Zedrush Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 Wowee that is mentle Brabus have gone power mad, look at the stats: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=16266 Only down side is it must Guzzle petrol like a goodun, dads got the diesel Brabus S so much fun Quote
Sarnie Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 Wowee that is mentle Brabus have gone power mad, look at the stats: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default ... ryId=16266 Only down side is it must Guzzle petrol like a goodun, dads got the diesel Brabus S so much fun Thats just ridiculous Quote
sl114 Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 I think they are pointless to be honest, why pay that money when you can have the same AND another car. But i guess if you have the money, why not Quote
Zedrush Posted May 16, 2007 Author Posted May 16, 2007 its a hell of a lot of power but I think you are both right you can get something much cheaper with similar performance and similar seating like the new RS4 Quote
Stew Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 buy an SL55 AMG, a Range Rover and a Caterham R400. Quote
Zedrush Posted May 16, 2007 Author Posted May 16, 2007 Rangerover??? Has the sun in tunisia fried your brain? Quote
Stew Posted May 16, 2007 Posted May 16, 2007 For the sensible car. I live in Nothern Scotland remember! Anyway, I like them! Quote
monkfish Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Wasn't that Brabus Merc the one Plato was trying to do 200mph on an Autobahn on Fifth Gear a couple of weeks ago? Quote
rmmackfc Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Wasn't that Brabus Merc the one Plato was trying to do 200mph on an Autobahn on Fifth Gear a couple of weeks ago? Yip, believe so Quote
Dan Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Someone please explain the point of it being "electronically limited to 211 mph" Quote
Kev946 Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Awsome. Brabus are so cool and subtle, i.e. if you want to be cool and understated, (Lamo OTT), then this is the kind of car for you. 0-120 in 12 secs is seriously fast. I think the 211 mph is just under the speed at which the car would become air born.... Quote
Digsy Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Gorgeous but completely pointless in the UK. I'd take a CL500 with the Brabus kit and wheels and pocket the difference. Quote
rickya Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 One of the reasons Bruce McLaren (Head of Mclaren & designer of Mclaren F1 & car design god!) left Mercedes was as he was getting fed up with cars like this. The whole point of performance cars should be powerful/lightweight cars. Not 3 tons of a motoring barge (with more wires/computers/metal than a NASA spacestation come mobile caravan) that needs a over 700bhp to get it from 0 to 60mph in 4seconds. Dont get me wrong I think the car is amazing & I do like Brabus but IMO this is pointless. Its just an endless horsepower duel between Merc & Audi with BMW joining soon. It would be an ugly (albeit probably quite quick) site wathing that Brabus go round a tight circuit like the Top Gear track etc! Quote
Digsy Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 One of the reasons Bruce McLaren (Head of Mclaren & designer of Mclaren F1 & car design god!) left Mercedes was as he was getting fed up with cars like this. The whole point of performance cars should be powerful/lightweight cars. Not 3 tons of a motoring barge (with more wires/computers/metal than a NASA spacestation come mobile caravan) that needs a over 700bhp to get it from 0 to 60mph in 4seconds. Dont get me wrong I think the car is amazing & I do like Brabus but IMO this is pointless. Its just an endless horsepower duel between Merc & Audi with BMW joining soon. It would be an ugly (albeit probably quite quick) site wathing that Brabus go round a tight circuit like the Top Gear track etc! Wasn't Gordon Murray the McLaren F1 designer? I thought Bruce McLaren was dead. Quote
Trev-the-Rev Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 One of the reasons Bruce McLaren (Head of Mclaren & designer of Mclaren F1 & car design god!) left Mercedes was as he was getting fed up with cars like this. The whole point of performance cars should be powerful/lightweight cars. Not 3 tons of a motoring barge (with more wires/computers/metal than a NASA spacestation come mobile caravan) that needs a over 700bhp to get it from 0 to 60mph in 4seconds. Dont get me wrong I think the car is amazing & I do like Brabus but IMO this is pointless. Its just an endless horsepower duel between Merc & Audi with BMW joining soon. It would be an ugly (albeit probably quite quick) site wathing that Brabus go round a tight circuit like the Top Gear track etc! Wasn't Gordon Murray the McLaren F1 designer? I thought Bruce McLaren was dead. Sorry but Digsy's correct. Quote
Emperor Ming Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 peak torque of 1,230 Nm Never mind BHP .... thats a chuffin articulated lorry figure!!!!!!!!!!!!! What must it feel like at 2000 rpm Why do they do it? Because they can. Why do we do things to our cars? Because we can!! I wanna go PLEASSSSSEEEEEEE!!! Ming the impressed (Big numers always impress me!! ) Quote
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