Brabus Maybach
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Nice but.............who is going to want a Brabus performance kit put on a car that you would more than likely be chaffuered in? Waste of good money. If you want that kind of performance and you can afford 450,000 dollars..,..buy a MB SLR McLaren. Now that is a car.
SLR: The Vital Statistics
Mercedes has revealed the long-awaited details of the high-tech SLR McLaren and in doing so answered the question on everyone's lips; how powerful is it?
The SLR's supercharged 5.5-litre V8 engine produces 617bhp. Confusingly, Mercedes quotes a figure of 626hp, but that relates to the European measure of horsepower, PS, and not good old bhp.
This means the SLR is more powerful than the forthcoming CL65 and S65 AMGs, but only just. Those two are powered by a twin-turbo 6-litre V12 with 604bhp.
Interestingly, the SLR's V8 - which is dry-sumped, each engine hand-built by a single AMG engineer - generates 575lb ft of torque from 3250rpm, while the AMG models punch out 737lb ft between 2000 and 4000rpm.
Mercedes claims the SLR is capable of sprinting from 0-62mph in 3.8sec, to 124mph in 10.6sec, and to 186mph in 28.8sec. Top speed (provisionally) is 208mph.
Surprisingly, a humble five-speed autobox is standard, featuring 'shift speed adjustment' with three manually selectable shift strategies: Sport, SuperSport and Race. Many supercar-watchers would have been expecting something more sophisticated in a car of this calibre.
The SLR's entire structure is made from carbonfibre composite and is said to be the first car in the world with an entirely carbon crash structure. This is made up of two 620mm-long, longitudinal carbonfibre structures weighing just 3.4kg each. It also gets airbags, sidebags and kneebags.
Aluminium double wishbone suspension supports the car (with an unusual front anti-roll bar layout: it's mounted above the front axle and operated by rocker arms) and carbon-reinforced ceramic discs and electrohydraulic brakes are standard.
Stopping is aided by the 'adaptable rear spoiler', which also acts as an airbrake. If the driver brakes hard, the spoiler pops up at a 65deg angle and is also said to greatly aid stability when braking from high speed. Standard wheels are 18-inchers while the fantastic 19in 'turbine' wheels are optional.
SLR: The Vital Statistics
Mercedes has revealed the long-awaited details of the high-tech SLR McLaren and in doing so answered the question on everyone's lips; how powerful is it?
The SLR's supercharged 5.5-litre V8 engine produces 617bhp. Confusingly, Mercedes quotes a figure of 626hp, but that relates to the European measure of horsepower, PS, and not good old bhp.
This means the SLR is more powerful than the forthcoming CL65 and S65 AMGs, but only just. Those two are powered by a twin-turbo 6-litre V12 with 604bhp.
Interestingly, the SLR's V8 - which is dry-sumped, each engine hand-built by a single AMG engineer - generates 575lb ft of torque from 3250rpm, while the AMG models punch out 737lb ft between 2000 and 4000rpm.
Mercedes claims the SLR is capable of sprinting from 0-62mph in 3.8sec, to 124mph in 10.6sec, and to 186mph in 28.8sec. Top speed (provisionally) is 208mph.
Surprisingly, a humble five-speed autobox is standard, featuring 'shift speed adjustment' with three manually selectable shift strategies: Sport, SuperSport and Race. Many supercar-watchers would have been expecting something more sophisticated in a car of this calibre.
The SLR's entire structure is made from carbonfibre composite and is said to be the first car in the world with an entirely carbon crash structure. This is made up of two 620mm-long, longitudinal carbonfibre structures weighing just 3.4kg each. It also gets airbags, sidebags and kneebags.
Aluminium double wishbone suspension supports the car (with an unusual front anti-roll bar layout: it's mounted above the front axle and operated by rocker arms) and carbon-reinforced ceramic discs and electrohydraulic brakes are standard.
Stopping is aided by the 'adaptable rear spoiler', which also acts as an airbrake. If the driver brakes hard, the spoiler pops up at a 65deg angle and is also said to greatly aid stability when braking from high speed. Standard wheels are 18-inchers while the fantastic 19in 'turbine' wheels are optional.
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Wandered into the local MB dealer and what do they have on the floor?? A real, live, full size almost black (probably the coolest black car I've ever seen) Maybach. Although it was roped off, I briefly sat in it. OMG! Probably nicer than an MB like an MB is nicer than a Hyundai. The leather, the wood--unbelievable. I couldn't even start to imagine what it must be like to plunk down 350K or whatever and drive around in one of these. Apparently, they've sold 5, including one to a former Chicago Bull who once came out of retirement and once tried to play pro baseball and endorses Chevy(?).
i went to the Mercedes-Benz dealership yesterday since i was getting some In-N-Out with my family and its across the train tracks...yesterday at 6:55 PM and now i hate this dealership cuz we were looking for the ML350 and the building is open but no one is there, no one to help anyone, thats why i like the BMW center where i work since there is someone always there til 9 mon-saturday and 6 on sunday so we are looking around and there were 2 Maybach's on the floor (this place is the largest MB in N.A. i think, they got like 1400 cars) and they looked pretty cool but exspensive, the price that i saw on one was $300,000
A MAybach is a car to be showferd in correct? So if you have that kinda big money, why wouldn't some1 wanta be showferd in a Mercedes w220 Pullman for only 900,000$ ? and forget the maybach?
http://yalmas.tripod.com/pullman.htm <-- better then a Maybach![[screwy]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_screwy.gif "Screwy [screwy]")
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Now thats class
http://yalmas.tripod.com/pullman.htm <-- better then a Maybach
?Now thats class
BMW_FaNaTiC said:
A MAybach is a car to be showferd in correct? So if you have that kinda big money, why wouldn't some1 wanta be showferd in a Mercedes w220 Pullman for only 900,000$ ? and forget the maybach?
http://yalmas.tripod.com/pullman.htm <-- better then a Maybach ?
Now thats class
http://yalmas.tripod.com/pullman.htm <-- better then a Maybach
?Now thats class