management contracts & bids from allbusiness.com dead link http www.millenworks.com html aboutus ch rod % 20millen % 20career % 20highlights.pdf driving innovation . millenworks . retrieved 2011 11 27 . driving innovation . millenworks . retrieved 2011 11 27 . driving innovation . millenworks . retrieved 2011 11 27 . driving innovation . millenworks . retrieved 2011 11 27 . commentary the online motorsports authority . nascar formula 1 auto racing moto racing cars bikes pinks and more . speedtv.com . 2007 01 15 . retrieved 2011 11 27 . http www.millenworks.com html aboutus news millenworks jeep.pdf http www.millenworks.com html aboutus news millenworks ralliart.pdf http www.millenworks.com html aboutus news millenworks scion fuse.pdf driving innovation . millenworks . retrieved 2011 11 27 . https tagteamdbserver.mathworks.com ttserverroot download 20383 91182v00 rodmillen us.pdf defense tech a little luv for the future military jeep http www.millenworks.com html aboutus news stryker test.pdf lord corp. inks agreement with millenworks . news industry & business article research news information contacts divisions subsidiaries business associations . goliath.ecnext.com . retrieved 2011 11 27 . magneto rheological fluid semiactive suspension system performance testing on a stryker vehicle . sae.org . 2006 04 03 . retrieved 2011 11 27 . http www.millenworks.com html aboutus news lockheed sba award 2006.pdf lockheed martin reaches major milestone for the mule robotic vehicle engineering evaluation unit . spacedaily.com . retrieved 2011 11 27 . running on empty hybrid electric technology offers viable fuel options . almc.army.mil . retrieved 2011 11 27 . mx 5 miata tuning rod millen archived august 19 2007 at the wayback machine . neobyte www.neobyte.sk . toyota celica ultimate rod millen & trd tuning car tuning magazine . tuningmag.net . retrieved 2011 11 27 . v t e textron subsidiaries aai corporation aerosonde ltd avco bell helicopter cushman greenlee jacobsen dixie chopper ransomes lycoming engines textron aviation beechcraft cessna textron marine & land systems millenworks tru simulation training joint ventures bell agusta 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