The United States Willys MB offered off-road ability and increased ground clearance, combined with a light truck approach to construction. The German Army had the "Kubelwagen", a rear-wheel drive air-cooled vehicle based on the Volkswagen Type 1. The Type 95 was developed as a passenger car as a better alternative to motorcycle personnel transport, with four-wheel-drive advantages over the with a side car and the Type 97 motorcycle (a licensed copy of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle). Lightweight dirt bikes were not invented yet.