Top 10 Largest cars in the world

A car is not only a luxury and a means of transportation, but also an opportunity to perform complex tasks that a person cannot cope with without the help of machines. With the constant development of technology, human life is becoming more and more automated, while machines are becoming larger and more powerful. Manufacturers are constantly competing with each other, trying to produce the most beautiful, fastest or biggest cars in the world.

It is worth noting that there is something to surprise the public, but it is difficult to name one the largest car in the world, because each category has its own winner. Mine dump trucks are taking the championship, limousines have become record holders for cars for people, but that’s not all. I wonder which cars have become the largest in the world at the moment? Then let's go.

Mining machine Bagger 288

This excavator was built in 1978 in a single copy and is still considered the largest self-propelled unit in the world. To accommodate this giant, you will need a space equal to the area of two football fields.

The height of the machine is 96 m, length – 240 m. The combine is used for quarry work. This structure is operated by a crew of 4 people.

American Dream Limousine

The American Dream limousine is one of the largest passenger cars and the world champion in length (30.48 m). It was specially built in the 1980s. for the filming of the film “Back to the Future”, “Starsky and Hutch”, etc. To this day he is a leader in the Guinness World Records.

The car is real, 26 wheels support a large water bed, a jacuzzi, a mini-pool inside the cabin, and there is even a helicopter pad. The basis of the car was the Cadillac Eldorado of the 1970s; its outlines remained only in small details of the exterior.

For convenient turning, there is a “break” in the car; only in this place can the limousine be turned, like in a road train. The trailer is the back part of the car, it can be unhooked; in the shortened version the car is more mobile.

The American Dream Limousine has seating for 2 drivers, one in the back to keep an eye on the corners. The car does not have a certificate for public roads, so it is transported by truck, having previously been divided into 2 parts. The limousine is currently undergoing restoration, after which it will become an exhibit at a museum in New York.

The cargo An-225 or Mriya is the largest aircraft in the world, with dimensions of 84 meters in length, 88.4 meters in width and 18.1 meters in height. Only it can lift up to 250 tons, and the take-off weight is 640 tons. The An-225 can reach speeds of up to 850 km/h with a flight range of 15.4 thousand km. at an altitude of 11 thousand meters.

To land, the plane needs a runway of 2400 m. The Mriya's landing gear is larger than that of all other aircraft in the world. The weight of 640 tons (this is the weight of nine loaded Boeing 737s) is supported by 32 wheels.

The aircraft is piloted by a crew of 7 people and can accommodate an additional 88 passengers. The aircraft has 6 turbojet engines, each with twice the thrust of the Concorde supersonic aircraft.

Liebherr T282B dump truck

The German company annually produces 75 of these vehicles designed for transporting rocks. The giant's cabin is equipped with the latest technology - instead of a dashboard, it has a convenient display.

The weight of the vehicle is 600 tons, height – 9.5 m, length – 15.3 m. The maximum speed at which the dump truck moves is 64 km/h. The cost of the car is approximately $5 million.

Crazy ideas for directors

In next place is the car of director Roberto Rossellini, Ferrari 375 MM Coupe Scaglietti (1954). The director is in good standing with the company that developed this brand. His garage became the perfect home for Ferrari 166,212 and 250 MM. The car in question cost $4,800,000. What does she keep inside?

highest speed 280 kilometers per hour
Acceleration to 100 km/h is available in 7 seconds
engine 4522 cm3 with a power of 330 hp.
RWD drive
907 kg weight.

The alien machine served Roberto faithfully for many years. It was on it that he drove around every day. But the unfortunate accident resulted in global damage to the front end. That's why Rossellini sent her to the factory. Very soon the car acquired an updated look, thanks to the work of a new professional, Scaglietti. As a result, the stallion acquired a two-seater coupe exactly a year later, an oval radiator grille, an upper body similar to the Mercedec-Benz 300SL. The rear part became more rounded, and the front wings received larger gills. Now the car began to look more severe. Red leather in the interior, a large gas tank - everything that is simply necessary for a fan of quality cars.

Director Roberto Rossellini's car - Ferrari 375 MM Coupe Scaglietti (1954)

Terex 33-19 Titan truck

The huge Canadian-made dump truck was released in 1974, and for a long time was considered the largest car in the world. The length of the truck is 20 m, height – 6.9 m, load capacity – 350 tons.

The dump truck was put into operation until 1991. And since 1992, the legend of the Canadian automotive industry has been serving as a museum exhibit.

Bugatti Type 41 "La Royale"

Among ordinary passenger cars, this car is still considered the largest. Its length is 6.7 m, and the engine has a volume of 12.7 liters. For its time (1927), the car had incredible power - 300 hp. Because of its price, it did not become widespread, and only 6 cars have survived to this day, which are kept by private collectors. The wheelbase of the Italian giant is 4.3 m, which is also considered a record among mass-produced passenger cars.

The car was equipped with a manual gearbox connected into a single unit with the rear axle. Bugatti's wheel axles were forged, and the spokes were made of piano wire. One of the copies of this car is considered the most expensive car. In 1990, it was sold at auction for $15 million.

BelAZ-75600

This car has been the pride of the Republic of Belarus for 15 years. The technical characteristics of this giant are amazing. The length of the mining dump truck is 14.9 m, height – 7.2 m, width – 9.2 m. The vehicle’s load capacity is 320 tons. This means that in just one go the dump truck is capable of transporting cargo that would fit in 3 railway cars.

