It is difficult to overcome the sense of wonder when
Luka Doncic
is on a court , the Slovenian magician of the Dallas Mavericks who, at just 23 years old, became the most spectacular player in the NBA.
But the point guard who was a teammate of Facundo Campazzo at Real Madrid also caused a stir when he arrived at the American Airlines Center, the franchise's stadium in Texas,
behind the wheel of a monstrous $200,000 Jeep, with 6x6 traction and an engine that reaches at 750 horses
.
Doncic drives it and gets out of the bestial vehicle with the same naturalness with which he showers talent on the courts of the best basketball league in the world.
The NBA itself is a space where huge cars and trucks usually appear
, according to the height of its players, but also to their wallets.
LeBron James, the great reference in recent years, is a lover of mechanics so much that since he was a teenager he has been the face of Hummer, the 4x4 icon that returned in 2021 in an electric pickup format.
Jeep Gladiator 6x6 Apocalypse Hellfire.
Doncic comes from Slovenia, a country where mechanical goodness does not have the voluptuousness of what is offered in the United States.
That's why he's not surprised that in the NBA, where he is entering his fifth season, he drives an exaggeration like the
Jeep Gladiator 6x6 Apocalypse Hellfire
, a conversion of the off-road father's model that pushes the limits.
How is Luka Doncic's 6x6 Jeep
Doncic's stellar appearance with his car was given by a recording made with a cell phone by an ESPN journalist, who surprised the Slovenian getting out of the 6x6
Jeep
, recorded it and then replicated it on his Twitter account.
It will be difficult for the Apocalypse Hellfire to find better publicity than what it generates to be led by a talent that days ago passed through Madison Square Garden in New York and gave 60 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists to the Knicks.
The original Jeep Gladiator.
It is a vehicle with a length of more than six meters that stands out for being equipped with three drive axles that the specialized company Soflo Jeeps transformed on the basis of the Gladiator pickup, the model that the company that integrates the Stellantis universe showed to the world at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2018.
What these American builders do is not an exclusivity that belongs to them: Hennessey, based in Texas, is also the creator of true 6x6 monsters, including the Mammoth 1000 TRX, built on the basis of a RAM 1500 TRX that, in its variant more explosive, it is equipped with an engine that reaches 1,000 horsepower.
Amazing.
Where Doncic's Gladiator also stands out in its Mad Max-like militia aspect, the movie starring Mel Gibson in the 80s: it looks like a tank with a Jeep front and six wheels that give it a defiant bearing.
Jeep Gladiator 6x6 Apocalypse Hellfire.
The Jeep Gladiator from which Doncic's 6x6 has been built is equipped with a standard 289 CV (gasoline version) or 264 CV (Diesel) engine.
However, customers who choose to modify and extend the design of the model can count on the range of drives offered by Soflo Jeeps:
a Hemi Hellcat diesel tanker that develops a power of 505 CV, or a gasoline tanker that raises its figures to 750 CV
.
Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks.. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
The engine is mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission linked to a proprietary drive system capable of sending power to either four or six wheels, depending on the drive mode selected.
Apocalypse Hellfire weighs between 3,175 and 4,535 kilos Even so,
the weight is not an obstacle for it to be able to go from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.7 seconds
.
It also offers 40-inch off-road tires, power door sills, and removable doors and roof.
A hand-stitched leather-wrapped interior with push button start, rearview camera, Bluetooth connectivity, navigation, premium sound system and Apple CarPlay.
According to the manufacturer,
they take a maximum of 21 days to turn the Gladiator
into this mechanical bestiality.
Its price ranges between 168,000 and 200,000 dollars
, almost a return from petty cash for Luka Doncic, who has a contract of 215 million dollars signed in 2021 and with an extension to 2027. He is, thus, one of the 20 players Highest paid in the NBA.
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