BRABUS has gone a little insane by building this crazy Mercedes-Benz GLK-based SUV. It’s rear-wheel-drive and is said to be the fastest production SUV in the world. How fast exactly? Well, try a 0 - 100km/h time of 4.2 seconds, a 0 - 200km/h sprint in 12.8 seconds and a top whack of 322.3km/h.
The source of all this madness is a twin turbo V12 powerplant measuring 6.3-litres. Two massive turbos, more efficient intercoolers and a stainless steel exhaust system are just some of the parts that make it work.
And the result? Well 552kW at 5500rpm is nothing to be snuffed at and peak torque is rated at 1350Nm but limited to 1100Nm. Drive is through a 5-speed automatic gearbox and sent to the rear wheels as said before. You might wonder about the old 5-speed choice but if it works for the big S 65 AMG then why not for this BRABUS conversion? The figures speak for themselves.
BRABUS fitted size 10Jx22 wheels of varying designs and fat tyres of up to size 285/25 ZR 22 from either Pirelli or Yokohama.
How much can one expect to fork out for this stupendous thrust machine? A price of €397 000 (R4.4 million) has been set. Mzansi doesn’t even get the GLK so this one is simply just another dream deferred.
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