Brabus E-Class Thoroughly Pampers at 215+ MPH
The title of World's Fastest Sedan has just exchanged hands... once again. It appears that every month or two, this prestigious title of who
can make the fastest street legal sedan bounces back and forth between manufacturers and affiliated tuners. This time the winner goes to Brabus, the high-end Mercedes-Benz tuner, with their latest creation, the E V12 Biturbo, which grabbed the title during German magazine Auto Motor und Sport's high-speed test in Nardo, Italy, and in so doing went where no other Mercedes-Benz, or at least no Mercedes-Benz sedan, has ever gone before, the far side of 217 mph.
Its designation a jumble of letters and numbers, the E V12 Biturbo is the newest generation (W 211) of the famous E V12 ultra performance sedan. Packing a twin-turbocharged V12 engine that produces 640-horsepower, it managed to smash the existing record by 18.8 mph.
The E V12 name is no stranger to holding a world record: the previous generation W/S 210 generation E V12 rocketed to an electronically limited
205 mph in 1996, obtaining the title of world's fastest sedan then. The new car rolls in the tire-treads of the original, returning the title back to Brabus.
Making a heavy, full-size luxury sedan reach 217.4 mph is no easy task, requiring Brabus' most powerful motor. The SV 12 biturbo was the engine of choice; however, modifications to the engine bay were required before the gigantic motor could be shoehorned in. The SV 12 Biturbo engine is a 6.3-liter twin-turbo V12, which started out life as the same twin-turbo motor that powers '600' series S, CL, and SL vehicles. From there, Brabus installed a longer-stroke sports crankshaft, new piston rods and larger bore pistons to increase power from 5.5 liters to a massive 6.3 liters.
The title of World's Fastest Sedan has just exchanged hands... once again. It appears that every month or two, this prestigious title of who
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| The E V12 Biturbo packs a twin-turbocharged V12 engine that produces 640-horsepower. (Photo: Brabus) |
Its designation a jumble of letters and numbers, the E V12 Biturbo is the newest generation (W 211) of the famous E V12 ultra performance sedan. Packing a twin-turbocharged V12 engine that produces 640-horsepower, it managed to smash the existing record by 18.8 mph.
The E V12 name is no stranger to holding a world record: the previous generation W/S 210 generation E V12 rocketed to an electronically limited
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| The E V12 Biturbo can sprint to 100 km/h in only 4.5 seconds and to 200 km/h (124 mph) in 11.7 seconds. (Photo: Brabus) |
Making a heavy, full-size luxury sedan reach 217.4 mph is no easy task, requiring Brabus' most powerful motor. The SV 12 biturbo was the engine of choice; however, modifications to the engine bay were required before the gigantic motor could be shoehorned in. The SV 12 Biturbo engine is a 6.3-liter twin-turbo V12, which started out life as the same twin-turbo motor that powers '600' series S, CL, and SL vehicles. From there, Brabus installed a longer-stroke sports crankshaft, new piston rods and larger bore pistons to increase power from 5.5 liters to a massive 6.3 liters.