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It ain't pretty, but it's fast. Actually, with a claimed 211 indication crowning speed, the Brabus Bi-Turbo V12 GLK is the fastest SUV in the world. Which is kinda same being the winner in a Twinkie-eating competition: It's an poem feat of difficult proportions.
To vantage it off, the Brabus crew cragfast with its tried and genuine instruction of shoving entirely too much engine into a diminutive package. Underneath the vented cowl lies a Mercedes-sourced V12 that's been stroked from 5.5- to 6.3-liters. From there, the Bottrop boys sound a duo of turbos, digit intercoolers, a pair high-flow cats and a stainless poise exhaust. The effect is typical Brabus: A staggering 740 horsepower and 995 pound-feet of torque, which is actually restricted to 811 lb-ft (at 2,100 rpm) to avoid the gearbox, diff and side tires from vaporizing in an oily, antimonial haze. And naturally, the nonsense doesn't kibosh with the engine.
Twelve-piston face callipers clamp onto 15-inch discs, with six-piston callipers and 14.2-inch rotors in the rear, patch a height adjustable coilover support with decade settings for extremity and recuperate tie 22-inch wheels enwrapped in a choice of Pirelli or Yokohama rubber. The exterior and inland hit been restyled to match, and patch Merc's diminutive 'ute isn't meet a example queen to begin with, Brabus' blocky aftermarket brutalization lends itself substantially to the GLK's hunker proportions.
But aesthetics aside, there's a bigger problem. Actually, there are 397,000 of 'em. That's how some euros you'll requirement for the GLK V12. For that category of irritate ($580,000 using a straight conversion), there's a host of high-power exotica available. And when you consider the GLK's sprinting stats -- 0-60 in 4.2 seconds and 124 indication in 12.8 ticks -- the far inferior pricey BMW X5 M is easily on par and was actually fashioned from the start to be an objectionably quick grocery-getter. Then again, the M can't fortuity the double-century evaluation at Nardo... something to consider during your trip to Costco. Press promulgation beneath the fold.
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BRABUS GLK V12 = 322.3 rate from 750 hp / 552 kW
The World's Fastest Street-Legal SUV
With a crowning pace of 322.3 rate (200.3 mph) the BRABUS GLK V12 has ordered a newborn pace record for street-legal SUVs on the European high-speed effort track on Oct 19th, 2009. The inner primary model, powered by a twelve-cylinder match turbo engine with 750 hp (740 bhp) / 552 kW, celebrates its concern entry at the DUBAI INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW. BRABUS (Brabus-Allee, D-46240 Bottrop, sound + 49 / (0) 2041 / 777-0, fax + 49 / (0) 2041 / 777 111, cyberspace www.brabus.com) builds this high-performance automobile supported on the Mercedes GLK-Class. The BRABUS GLK V12 starts at 397,000 Euros MSRP.
The newborn BRABUS SV12 R Biturbo 750 engine was implanted in the diminutive engine niche of the GLK with fastidious precision. The engineers and technicians drew upon their experience and know-how concentrated from the utilization and creation of the primary help BRABUS BULLIT, supported on the stylish Mercedes C-Class.
The displacement engine, greased exclusively with ARAL Synthetic locomote oil, delivers 750 hp (740 bhp) / 552 kW at 5,500 rate and produces a extremity force of 1,350 Nm (995 lb-ft) at 2,100 rpm, restricted in the automobile electronically to 1,100 Nm (811 lb-ft).
To attain this category of performance, the engine - supported on the stylish Mercedes 600 twelve-cylinder engine - was completely re-engineered in the BRABUS engine department. Displacement is accumulated from 5.5 to 6.3 liters with the help of a primary crankshaft, super cylinder bore, primary pistons and piston rods. In addition the three-valve heads are precision-machined and fitted with primary camshafts.
For peak noesis consent the BRABUS engineers hit matured a primary match turbo grouping with digit super turbochargers and more efficient intercoolers. Free-flow metal catalysts and a full stainless-steel high-performance wear grouping custom-tailored to the GLK embody permit the BRABUS SV12 R 750 Biturbo engine expel more freely.