Bulldozer D575A-3 sd

This is the world's largest bulldozer , which is capable of moving a volume of soil several times larger than a conventional bulldozer. This machine was designed and manufactured in Japan. It has very impressive parameters. The height of the bulldozer is 4.9 meters, length – 12.5 meters, and width – 7.5. The vehicle weighs 152.6 tons, that is, as much as three modern tanks weigh.

Excavator Goliath 2570W

This Canadian excavator is considered the largest in the world. The length of its boom is 122 m. The bucket weighs about 250 kg. To service this giant, a whole team of specialists is required. This miracle of engineering moves with the help of special skis. This machine is capable of extracting 48,000 tons of soil daily.

The article demonstrated only some representatives of the largest machines. Which of the giants presented made the most impression on you?

Helps the hard worker, amuses the rich

The owners of this “beast” subjected it to tuning, and even attached the Caterpillar logo. The Texans apparently wanted to have more in common with the corporation that produces the largest special equipment in the world. However, until 2009, it had a 7.2 liter Caterpillar 3126 / C7 I6 323-362 hp diesel engine under the hood.

But this is a Ford F-650 medium-duty commercial truck. From 2000 to 2014 it was produced in Mexico, then the company moved assembly to Lake Avon in Ohio. It was assumed that the machine would work on construction sites, quarries and logging sites.

But, like the army Hummer, this giant has become a stylish fashion accessory, a toy for wealthy individuals and their children. The F-650 has a 255L tank and weighs about 5 tons. The powerful and reliable all-terrain vehicle is available with various cab options.

Who needs the biggest car in the world and why?

The lucky owner of this giant is the German energy producer RWE Power AG, which uses the excavator in the operation of the large Hambach coal mine. It took Krupp more than 5 years to bring the engineering idea to life, and the pleasure cost $100 million.

Even one photo of the largest machine ever created by man makes you think about the possibilities of modern engineering and construction that were never thought of before. Impressive dimensions, strength and power are the main allies of modern technology.

Let's dive into the chronicle

If we consider the chronicle of changes in wheel parameters, two currents will be revealed. At first, the wheels became smaller in size, and a little later the landing and outer radius actively increased. Let's dive into historical reports. The cars that appeared first had huge wheels.

You know, Mercedes Simplex had 910 by 90 and 1020 by 120 wheels mounted on the rear axles. The radius is almost 80 inches! The seat size was over 20 inches. This is back in 1902.

Large wheels have a beneficial effect on the vehicle's cross-country ability. Each car was, in theory, an SUV. This is not driving on an asphalt highway! The roads, or more precisely the paths, were country roads, with various bumps and holes. The wheels used to have thin rims. Wide wheels

production will begin much later. The profile height will remain at least 70 percent of the width. Until bias tires take the place of radials.

The rims on such cars were, of course, made of wood. Only in the latest releases did an innovation appear - a stamped steel disk. Some time passed. Shiny spoked wheels have become popular.

Half a century later... In the 50s, cars drove on thin, narrow wheels. The diameter has become smaller. Passenger cars no longer needed to navigate such rutted paths. The Moskvich 402 car rode on 5.6 by 15 wheels. The same applied to many models. The most reduced wheel radii went to cars from the 70s to the 90s. The planting diameter has become smaller - 13-14 inches. The tire section size was slowly reduced to 75 and later to 65 percent.

Over time, there is a steady increase in wheel size

. Tire radii have become larger and on the smallest cars - up to 30 inches. The most popular wheel diameters were 16. Here you can no longer say that the reason was the obvious destruction of roads, but due to the need to increase cross-country ability. Maybe it just became fashionable?

Fashion alone cannot explain the focus on increasing size. A car with large wheels looks impressive and attractive. At least, it looks more like designer sketches than a typical example. Developing a beautiful disk design in such a situation is much more interesting. There are, however, reasonable reasons for the wheels to grow.

You probably know about cars called "lowrider". They are famous for their lowered modified suspension. So, installing larger wheels is an inexpensive and simple transformation that allows you to highlight the accent of the lowrider style.

Often elevated wheels

need larger wheel arches. Especially if the wheels work together with a lowered suspension. Sometimes large wheels are given decorative arch frames with a metallic sheen. It looks extremely impressive. At the same time, large wheels require thinner tires. It is fashionable to design decorative frames of arches with cool design solutions, such as futuristic or strict arch convex shapes or airbrushing.

Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1

This huge telescopic crane received another name - “mammoth”, because it is considered the tallest and most powerful self-propelled jib crane created

humanity throughout its history. German developers have improved their creation so much that the LTM 11200-9.1 is 30 times more powerful than conventional mobile cranes! This is the largest vehicle of its type - there is no other similar self-propelled equipment on the entire planet that can so easily lift 1.2 thousand tons of cargo to a 180-meter height. All this thanks to the boom, consisting of 8 sections, which, when extended, are automatically fixed at the required height.

The boom is additionally equipped with extensions and high-strength cables, which makes the machine even more versatile. The weight of an 11-meter hook is 11 tons. To support such a structure, the 22-ton base was equipped with 18 additional plates with a total weight of 180 tons. To evenly distribute such a load between 4 hydraulic supports, iron bases are placed under each of them. Oddly enough, operating such a crane is a pleasure itself, because the electronic control panel makes the driver’s work almost automatic.