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Coupe de Ville "Gigahorse" (Mad Max: Fury Road studio-built vehicle)
The Gigahorse, two 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Villes joined and mounted on a monster-truck chassis for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- V16 made of two joined Chevrolet V8s, two 8/71 superchargers
- Power
- 895 kW / 1,220 PSFactory: 1,200 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 96.6 km/hFactory: 60 mph · converted
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Gigahorse is the flagship of the Citadel armada in Mad Max: Fury Road and the most extreme of the vehicles the production built as real working machines.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Two 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Villes were split, widened and mounted one to the other, with huge double rear wheels, the rears about 70 inches tall. The power came from a working V16 made of two 502 cubic inch Chevrolet V8s with two 8/71 superchargers, claimed to make 1,200 hp. A TH400 gearbox proved too weak and was replaced by an Allison truck transmission during filming. The truck weighs about 10.5 tons and could manage about 60 mph at best. It was listed among the surviving film vehicles offered for sale by Lloyds Classic Car Auctions in 2021.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Coupe de Ville "Gigahorse" (Mad Max: Fury Road studio-built vehicle).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V16 made of two joined Chevrolet V8s, two 8/71 superchargers1 Independently researched |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 895 kW / 1,220 PSFactory: 1,200 hp · converted1,2 Registry reported |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Allison truck transmission (fitted during filming, replacing a TH400)1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 96.6 km/hFactory: 60 mph · converted1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
The Double Cadillac Monster Truck from Mad Max: Fury Road Had a Real Supercharged V16 Level C The Drive
- two 502-cubic-inch Chevy V8s joined together
- functional 1,200-horsepower V16
- Allison truck transmission, swapped in during filming
- could only do 60 miles per hour on a good day
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2
Thirteen Epic Cars From Mad Max: Fury Road Are For Sale Level C Jalopnik
- a claimed 1,200 HP
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