Mercedes' Unimog just set an altitude world record up an active volcano

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An altitude record that has stood since 2007 has been broken. A pair of Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 5023 off-road trucks were recently driven to a height of 6,694 meters, or 21,961.94 feet, up the Ojos de Salado volcano in Chile. Never before has a wheeled vehicle climbed to such a height anywhere in the world. The previous record of 21,942 feet was...

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