BRABUS Brabus Mercedes E V12 Coupe Wants to Punch Geneva in the Face

[PanterroR]

Brabus is calling its E V12 Coupe a Gran Turismo, and that makes sense. I mean, look at it. You gonna argue? I'm sure it's more than happy to slap you around with its 800 horsepower and then proceed to crush your spleen with that 1,420 Nm of thrustalicious torque. Well, technically, torque is limited to 1,100 Nm, so maybe it'll just bruise you.

With this car you show respect. When you look at the engine, you call it by its name; it's an SV12 R Biturbo 800. That makes it a 5.5 liter V12 that's been bored and stroked to 6.3 liters, gets all-new internals, sport-cam'd heads, and breathes through an all-new intake system hooked up to a functional RAM-air hood.


Twin turbochargers handle exhaust duty before the stainless exhaust system spits the fumes through sport cats and out the back (it's even Euro IV emissions-compliant).

Unfortunately, for real-world reasons they had to limit its top speed; that means instead of peaking at 230 mph (370 km/h), the car is programmed to keep drivers locked down to a mere 217 mph (349 km/h). Darn.

Stopping from those speeds gets done thanks to fixed caliper brakes at all four corners (12-piston up front, 6-piston in back) measuring in at 380 mm and 360 mm in diameter, front to rear.

Lastly, all the carbon fiber and venting is functional. Of course.

This thing is a race car in a ninja costume. It's a grizzly bear in a tuxedo. It's just plain silly. Then why is it so cool?

1,850 kilograms (4,078 lbs). 2 doors. Seating for 4. 12 cylinders. 2 turbos. 4 intercoolers. 800 horsepower. 0-100 km/h in 3.7 seconds. 230 mph (370 km/h). €470,000. Jet Black.

If Johnny Cash and the White Stripes teamed up and put out an album in Germany during World War 2 and then Quentin Tarantino made a movie about it, it would have been THIS badass and hardcore. This is the next Batmobile. That's what makes it cool.

Powertrain

RWD, ESP

Reinforced five-speed automatic transmission

Gear ratios

1st gear 3.59

2nd gear 2.19

3rd gear 1.41

4th gear 1.00

5th gear 0.83

Reverse gear 3.16

BRABUS limited-slip differential with locking rate of 40 percent

Final drive ratio either 2.65 : 1 (V/max 315 km/h / 196 mph) or 2.24 : 1 (V/max more than 370 km/h / 230 mph), electronically limited for use on public roads to 350 km/h / 217 mph).

Suspension

Independent suspension front and back with height-adjustable BRABUS coil-over sport suspension.

Front axle:

Three-link axle with custom lower A-arms for individual adjustment of toe-in, camber and caster, anti-dive geometry. Height-adjustable BRABUS struts with coil springs and gas-pressure shocks with ten selectable settings for compression and rebound, BRABUS sport sway bar.

Rear axle:

Multi-link suspension with custom upper A-arms for individual adjustment of toe-in, camber and caster, anti-squat and anti-dive geometry. Height-adjustable BRABUS struts with coil springs and gas-pressure shocks with ten selectable settings for compression and rebound, BRABUS sport sway bar.

Source: Brabus Mercedes E V12 Coupe Wants to Punch Geneva in the Face - Carscoop

 

[Mr Robert]

Ah! Brabus best in a long time? It looks really mean... sans the wing.

 

[PanterroR]

^...and those tacky leds in side skirts...

Everything else is just great!

 

[MBFanToDeath]

 

[ree]

Interior is just stunning…this interior in a Carlsson tuned E 350 CDI with AMG bodykit and it would be the perfect combination!

 

[martinbo]

Hot Dayyum. Certifiably Insane - that's why it's so cool.

It's so typically Brabus of late; it's just a pity that some elements of the "styling package" are more aftermarket that what we'd seen from Brabus a few years ago.

Understatement? This thing is other-side-of-the-universe apart.

 

[LaArtist]

Pure Evil

 

[tikipukapuko]

thats it,time to play the lottery.........

 

[Merc1]

A little indication as to what a Black Series E-Class coupe would look like.

M

 

[Gullwing]

Wow that thing looks great

 

[adeel2010]

Wow!!
Brabus worked its magic with this.

They transformed something that looked like this:


to this new monster:

 

[ateekt]

I don't remember the last time when I liked a modern Brabus, but this one looks hot & mean! I loved but... Wait, I don't want the rear-spoiler!

 

[HighestOfHigh]

It's been several days since we left the Geneva Motor Show and we're still finding cars that we somehow missed out on the floor. We especially don't know how we managed to skip this bad boy in the Brabus booth, as it should have been nearly impossible to miss. It's called the E V12 Coupe, and it's got 800 horsepower. Enough said.

There's nothing new about Brabus stuffing a V12 into an E-Class. They've been doing it since 1996, and have been making twin-turbo models since 2003. The latest version is based off of the new E Coupe, and it's a much prettier car than the awkward looking E V12 Black Baron that we saw in Frankfurt. Fortunately it does share the same engine - a 6.3-liter twin-turbo V12 putting out 800 horsepower and 1047 lb-ft torque. Brabus quotes a 0-100 km/h time of just 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 230 mph, and judging from the performance of their previous cars we are inclined to believe them.

Besides the engine, the E V12 Coupe also comes with larger brakes, a Brabus-spec coilover suspension system, 19-inch wheels and more carbon fiber than you can shake a stick at. The front spoiler, grille, front and rear fenders, rear diffuser, intake system, interior trim and seats are all made from the lightweight material. What is all of this going to cost you? 478,000 Euros – approximately $650,000 using today's exchange rate, or more than 13 E-Class Coupes.

via autoblog

 

[MBFanToDeath]

Dangerous toy

 

[zzz1]

it look really great, its Black-Beast monster!