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Monster truck
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A monster truck is a custom competition vehicle built on massive tires that stands nearly twelve feet tall.
While original monster trucks were modified street pickups, modern competition trucks are custom-built vehicles with lightweight fiberglass shells over steel tube frames. Standard full-size pickups stand about 6.5 feet (2 m) tall, meaning a monster truck is nearly twice that height. Much of this clearance comes from specialized 66-inch (1.7 m) tires that stand as tall as an average adult. Most racing circuits require these vehicles to weigh at least 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg), keeping them within a predictable size range for stadium tracks.
From Wikipedia
A monster truck is a specialized off-road vehicle with a heavy duty suspension, four-wheel steering, large-displacement V8 engines, and oversized tires constructed for motorsports and entertainment uses. Originally created by modifying stock pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs), they have evolved into purpose-built vehicles with tube-frame chassis and fiberglass bodies.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a monster truck?
- A typical monster truck is about 18.7 feet (5.7 m) long, 11.8 feet (3.6 m) tall, and weighs roughly 11,900 pounds (5,400 kg). That makes it tall enough to look into a second-story window and about as heavy as three full-size passenger cars combined.
- How much space does a monster truck take up?
- About 71.4 yd³ (54.6 m³), the volume of its body.
Weight
5.95 US tons (5.4 tonnes)
- Space it takes up
- 71.4 yd³ (54.6 m³)
- Length
- 18.7 ft (5.7 m)
- Height
- 11.8 ft (3.6 m)
Quick answer
A typical monster truck is about 18.7 feet (5.7 m) long, 11.8 feet (3.6 m) tall, and weighs roughly 11,900 pounds (5,400 kg). That makes it tall enough to look into a second-story window and about as heavy as three full-size passenger cars combined.
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