Smoking hot $450,000 tank goes at supercar speeds

  • The US-built Devel Sixty is a $450,000 vehicle with supercar speed
  • Its 2.3m height dwarves regular cars
  • However, it’s a lot faster than it looks

Published on Aug 15, 2024 at 9:33 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones

Last updated on Aug 16, 2024 at 8:21 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Tom Wood

Is it a car? Is it a tank? Whatever it is, the US-built Devel Sixty is a $450,000 vehicle with supercar speed.

Its 2.3m (7.5ft) height next to a regular car puts its sheer heft into perspective.

You need to see it in action to believe how fast it can move.

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The supercar tank

The Devel Sixty is street-legal and bought with a one-year year warranty.

It boasts a V8 6.7l turbo diesel, allowing it to go from a standstill to 97km/h (60mph) in 5.8 seconds.

Its speed is limited to 150km/h(93mph), with the base model packing just over 700hp.

Not enough? No problem? There will be other models reaching 1,500hp.

The six-wheel drive seats six or an optional seven.

It looks pretty good, too with 40-inch tires packed with metallic bolts and upward-opening wing doors that add to the beast aesthetic.

You can opt for fully carbon fiber when you order – it’s pretty customizable.

However – there is currently a 12-month lead time on delivery.

Its performance

Named the ‘undefeated champion’ in this video by loading_ny via wheelswonderland, it can be seen outstripping far nippier-looking cars.

However it does have a considerable amount of smoke billowing out of the top.

Into beasts of the road? Check out this 1993 Humvee that has been chopped, dropped, and swapped.

It seriously divided opinion online – with a love-it-or-hate-it opposition.

These guys started an abandoned tank for the first time in 30 years – and the footage is incredible.

But the pièce de résistance has to be the $750,000 SRV Dominator 3.

The heavily modified beast was converted from a Ford F350 turbo diesel and is used by experts as an extreme meteorologist to chase storms.

The aerodynamic tornado-proof tank features rockets for deploying data-measuring sensors into tornadoes.

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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”