The first vehicle Patrick drew for Trinity was the MK8 'Ice Runner', a six wheeled, 2 crew rapid exploration vehicle. The Ice runner is principally used by Ayon Research, the council department responsible for anything east of the Divide, including construction of humanity's new city - Aya. It's designed for uneven terrain and easy maintenance hence the external dampers. 

The concept for the Ice Runner was to have multiple options for its power unit - biofuel internal combustion, hybrid and turbine. Its (much) bigger brother, GVX-H, shares the same concept.