callmiro

The recipe for the E V12 coupe is essentially the same as the one followed to create the E V12 sedan: Take Mercedes’ 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-12 from the S600; enlarge it to 6.3 liters by widening the bore, sliding in new pistons, and popping in a new crankshaft; stir in a unique intake system and new camshafts; and then stuff the thing into an E-class coupe. The result is a 788-hp, 1047-lb-ft Höllenhund that Brabus says will rip and snort its way from 0 to 62 mph in 3.7 seconds, from 0 to 124 mph in 9.9 seconds, and from 0 to 186 mph in 23.9 seconds. Top speed is limited to 217 mph, but the car is capable, the company says, of 230-plus.


The car’s exterior modifications are just as eye-popping as all of that numerical ridiculousness. As blacked-out as possible without actually being a power outage, the E V12 coupe gets a wicked body kit that tacks on carbon-fiber front fender bits, carbon-fiber rear fender flares—the better to cover the necessary wider rear rubber—a carbon-fiber rear diffuser, and a rear spoiler that Brabus says is “essential for well-balanced aerodynamics at high speed.” The interior sees illuminated sill plates, carbon-fiber trim all over the place, and a new steering wheel.

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car...upe-auto_shows

rantarC63

And the price is......? While interesting and amusing the price will likely make it unjustifiable.

callmiro

The price? Well, if you’re interested you shouldn’t even need to ask, but here it is: €478,000, or roughly 655 large.


I think these things are more design and engineering exercises showing what is possible....if you have enough bank

rantarC63

How would I cut the check for the car if I did not know how much to make it out for? Just kidding.

I agree that it is primarily just to show what the tuner can do. IMO, there are more exciting cars out there (at the $$$ level). Take this for instance:

http://formula-1-sport-cars.ebizauto...a-3712751.html

A bit more but if you've got $655K to drop on a car, you probably have $1.5m.

Boost Gomez

Awesome, but I'll wait for MB to drop the upcoming 5.5L twin turbo V8 into the E-class coupe. Despite what they've said, they need to make an E63 AMG coupe with the new engine.

propain

655???? TOTALLY not worth it.

c32AMG-DTM

While these insane tuner flagship cars are rarely (if ever) 'worth it'... bravo to Brabus on this one; their w212 EV12 sedan was pretty ugly - this one appears much more unified in its menacing posture, from a layman's styling perspective anyway.

c32AMG-DTM

Howsa 'bout a E63BS Coupe, with the 5.5LTT and MCT, 600 bhp and 700 ft-lbs tq stock, with the requisite upgrades that exemplify a BS (i.e. brakes, suspension, cooling, widebody, lighter weight, etc etc.). That would be quite an automobile...

propain

If you was going to drop 650K on a car this would be it:



0 - 60 2.7 seconds
Top Speed 260 MPH

Boost Gomez

If that came to fruition, I would do anything to put that car in my garage.

My choice would go something like this:

Thericker

Besides that

infantry

ive just nutted my pants. and if i did have a billion in the bank to be honest, i would still negotiate the price lol!

im not cheap, i just like saying "i got it for cheap"

olszowa12

Love everything about it... except for the enormous steering wheel

Terrazza

800 hp 600.000 €

wtf

oz amger

I saw this e v12 brabus on the floor at the abu dhabi mb dealer last month. it had the carbon fibre rear wheel covers as well.