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Is it true that the biggest car in the world has more than 20 wheels and a swimming pool inside the car? The current largest and biggest car in the world is the Liebherr T 282B. The Liebherr T 282B doest not have a swimming pool inside. It is an off-highway, ultra class, two-axle, AC powertrain haul truck designed and manufactured by the Liebherr Mining Equipment Co in United States. Currently it is the biggest truck in the world.

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If you think Big Foot is big, the Liebherr T 282B is even bigger. The height of Liebherr T 282B is 7.4 meters (24 ft) with the width 8.7 meters (29 ft) and length 14.5 meters (48 ft). The curb weight of the car is 1.316 million pounds which is around 597 tons. If you stand a chance to see the car, you will definitely know it is huge and very heavy.

The truck is built with 2723-kilowatt diesel engine which powers two electric motors. The truck produces 3650 horse power and it is also the biggest AC drive truck in the world. The T 282B is able to carry around 400 tons at the speed of 39.7 mph (64 km/h). Surprisingly, it is a hybrid car.

The price to pay for this biggest car in the world is US$3 million. Therefore, it is estimated only 50 to 75 Liebherr T 282B sold each year worldwide under the over-300-ton range of vehicle.

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In mid 1990s, a car enthusiast Seikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan from United Arab Emirates who is also known as the “Rainbow Seikh”, has built a replica 1950’s Dodge Power Wagon which is 64 times bigger than the orginial. The name “Rainbow Seikh” came to him due to the fact that he once bought a fleet of Mercedes-Benz in every colors of the rainbow, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The replica Dodge Power Wagon weighs around 50 tons and it was the biggest car in the world before the Liebherr T 282B.

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