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Old 06-02-04, 02:44 PM
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that car is just flat out SICK!!! im in love... i love how everything now says Brabus and no more MB... idk about u guys, but $100k in mods all at once is just a little over my budget i am envious though, it is a BEAUTIFUL car.
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Old 06-02-04, 02:47 PM
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Originally posted by varcity64
that car is just flat out SICK!!! im in love... i love how everything now says Brabus and no more MB... idk about u guys, but $100k in mods all at once is just a little over my budget i am envious though, it is a BEAUTIFUL car.
It doesn't say mercedes on the car anymore because brabus has a manufacturer title in germany and when you buy a brabus it isn't registered as a Mercedes, it is registered as a brabus.
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Originally posted by rominl
for the record it's 12 pistons front and 6 pistons rear

and 0-60 is really 2.9?! i thought it's 3.5?
Its 3.1 according to the owner. Would like to see some test data to find out if thats accurate.
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Old 06-02-04, 03:29 PM
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Originally posted by JAC JZS
Its 3.1 according to the owner. Would like to see some test data to find out if thats accurate.
true, data would be nice, that's insane numebrs
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Originally posted by Captain Bone
Other than the white CF inserts, it is one hell of a beauty.

-Anthony
Agreed. Although I would like to see what the white CF looks like in person, as the flash from the camera gives it a freshly shedded snake skin look

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Gorgeous
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Originally posted by rominl
for the record it's 12 pistons front and 6 pistons rear

and 0-60 is really 2.9?! i thought it's 3.5?
Ok, does anyone need that much stopping power???? ususally 6 pot up front is over kill. thats 36 pistons total on the car (yeah, i can add)...what are you possibly going to do with that other than destroy the rotors by over heating them???? But still thats sweet! If i had the green backs to throw down like that, id be all over it!
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Originally posted by Stage3
Ok, does anyone need that much stopping power???? ususally 6 pot up front is over kill. thats 36 pistons total on the car (yeah, i can add)...what are you possibly going to do with that other than destroy the rotors by over heating them???? But still thats sweet! If i had the green backs to throw down like that, id be all over it!
well sometimes it's not about what you need, it's about what you can get plus the slr it has ceremic setup, so the v12 going with 12 and 6 for performance isn't that different i suppose after all, you accel that fast, you need to stop fast too
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O MAN! I Love IT!!!!
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Old 06-04-04, 02:38 PM
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Originally posted by Stage3
Ok, does anyone need that much stopping power???? ususally 6 pot up front is over kill. thats 36 pistons total on the car (yeah, i can add)...what are you possibly going to do with that other than destroy the rotors by over heating them???? But still thats sweet! If i had the green backs to throw down like that, id be all over it!
When you try stopping a car as heavy as that from 200 mph you need all the braking force you can get your hands on.
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and did you guys watch the new top gear video about the slr on the track? the car stops from 120mph to 0 in distance (something like 120ft?) that normally other cars stop from 60mph to 0. that's stopping power
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If you're a car enthusiast, ya gotta love it!
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I read 10 of the 12 Benz board of directors owns a Brabus Benz....Nuff said
 
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Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
I read 10 of the 12 Benz board of directors owns a Brabus Benz....Nuff said
that's a very bold statement man
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