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Continuing with the G 63 AMG 6×6 formula, Mercedes-Benz introduced the G 500 4×4², using the body of the long wheelbase 5-door station wagon on a shortened chassis from the G 63 AMG 6×6. The G500 4×4², along with the G 500/G 550, received a new 4.0-litre biturbo V8 ( M176 ), producing 310 kW (416 hp).
The real Landmaster is powered by a 390-cubic-inch (6.4 L) Ford engine, and uses the rear-ends of two commercial trucks and an Allison automatic truck transmission. It features a fully functional, custom-built " tri-star " wheel arrangement, which could actually help it crawl over boulders.
PowerNation consists of a block of automotive enthusiast shows including Engine Power, XOR (Xtreme Off Road), Truck Tech, and Detroit Muscle. PowerNation airs on the History Channel , and also features content on its own through a digital media player app available on the Amazon Fire TV , Apple TV and Roku platforms.
Crushmeister (voiced by Cathal J. Dodd) is a famous red and yellow monster truck. He is friends with Big Wheelie and has Lightyear tires. Duke (voiced by Lyon Smith) is Pony's cousin. Has cow horn patterns on his tires. Dynamic Dan (voiced by Brian Froud) is the host of the TV show "Monster Trucking Today." Has film patterns on his tires.
Featured vehicles include a 1939 Chevy business coupe; a 1968 Ford Mustang GT Fastback (the car used in the 1968 Steve McQueen film Bullitt), which is brought in by Rick and Corey Harrison of Pawn Stars, who acquired it in the episode "Bullitt Proof", not knowing about its problematic interior; and a Harley-Davidson softail whose owner wants it covered in tattoo-style art.
Restored CCKW 353 Cargo truck with open cab, machine gun ring, and front-mounted winch. The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, [a] was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 2 1 ⁄ 2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to 1945) for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo ...
The GM A platform (commonly called A-body) was a rear wheel drive automobile platform designation used by General Motors from 1925 until 1959, and again from 1964 to 1981. In 1982, GM introduced a new front wheel drive A platform, and existing intermediate rear wheel drive products were redesignated as G-bodies.
An improved dump truck based on the full length 178 inch wheelbase M45 chassis, designated the M342, was designed to replace both the M47 and the M59, as well as the M135-based M215. Also under the M45 chassis was the signal corps V-17 pole derrick, and the V-18 auger truck, later replaced by the M35 upgrade below.