Landspeeder/Legends



A landspeeder was a hovering ground-based vehicle, capable of traveling across most terrains at high speeds. It was the successor to the hanno speeder.

Low-power repulsorlifts allowed the vehicle to constantly hover one to two meters above the ground both in stationary and traveling modes. Turbine jet engines were responsible for propelling the vehicle forward at high speeds.

Hundreds of designers, manufacturers and models existed throughout the galaxy, though the SoroSuub Corporation dominated the landspeeder market before and during the reign of the Galactic Empire.



Most landspeeder models were capable of carrying one or more passengers, and top speeds varied between 100 and 250 kilometers per hour. Most models were between 3 to 8 meters in length.

Most cockpit configurations featured retractable windshields that allowed the driver and passengers to be either fully enclosed, or open to the air.

While landspeeders were generally designed for civilian use, there were also models specifically designed or modified for military use.

Landspeeders should not be confused with airspeeders, which were capable of achieving much higher altitudes. Speederbikes or swoops also functioned similarly to the landspeeder. In general, all the afore-mentioned vehicles were also referred to simply as speeders.