First the BRABUS E V12 had to pass a hard test at the worldwide renowned German car magazine "auto motor und sport" where we are allowed to quote some passages from: "The acceleration performance of the BRABUS is less limited by the power than by the traction available. The power of 582 hp would be easily sufficient to make it storm faster than in 4.9 seconds to 100 km/h. But it is simply impossible to bring the full performance on the road at a race-like take-off... ...Over 100 km/h, when the wheels have got full grip, the V12 monster is storming on in a way which normally can be tracked by conventional and by no means performance weak cars only in the lower speed area. After 16,2 seconds, the BRABUS is shooting along with 200 km/h, so from 100 to 200 km/h there only pass some 11,3 seconds... ...The rare event of a motorway which is clear for many kilometers, the E V12 can get up to 330 km/h fast. Then the car is limited out of consideration for the tires which are of course extremely strained by such a fast two-ton car... ...Even the fuel consumption keeps within more civilian bounds than suspected: The average fuel consumption of 17,1 litres / 100 kilometers displays, that the BRABUS is mostly driven in part-load operation due to its giant power..."

BRABUS constructed a high performance car based on the Mercedes E-Class of the W 210 range which doesn't only set new standards for the performances of a four-door sedan which can be driven in daily traffic. For this, the most powerful and torqueful engine out of German production, the BRABUS 7.3 S based on the Mercedes V12, is implanted into the E-Class bodywork. With this car, the worldwide renowned tuner BRABUS again demonstrates its top position in the construction of extraordinary cars.

The heart of the BRABUS E V12 is the Mercedes-Benz V12 engine, whose displacement is enlarged to 7255 cc with a new long-stroke crankshaft and special pistons. Gas-flow in the cylinder-heads is optimised with reworked ports, valves and valve seats, and a pair of high-lift camshafts, tuned for power, torque and low emissions are installed. The final components in this power equation are a high efficiency sports exhaust with free-flowing metal catalysts and a modified ECU.

The BRABUS 7.3 S specification was originally intended to enrich the already beefy torque curve of the BRABUS 7.3 litre engine which it has succeded in doing, as the 772 Nm (570 lb ft) at 4000 rpm proves. The additional 52 bhp generated in the process, taking peak power to 582 bhp at 6000 rpm was an incidental but welcome additional benefit.

All this power and torque are fed through a beefed up five-speed automatic transmission. In addition the BRABUS E V12 is equipped with ASR anti-slip-regulation and the ESP driving stability system. To deploy this level of power safely, the accompanying chassis has to be something equally special.

BRABUS have thus developed a sport chassis for the E V12 that combines sharp handling and outstanding roadholding with the sort of ride comfort you would expect from a supreme trans-continental express. Rounding off this package of outstanding talent is a braking system worthy of a Group C racing car. Large cross-drilled ventilated discs with four-pot calipers are used alround which give the E V12 the stopping power to match its accelerative ability.

Information from Brabus official Homepage.