BRABUS claims that their modified Mercedes-Benz CL600 (BRABUS SV12 Biturbo) is the world's most powerful and fastest coupe.
In order to increase the power of the large coupe they bored out the cylinders and gave the crankshaft a longer stroke, which increased the displacement of the V-12 from 5.5 liters to 6.3. That makes it the most powerful street legal V-12 engine in the world.
They also gave the car new intake manifolds, larger turbos, a more efficient intercooler and a low backpressure exhaust system, which all meet current European emissions standards.
The final output with the five-speed automatic transmission is 730 horsepower. This results in a 0-62 mph time of 4.0 seconds and a limited top speed of 210 mph.
What does the "most powerful car" cost? $242,000
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Comments (22)
That is nice, but there are many mod shops like BRABUS that easily make those numbers look pathetic. (this one isn't even close I have seen street legal suv's do a 4 second run to 60)
Posted by Brian | May 15, 2007 3:37 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 15:37
Guess they're ignoring the Veyron that Top Speed tested out to 250mph ;-)
Posted by Ken Yee | May 15, 2007 3:40 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 15:40
oops...I mean Top Gear
Posted by Ken Yee | May 15, 2007 3:40 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 15:40
Ummm Brian, this *IS* a Brabus. Next time read the article before posting, kthx.
Posted by OMG Read! | May 15, 2007 3:56 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 15:56
Hey omg read...how about you follow your own advice. Brian knows this is a Brabus that's why he said, 'shops like Brabus' as in 'like unto' as in 'similar to'...so maybe you should read the posts before you post, criticize someone and look like an idiot.
Obviously your limited command of the english language forces you to use the word 'like' like a valley girl of 90's pop culture lore. In this instance, 'like' doesnt conotate a filler word, like, duh as if. Wash the blond out, screw on the spectacles and stop thinking like the technosexual you undoubtably are.
Posted by ryan | May 15, 2007 4:20 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 16:20
OMG read!, did you even read the article? kthx!
Posted by Ryan | May 15, 2007 4:26 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 16:26
I am just a little fag who likes to vent
Posted by ryan | May 15, 2007 4:59 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 16:59
Just because the Veyron has 2 doors does not make it a coupe. In the auto world, a "coupe" in the proper sense is a 2 door but one that has a backseat. The backseat is usually useless but it's there. So the headline is correct to say a coupe.
Posted by Rangoon | May 15, 2007 5:12 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 17:12
All of you guys are a bunch of posers ... The brabus is totally badass ...
The Veyron is not a coupe dingus, it doesn't have 4 seats and cup holders lol ...
Id sell my granny for this car and then some ..
Posted by Brabus | May 15, 2007 5:21 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 17:21
"limited top speed of 210 mph" means it can go faster...
and for the Ryan/OMG read/Brain thing, Brians sentence is not gramaticaly correct as he is implying that BRABUS can make there own numbers look pathetic?
So all in all you all need to read.
Posted by you should all read | May 15, 2007 5:22 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 17:22
I think that car is badass. Yes, the Bugatti Veyron is the fastest production car in the world, but it isn't all that practical (not that gas mileage on this would be either), although, if I remember correctly, it does have A/C and a stereo system, unlike many supercars. As for mod shops making numbers close to Brabus', that may be true, but most of the time the finish of their products is crappy, and why do that to a Mercedes. It also makes it worth more to have it done by famous tuners. I bet Brabus even has a warranty. That goes for any car. If I could afford it and had a choice between a Saleen, Roush, or SVT GT500, or buy a plain GT and have a local tuner put out the same numbers...I'd go with the previous names in a heartbeat. Also, notice that the Brabus only meets "European" standards. In the event it makes it to the US it will be hard to make street legal without seriously detuning it. That goes for all the great European cars that are higher performance than the US versions.
P.S. Even the Bugatti Veyron is speed limited. Watch the video of it hitting 253 mph and the tach is only at 6k rpm. Sure, it might be having torque and drag problems at that speed, but I read it has a speed limiter to prevent "taking off".
Posted by Mike | May 15, 2007 6:08 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 18:08
It sounds like Brian used "like BRABUS" in a sense that meant "similar to BRABUS." Looking at his initial post, he was saying that this car by BRABUS is nice, however there are other shops that can make even better cars.
