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Ferrisbueller

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Most ridiculous non customised truck available
« on: August 26, 2015, 03:59:14 PM »
I think this 6 wheel Merc g wagon takes the title.
$500,000 price
Twin turbo 5.5 litre v8
536bhp
Over 8,000lbs in weight

Don't think MMM would be a fan !


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Re: Most ridiculous non customised truck available
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2015, 05:24:29 PM »
That looks very practical.   

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Re: Most ridiculous non customised truck available
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2015, 06:07:47 PM »
... well in less than a year these will start rolling off the Oshkosh assembly line for the US military.  Given the history of the Jeep and then the Humvee, I give it just a couple of years before a commercial version becomes available and we find these in the elementary-school pickup lines.


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Re: Most ridiculous non customised truck available
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2015, 05:44:40 PM »
Wow, that looks as good as the G-Wagon.   But it's only a 4x4, not a 6x6.   How much does it cost the army?

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Re: Most ridiculous non customised truck available
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2015, 06:24:42 PM »
Wow, that looks as good as the G-Wagon.   But it's only a 4x4, not a 6x6.   How much does it cost the army?
$6.7B contract to make 17,000 for the army, meaning the per-unit cost will be $394,000 if I did my math right.  But that included all the R&D.  I think I read somewhere that once in production they will cost $55,000 to manufacture.

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Re: Most ridiculous non customised truck available
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2015, 01:39:28 AM »
I think Top Gear tested that Mercedes truck, or something very similar.