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you vehicle experts: which 4x4 7.5-tonner has a 3.3-litre vee-eight 550hp engine, measures 30ft long by 131t tall and 10ft wide, has a nidacore body and looks just like a marine carnivore? The answer, as if you hadn't already guessed, is the Universal Studios Florida Landshark, which makes its UK debut at Truckfest South-West at the Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet on 2-3 July. Just in case other road users fail to notice this tribute to our cartilaginous piscine friends, the Landshark's body rocks from side to side (while emitting 20ft flames from its tailpipes) and leaves a vapour trail in its wake. Strobes, fog machines, pyrotechnics and the theme from Jaws (via a 3,000watt, 16-speaker sound system) are also part of the show.
Who says Stateside truck builders don't understand the art of subtlety?