With three axles, six wheels and a kerb weight of 3775kg, you’d expect the Mercedes-AMG 6×6 to come out on top in just about any road accident, but that clearly wasn’t the case when a Mansory tuned version of the six-wheeled AMG SUV collided with a Hyundai Santa Fe in China recently.
The 700 horsepower Mansory 6×6 crashed into the Hyundai in Guangzhou in China’s Guangdong Province when it suddenly caught fire. The photos make the accident out to be a minor fender bender, so its possible the collision dislodged a fuel line or knocked another component loose to spark the blaze.
The Mansory 6×6 is powered by Mercedes-AMG’s 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged V8, with output bumped to 700hp and 708 lb-ft of torque. In China, consumers must pay a 17 percent import tax on cars along with a second tax based on engine size. Considering the Mansory 700 6×6 can sticker for $800,000 or more, we’re willing to bet this owner was none too please to see his investment literally go up in flames.
And this is why we can’t have nice things. What an incredibly silly vehicle. Maybe a fire engine or as dump truck next time?