• Its giant 132cm-diameter tyres can be inflated and deflated at the touch of a button, making it easy for the driver to climb up sand dunes that would defeat most other vehicles.
    Its giant 132cm-diameter tyres can be inflated and deflated at the touch of a button, making it easy for the driver to climb up sand dunes that would defeat most other vehicles.
  • The truck’s normal habitat is the -30°C temperatures of Siberia and Kazakhstan, where it is the transport of choice for Nasa and Roscosmos, the Russian space agency.
    The truck’s normal habitat is the -30°C temperatures of Siberia and Kazakhstan, where it is the transport of choice for Nasa and Roscosmos, the Russian space agency.
  • The model that will be sold in the UAE has had to undergo significant changes. A new cooling system and air-conditioning unit replace the radiators used to heat the Russian model, as well as special filters to prevent sand from getting in.
    The model that will be sold in the UAE has had to undergo significant changes. A new cooling system and air-conditioning unit replace the radiators used to heat the Russian model, as well as special filters to prevent sand from getting in.

UAE

In pictures: The monster truck coming to a UAE dune near you

Julie Nicholson

May 14, 2014

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At Dh900,000 for a base model, the unique all-terrain vehicle is aiming to be a favourite among the super rich who are bored with their usual dune-bashing rides.

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