Arnold Schwarzenegger grabbed the eye of the press when he drove a army Humvee on the road, setting off the craze of road-going Hummers that customers cherished.
Even The Terminator, although, can be awestruck on the newest creation of the Rainbow Sheikh (aka Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan) of the United Arab Emirates, an outsized Hummer H1 dubbed the “X3”.
“It’s too small” shouldn’t be one thing a standard particular person would say a couple of Hummer H1, particularly for those who’re watching it take up virtually two lanes on a standard road, however Rainbow Sheikh shouldn’t be a standard particular person. With a internet value of roughly $20 billion, and the operator of 4 separate automobile museums within the UAE, Nahyan has an affinity for making outsized variations of automobiles he owns. A number of the Sheikh’s different automobiles embody a large Jeep, a gargantuan Energy Wagon, and a humongous… Properly, regardless of the heck this factor is.
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Standing at 21.6 toes tall, 46 toes lengthy, and 19 toes broad (or 14 meters lengthy, six meters broad, and 5.8 meters excessive), the Hummer H1 “X3” lives as much as its identify, being thrice the scale of a daily hummer H1. The Hummer is absolutely driveable because of diesel engines on every wheel, which additionally means it has four-wheel-drive.
The within of the hummer isn’t as completely replicated as the outside, nevertheless it does characteristic some facilities resembling a bathroom and a sink. Nahyan’s large 1950 Energy Wagon is constructed like a resort with bedrooms inside, so it’s doable he plans to do the identical with the Hummer.
The Sheikh additionally owns some-3,000 different automobiles, often adorned with rainbows in some type or one other, and saved in an enormous pyramid in the midst of the desert.
The Hummer is at present on show on the Off-Highway Historical past Museum in Al Madam, UAE, however you may most likely additionally see it from house.