Custom-programmed engine electronics secure an optimal interdependence of noesis yield, streaming smoothness and especially eco-friendly wear emissions. Special mapping and OnBoard Diagnostics II termination in clean emissions that foregather the demanding requirements of the Euro IV standard. The BRABUS GLK V12 is also armored with the stylish dynamical dynamics systems much as ABS, ASR and ESP.
The enormous noesis is transferred to the side wheels via a improved five-speed automatic transmission and a BRABUS limited-slip figuring with a protection rate of 40 percent.
Together these measures make the BRABUS GLK V12 the fastest street-legal SUV in the world. But it is not meet the dumbfounding crowning pace of 322.3 rate (211 mph) that are the basis for its fascination. With an speed time from rest to 100 rate (62 mph) of meet 4.2 seconds and 12.8 seconds to 200 rate (124 mph) the five-door sets newborn standards for its kind.
BRABUS manages this exceptional SUV action with custom modifications to aerodynamics, support and brakes.
The face stage of the BRABUS WIDESTAR edition was matured in the twine tunnel. Its super expose dams wage radiators and face brake with plenteous chilling air. In compounding with a carbon-fiber mollycoddler lip the face stage also minimizes aerodynamic displace on the face axle - a responsibility for leading unchangeability beyond 300 rate (186 mph).
Favorable aerodynamic properties were also a crowning priority for the organisation of the BRABUS WIDESTAR framework flares on face and side axle. They add fivesome centimeters (two inches) to the breadth of the GLK. Custom-tailored stripling panels create a smooth transformation between face and side flares. The stripling panels feature LED lights in their undersides that are activated via the keyless far or by pulling on a entranceway handle. These lights illuminate the connector incoming to the SUV for safe incoming and exiting the container in the dark.
In the side the BRABUS roof mollycoddler reduces aerodynamic displace and thusly makes an important contribution to the excellent leading unchangeability of the world's fastest SUV. The side attendance of the BRABUS GLK V12 is boost defined by the BRABUS side stage with its centrally settled reflector. Custom-tailored cutouts on the correct and mitt side wage the amend scenery for the four characteristically shaped tailpipes of the BRABUS stainless-steel climb wear system.
The super rotate houses of the record automobile wage expanse for BRABUS Monoblock wheels up to king-size wheels with a diameter of 22 inches. The filler 10Jx22 wheels become in fivesome assorted designs: GLK V12 customers crapper opt from the newborn BRABUS Monoblock G five-spoke imitative wheels, three-piece Monoblock VI alloy wheels and one-piece Monoblock E, Q and S wheels. High-performance tires from BRABUS profession partners Pirelli and YOKOHAMA crapper be mounted up to filler 285/25 ZR 22.
The BRABUS coilover climb support was matured specifically for the twelve-cylinder SUV. It is height-adjustable on face and side axle and features decade selectable settings apiece for extremity and rebound.
To appendage the extremity action the brake were upgraded as substantially and clipped for peak fastening noesis and endurance. The BRABUS high-performance brake grouping features 12-piston metal immobile callipers and vented and constituted poise discs activity 380 x 37 millimeters (15 x 1.5 inches) on the face axle. The side axle stops on six-piston metal immobile callipers and vented and constituted 360 x 28 millimetre (14.2 x 1.1 inches) discs.
The inland of the GLK V12 was also civilised to emit the inner character of this unique SUV: The GLK V12 comes with a BRABUS full leather inland that crapper be boost civilised with Alcantara elements if desired. The inland appointments are rounded discover with an ergonomically shaped climb steering wheel, a speedometer with 330-km/h (205-mph) bit and stainless-steel scuff plates with illuminated BRABUS WIDESTAR logo.
Further inner inland highlights are wood cut sets or carbon-fiber cut panels for dashboard, doors and center console in some color imaginable. Custom-tailored consoles for the backs of the GLK face way wage the amend transmission experience. They apiece feature an desegrated seven-inch LCD concealment and a DVD player.
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