What you’re looking at is called the Rezvani Hercules 6×6, a Jeep-based bakkie with three axles and the option of a supercharged 7,0-litre V8 engine boasting a whopping 969 kW.
The California-based firm – which also builds the aptly named Tank – says the Hercules 6×6 will ship standard with a less-extreme 3,6-litre V6 engine, with the option of fitting a 6,4-litre SRT V8 or the aforementioned near-1 000 kW unit.
Rezvani says this brute of a bakkie (described on its website as the “god of all trucks”) can be run in two-, four- or six-wheel drive, while a Fox suspension set-up and “equally capable” tyres further the vehicle’s off-road ability. The company also offers hefty 16-inch brakes, auto-retracting side steps, “purpose-built” front seats and auxiliary lights.
Tick the “Military Edition” box and you score items such as a bulletproof body (and glass), underside explosive protection, a smoke-screen system, military-grade runflat tyres, a thermal night-vision system, “reinforced” suspension, electromagnetic pulse protection, ram bumpers, electrified door handles and magnetic dead bolts.
“The focus of the new Hercules 6×6 was to be athletic in design and stance, have a refined ride and suspension, be the right size to be easily used as a daily driver, have a luxurious interior, and push the envelope in what a six-wheeled truck can be,” said Rezvani CEO, Ferris Rezvani.
“The new Hercules 6×6 is easily the toughest and most powerful production truck in the world.”
