BRABUS E V12 Coupe with 800PS
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Is 800 BHP something to do with F1 limits? It would still look good in my garage. Killer question when will the few they produce become "Affordable"? If ever.
God, this is sexy. I'd have mine toned down a little - too many Brabus badges everywhere, and too much carbon on display just for the sake of it. I'd have normal silver wheels too - not keen on the matt black or the rear spolier. Both look a bit Halfords.
I'm going to be in a minority here
I work with cars every day which have power and carbon fibre for a good reason, to go around race circuits quickly.
What is the point of 800bhp in a road car when just about 1% of the world's roads are without speed restrictions? How many tyres per mile will that do?
Either I am getting too old or the roads are becoming too restrictive but there is an increasingly wider gap between road cars and race cars and the cars that try to bridge the gap are becoming increasingly delusional and, dare I say it, sad
And yes I have got a Brabus part on my car....but you can't see it
I work with cars every day which have power and carbon fibre for a good reason, to go around race circuits quickly.
What is the point of 800bhp in a road car when just about 1% of the world's roads are without speed restrictions? How many tyres per mile will that do?
Either I am getting too old or the roads are becoming too restrictive but there is an increasingly wider gap between road cars and race cars and the cars that try to bridge the gap are becoming increasingly delusional and, dare I say it, sad
And yes I have got a Brabus part on my car....but you can't see it
carnut
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230 mph
what kind of tyres are they fitting?
A great piece of automotive art etc but playing straight into the hand of the ECO warriors. Clearly 230 mph would be insane on a publichighway, even in Germany
Great first picture says it all on the number plate
Brabus evil coupe..or is that my eyes deceiving me?
what kind of tyres are they fitting? A great piece of automotive art etc but playing straight into the hand of the ECO warriors. Clearly 230 mph would be insane on a publichighway, even in Germany
Great first picture says it all on the number plate
Brabus evil coupe..or is that my eyes deceiving me?
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mattc
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Sorry but I think it looks a bit Chav or Barryboyz. The door sills, the black/white chequered interior, the bits of carbon fibre look a bit naff. Agree with Mactech too...where are you going to unleash this cars potential for mor ethan a few seconds.
fredT
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agreed, it's verry barry but come on, some silly jealous sounding comments here..
its not a race car, its not trying to be a race car. it's just a ott roadcar, built for that purpose
800hp? silly? njae im sure its fun as hell :-D but sure its not needed, and can hardly be used.. same could be said for most modern cars - noone NEEDs the power of a 320 cdi, and there are not many places you can actually use it
if i had the moeny id contemplate buying it just coz it takes the piss, as ANTI-PC cars goes, this has got to be top of the list and for that reason alone i'm in!
its not a race car, its not trying to be a race car. it's just a ott roadcar, built for that purpose
800hp? silly? njae im sure its fun as hell :-D but sure its not needed, and can hardly be used.. same could be said for most modern cars - noone NEEDs the power of a 320 cdi, and there are not many places you can actually use it
if i had the moeny id contemplate buying it just coz it takes the piss, as ANTI-PC cars goes, this has got to be top of the list and for that reason alone i'm in!
flango
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flango
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Autobahn between Frankfurt and Manheim early hours springs to mind, regularly get +240 kmh down there
fredT
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Autobahn between Frankfurt and Manheim early hours springs to mind, regularly get +240 kmh down there
ha
i lived in gotzenhein just south of frankfurt 10 years ago and used to know that bit of autobahn quite well :bannana:used to 'speedtest' cars and motorbikes down that very stretch
mattc
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Autobahn between Frankfurt and Manheim early hours springs to mind, regularly get +240 kmh down there
I agree, The A5 is a great bit of road. 4/5 lanes is quite nice...but doing 4 or 5 km's per minute is seriously quick compared to most other road users and when it goes wrong is tends to do it in style (I have marvelled at the length of some skid marks on the road-some real sphincter moments were surely had!)
The car is OTT and I can think of much classier ways to emphasis ones wealth than that. Who is going to think you are an 'armleuchter' in a W111 coupe for instance? To me the car screams "I am a knob jockey" but thats just my personal opinion...perhaps if I had sufficient money that I could afford one as my 5th vehicle I might think differently
agreed, it's verry barry but come on, some silly jealous sounding comments here..
its not a race car, its not trying to be a race car. it's just a ott roadcar, built for that purpose
800hp? silly? njae im sure its fun as hell :-D but sure its not needed, and can hardly be used.. same could be said for most modern cars - noone NEEDs the power of a 320 cdi, and there are not many places you can actually use it
if i had the moeny id contemplate buying it just coz it takes the piss, as ANTI-PC cars goes, this has got to be top of the list and for that reason alone i'm in!
Told you I'd be in a minority!
I speak not from jealousy but from experience. I've spent over 50,000 road miles in fast cars that actually look like 'supercars' but their average journey times are no different from other cars if you value you your licence.
If I want to get somewhere quicker then I travel on two wheels. My bike dosen't recognise traffic and whilst obeying the spirit of speed restrictions, cuts journey times by 20%. Oh! and beats the 0-60 time for that V12 thing! For me it's function over form !
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