The Ratte was on the drawing board, but the Maus actually got built as a prototype. Too big to cross bridges though, so they were going to make it submersible. The Russians found the hulk after the war and determined it was big and crude. Not a threat (and not capable of being built in any numbers).
Ferdinand Porsche was a high-up in the tank design department at this time.
Here is the wiki page on the Rat:
Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1971 911S, 2.7RS spec MFI engine, suspension mods, lightened
Suspension by Rebel Racing, Serviced by TLG Auto, Brakes by PMB Performance
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