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The World's Most Expensive Semi Truck Has Almost 4,000 HP And Can Reach 130 MPH
Jalopnik • • technology
Key Points:
- Thor24 is a unique custom semi truck built on a stretched 1979 Peterbilt 359 chassis, powered by a rare V24 engine created by combining two Detroit Diesel V12s with 12 superchargers, producing nearly 4,000 horsepower.
- The truck measures 44 feet long, weighs 32,000 pounds, and can reach a top speed of 130 mph, an impressive feat for a vehicle of its size and build.
- Creator Mike Harrah spent seven years and approximately $7 million developing Thor24, which sold for a record-breaking $12 million at a 2019 auction in Riyadh but remains housed in Arizona.
- Thor24 features extensive custom fabrication, including a stretched cab with Lamborghini-style scissor doors, 24 gauges, seven movie screens, and a high-powered audio system, blending showmanship with full towing capability.
- Its combination of extraordinary engineering, luxury features, and functional design contributed to its historic status as the most expensive semi truck ever sold.