Posted by lost | May 15, 2007 6:14 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 18:14
"The backseat is usually useless but it's there. So the headline is correct to say a coupe."
I've never, ever heard that. Where the hell did you get that from? If it's two doors and not a convertible, it's a coupe. If it's two doors, two seats, and a convertible, it's a roadster.
If you want to insist that it HAS to have a backseat, then the fastest would be the McLaren F1 instead of the Veyron.
Posted by Remy LeBeau | May 15, 2007 8:26 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 20:26
Hey, the, reason, everyone, is, confused, is, that, the, response, should, have, had, at, least, one, more, comma.
Here, ya, go...,
"That is nice. But there are many mod shops, like BRABUS, that easily make those numbers look pathetic."
Posted by Hey OMG, learn to use commas | May 15, 2007 9:36 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 21:36
Ok, 1st off I didn't post anything under Ryan's name.
As for the grammar, "like Brabus" comes across as him using Brabus as an example. Now if he said "similiar ", that would be a different story,
Ryan, I understand you need to flip out your e-peen and pretend to be all bad ass, but really, this isn't a "OMG Valley girl" moment. I know they reject you and you are bitter, but this isn't the time to show it, kthx.
Posted by OMG Read! | May 15, 2007 9:41 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 21:41
$242,000
For that price I could get 2 fully-loaded supercharged Jaguar convertibles and enjoy ripping the asphalt along PCH with the sun shining on me.
For that price I could get 3 tricked out Mustangs and enjoy ripping the asphalt along PCH with the sun shining on me.
$242,000 for a car - and then some a-hole driving a beat-up $2,000 car rams me in an intersection, or another a-hole bangs their door into mine in a parking lot, all the while I'm paying perhaps $5,000 a month in insurance fees to protect my $242,000 car that is depreciating faster than 1,000 bleeding-edge desktops.
ANYBODY who spends $242,000 on a car needs their head examined and their wealth forfeited.
But I guess as long as capitalism rules the RICH will always be STUPID.
Posted by Luscious | May 15, 2007 9:43 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 21:43
What is all this crap about autos doing on a computer hardware site? Cars are just fancy air pollution generators.
Posted by Canadian | May 15, 2007 11:55 PM
Posted on May 15, 2007 23:55
Ummm... Canadian, you might want to ask the host from whichever site you came from. THIS is a car site.
Posted by OMG Read! | May 16, 2007 2:58 AM
Posted on May 16, 2007 02:58
Luscious:
$242,000
"For that price I could get 2 fully-loaded supercharged Jaguar (Ford) convertibles and enjoy ripping the asphalt along PCH with the sun shining on me."
"For that price I could get 3 tricked out Mustangs and enjoy ripping the asphalt along PCH with the sun shining on me."
Enough with the Ford love you hillbilly.
Only a redneck is dumb enough to want not just one, but three White Trash Ferraris.
Posted by Noya | May 16, 2007 3:55 AM
Posted on May 16, 2007 03:55
"Enough with the Ford love you hillbilly.
Only a redneck is dumb enough to want not just one, but three White Trash Ferraris."
So what car you drive??? Oh, you probably wait the bus...
Posted by Luscious | May 16, 2007 5:04 AM
Posted on May 16, 2007 05:04
Luscious,
For $242,000, I definitely wouldn't buy three Mustangs...I wouldn't even buy one!
Oh, and I drive a 2005 GTO.
Posted by Sabby | May 16, 2007 3:36 PM
Posted on May 16, 2007 15:36
The Veyron is technically not a coupe, it is a super-coupe, not powered by a single engine setup. The fastest production coupe is the new 2011 CTS-V coupe. 3.69 0-60 and around a 10-11 second quarter-mile. 556 horsepower and 551 torque. Also, it depends on what is meant by fastest. quickest? fastest to the top end? or just highest top speed? Some of the highest top speed cars do not get there quickly. Plus the CTS-V looks WAY better and costs under 100 k. The Bugatti is strange as hell, costs over 1 million, and is unconventional- it is also heavy as shit.
Posted by Jay | January 30, 2010 1:30 PM
Posted on January 30, 2010 13:30