German Engineering at its finest

[Xmetal]

This is the new EV12 vrom Brabus.

It has a:

6.3ltr V12 Twin-Turbo with 640 BHP at 5100 RPM
1026 NM Torque at 1750 RPM
(0-60mph) 0-100km/h 4.5 sec
(0-180mph) 0-300km/h 30 sec.
Topspeed:350 km/h (220mph)

Price: 298.000 euro excl. taxes (I'll take 2!!)

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[Meysha]

Holy crap that's expensive!! and just for a 'stupid' car. :P

Is it a merc?

[ferny]

Isn't that the new fastest saloon or something?


Brabus are sorta Mercedes tuning department. I say sorta because I don't think they're owned by Merc, but only work on them.
http://www.brabus.com/

[clarinetJWD]

Silly Europeans calling sedans saloons.
A "saloon" is where you went to get drunk if you were a cowboy in the "Old West"
And while we're on it, a "bonnet" is what little old women wear, and a "boot" is a place for feet. Not groceries (sorry, I guess I'm just a bit tired of Jeremy Clarkson knocking us Americans )

Anyways, yeah. I've always loved the Brabus Mercs, and ferny, they are not owned by Merc. It's like Alpina is to BMW, a tuning house where they turn great cars into extraordinary cars.

edit: I just looked up the Brabus McLaren Mercedes SLR, and Holy **** That is one amazing machine...

[MDowdey]

geez..and to think people in the world are starving.

amazing car.

[ferny]

Hoods are worn by dirty little Chav's who look for old Grannies to mug. They get you banned from shopping centres (not "malls").
Trunks are for storing clothes in or as snorkels for elephants.

And don't get me started on chips, pants and cookies.

[Meysha]

or cockies as they're apparently called in england.