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Inkblotz Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Georgia Vehicle(s): 90 300GD "Thundering Turtle II", w/ 603A turbo Posts: 3186 | Brabus V12 Found this link. Thought you guys would be interested. That engine compartment is packed full! (#4 in the gallery) http://www.autobild.de/projektor/galerie.php?pos=0&artikel_id=9226 Mark Edited by Inkblotz 4/26/2007 8:40 AM | ||
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UberXY Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | RE: Brabus V12 Very nice (and extensive) piece of work. Steve 02 G500 | ||
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Merz-Ben Extreme Veteran Date registered: Aug 2006 Location: Floyds Knobs, IN 47119 Vehicle(s): 230G, U1200, U1250 DoKa, U1300L, U1500, U1700, 416 Posts: 377 | RE: Brabus V12 I have always loved the V12 Benz engines, ever since I had my first S600. And the SL600's are a blast . I would love to have a v12 G, although those engines are a bear to work on. Cheers, Ben | ||
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ewalberg Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Past: San Francisco. Present: Germany Vehicle(s): 2000 g500 Posts: 1887 | Re: Brabus V12 and the Brabus Gv12 is only 350,000 euro. Slides 27. | ||
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Merz-Ben Extreme Veteran Date registered: Aug 2006 Location: Floyds Knobs, IN 47119 Vehicle(s): 230G, U1200, U1250 DoKa, U1300L, U1500, U1700, 416 Posts: 377 | RE: Brabus V12 Ah, it's only money, and you only live once . | ||
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mortinson Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Madrid, España Vehicle(s): '98 G300TD LWB, '98 E300TD Saloon Posts: 1355 | Re: Brabus V12 ewalberg - 4/26/2007 6:17 PM and the Brabus Gv12 is only 350,000 euro. Slides 27. Not bad... that's three and a half times as much as a 500 BHP- G55K You must have money to burn and the will to show it to buy that G. | ||
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Adoni Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Vehicle(s): '00 G500, '15 C300 4Matic, '06 L322 G4 Posts: 1283 | Re: Brabus V12 Isn't that the G that the German media dubbed the "Flying Coffin"? | ||
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tclynes Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: Brabus V12 its just dirtily excessive, but wouldnt say no! keep driving past the RHD 55k on the way into town and dreaming, nearly ran a red light due to it last week! | ||
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Tjærand Extreme Veteran Date registered: Oct 2006 Location: Nøtterøy, Norway Vehicle(s): 1996 G320 Posts: 403 | RE: Brabus V12 There is something about the V12 push though... A friend of mine drove a S600 Biturbo from Norway to Spain and back and swore he never had it over 3000RPM no matter what speed. Cruising gently and slowly along at 200km/h... Also, 1000Nm worth of torque is handy for pulling up those old fruit tree roots in the back yard. | ||
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VonEpp W124 Host Date registered: Sep 2006 Location: Australia Vehicle(s): w114, w124 & w460 Posts: 357 | Re: Brabus V12 I do believe the Brabus GV12 is only a 2WD. | ||
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Merz-Ben Extreme Veteran Date registered: Aug 2006 Location: Floyds Knobs, IN 47119 Vehicle(s): 230G, U1200, U1250 DoKa, U1300L, U1500, U1700, 416 Posts: 377 | RE: Brabus V12 That's what I thought too, but the other pics show the interior and the switches for the 3 lockers... I wouldn't think that Brabus would leave switches that did not do anything, but I've been wrong before. Cheers, Ben | ||
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4x4abc Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico Vehicle(s): 02 G500 | RE: Brabus V12 The V12 is full time 4WD like all other 463. The story actually refers to the practise to lock the center diff (on pavement - yikes!) to achieve the acceleration from 0-100 in fourpointsomething seconds. If the center diff is not locked, ESP will interfere heavily and foul up your attempt to get a ticket faster than the other guys. Article also mentions that the V12 is only kinda good going fast in a straight line (it sucked in fast turns) - and even that is so marginal at higher speeds that top speed is governed (240 kmh) to keep the driver out of trouble. I know from Brabus that they sell more of those things than they can build (lotsa money in Russia). | ||
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Luky Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6 Posts: 1062 | Re: Brabus V12 Nice car car this V12, but has anybody ever seen one other than at a motor show? Seems very rare, I ve been looking for some real life photos, but found nothing. How many of them do exist? Are they all in Russia? | ||
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petesherlock Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Vehicle(s): 290GDT, Pinzgauer 710, 404 Unimog, SIIA Landy Posts: 106 | RE: Brabus V12 My mate Gordon owned and drove one around LA for a while. He said it was an absolute beast and one of the best cars he has ever owned BUT it could not drive past a gas station and he eventually got rid of it because he could not resist the temptation to push the go button hard every time he drove it. | ||
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Luky Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6 Posts: 1062 | Re: Brabus V12 On the old forum there was somebody with a Brabus from California, but that car was a V8. Your mate s car was a V12? Do you have any photos? | ||
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