Apocalypse-Ready Motorhome

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Could the apocalyptic looking beast, a custom order Zetros produced by Mercedes Benz, be the biggest, monster motorhome on Planet Earth?

Two businessmen friends in Ulan Bator, Mongolia who take “multiday excursions into the Altai mountains where they hunt for wolves with an eagle” decided they needed something a bit beefier for their expeditions.

The men were not identified, but Mercedes Benz says one owns Khan Bräu, a brewery that makes German beer, and the other “became wealthy as a shareholder in coal and copper mines.”

This pair took delivery of two Mercedes Benz Zetros 6×6 jumbo off-roader trucks—with more than the normal levels of luxury. The pair of Zetros came complete with gun safe, mosquito nets, and triple-action locks—as well as a fancy dinner service for eight.

The new over-the-top, six-wheel-drive vehicle shares its DNA with trucks from the Actros series, part of the Military Vehicles division of Mercedes Benz.

The custom Zetros 6×6, based on the Mercedes Benz Zetros 2733 military truck (used by the Bulgarian army, among other customers), seems perfect for a Mad Max scenario.

Power comes from a mighty 326-horsepower 7.2-liter inline-6 turbo-diesel engine. There are two transmission choices: a standard nine-speed that includes a crawler gear for those rock-hopping moments or an optional six-speed Allison 3000 automatic transmission. Three mechanical differential locks can be selected on the fly using a rotary control and offer the maximum amount of traction available.

And with two fuel tanks holding 110 gallons, you can afford to miss a fuel stop every so often.

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