The recent Brisbane Truck Show played host to the unveiling of a custom-built Mack Super-Liner, an Australian-built big rig better suited to the sparse plains of the outback than the dense streets of Malaysia. But it’s the latter where this heavy-duty truck will be put to its paces, as it belongs to none other than the Sultan of Johor himself.
According to Australian portal Motoring, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail desired a Mack, so his offices dealt directly with Mack Trucks Australia to build a monster of a truck with Primaax RADD-A4P air suspension and a custom 2,260 mm sleeper cabin.
Power comes from an enormous 16.1 litre MP10 turbodiesel straight-six. Maximum output is 685 hp and a positively eye-watering 3,150 Nm (!) of torque, sent to the eight rear wheels through an mDrive 12-speed automated manual transmission.
Once built, the Super-Liner was handed over to customisers Viking Trucks, which proceeded to give the big rig a paint job featuring the Johor flag, a tiger head motif emblematic of the Johor Darul Ta’zim football team, and the royal crest. There are three layers of airbrushing, eight layers of pearl paint and six layers of clear coat in there.
Inside, royal crests are sewn into the seats (72,000 stitches comprised of real gold thread), while blue lighting adds to the ambience. The leather and suede used here is all imported from South Africa.
But it’s the sleeper cab that takes the cake, with a kitchenette featuring solid Jarrah timber flooring and a stone bench top, two television sets, two iPads, an Xbox and a PlayStation 4. There’s also a hand-built rear bumper with a hidden electric tool panel.
https://www.facebook.com/johorsoutherntigers.com.my/posts/478975225599115
In all, the project involved the efforts of 30 men, and it must have taken quite a while for them to churn out this extraordinary truck – even the exterior and interior timber panels took a whole three months.
This Mack Super-Liner will live a life of hauling – once delivered, it’s destined to tow the Sultan’s other toy, a Cigarette speedboat in matching colours. As they say, this is truly fit for a king.
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No you did not…
Fair point.
When they said “Chinese property Investors in Nusajaya”, they must have meant you.
Thank you GST.
Why not ask Proton to build this?
My dear Sam L0rrr,
how u compare the RV of this monster to ur beloved all-time-4AT Toyota(maybe Vios?)
You don’t. Johor royalties are business people and their incomes and inheritance make them independent of our tax money. Although, one may wonder had they not been born with the prefix Tunku in their names, would they be able to get super sweet business deals?
Sultan updated … getting this instead of the Peterblitz
Why Sultan not getting the latest and safest Proton Iriz? Hmm…
he might buy it.
he already bought the suprima s
Seriously?
How much income tax you pay dude?
So many retards keep saying they are ‘paying’ for all the expense of Sultans, Kings and some government expenditures. How much are you guys really contributing to LHDN to support your claim? How much side income you retards are actually hiding?
Don’t forget royalties especially Johor are involved in many businesses.
some ppl just blindly blame Sultan eat rakyat money.. Dont even know what that is actually..ROFL.
They have their own money FFS…
Does it ever occur to you that after centuries of Johor Sultanate existence, they would still need your so called tax to sustain?
Have it ever cross your mind that the Sultanate have enormous amount of wealth even before your forefathers came to this region?
Lots of land plots in Singapore are still under the Sultanate name, do you ever know that?
so what?he gave u rm1bil to defend his opulent and excessive lifestyle izzit?
Miahaha, I don’t even need to be paid to know that these pendatangs are so butthurt when their origins are questioned.
awesome..but I think overall euro trucks are better in any ways..Scania,Volvo,MAN
Of course people like YOU will also think Gucci is better than Yohji Yamamoto. YOUR coconut shell is pretty small isn’t it not?
Actually Mack Trucks are part of Volvo Trucks Group and they even have the same quality requirement.
Sultan Johor is rich enough to built Optimus Prime!
The actual transforming robot version too! with Peter Cullen’s voice!
the name mac / mack reminds me of the truck that carries lightning mcqueen in cars animation movie. me always loved them many many wheels truck.
Cool…even Ferrari or Lamborghini need to give their way for this..
Probably bought this to protect johor against the decepticons
Well fair enough compared to other Sultan in Malaysia.His son leading one of most every footballer dream club.And his father is a bussinesman to live their life rich.No problem.No heart feeling.They dont use your money to live.They kake a new one everyday.Money+power= awesome
#kipidap Sultan Ibrahim of Johore
Man, why can all trucks in this country look big and cool like those American one ? Also can go faster..
This monster truck can smoke a lot of car without a loading.
When you buy every kind of supercars. What else left to buy?
Ultra Magnus is that you?
Seems like some editing/censoring being done by Paul Tan on this thread? Wonder why?
What are most ppl thinking? Don’t answer, it’s a rhetorical question.
one word – sedisyes.