Brabus has gone to the extremes. First they tuned Mercedes’ most powerful sports car: the SLS AMG, and now they have turned to one of the most luxurious models in the line-up: the SL600. The new Brabus "iBusiness" SV12 R model is not only about high performance, but also about innovative multimedia technology.
We won’t talk too much about the engine, as it is one that you should be familiar with by now: an SV12 R Biturbo 750 12-cylinder engine with an output of 750 hp. This provides the luxury sedan with a top speed of 211 mph.
What we will focus on is the car’s technology. Apple seems to have given away the cow as this luxury sedan is completely outfitted with Apple components. The brains of the operation is a 15.2-inch TFT display with 16:9 aspect ratio and internet connection via UMTS and HSDPA. To that, an ultra-small Mac minicomputer is added under the rear shelf. This minicomputer is hidden by an electronic door that looks like the computer itself. Controlling these computers is made easy with the use of two iPads located in the front passenger seat as well as in the backseat. These iPads not only control the computers, put can also navigate through the entire multimedia center including the radio, navigation system, and telephone. And, of course, there is Alcantara and leather all over the interior.
Check out all of the exact specifications in the press release after the jump.
There are much better ways to drive around without getting noticed and driving around in cars that cost well over what any of us make isn’t one of them.
Our cars - a Mercedes-Benz S600 AMG, BMW 760Li, Jaguar XJ and the Audi A8 - are dressed in their best colors with the waxed paint job glimmering in the evening sunlight. Driving through the heavily used highways around the Cleveland area is prime gawking time for motorists. At first, the stares and pointing fingers can make you feel a bit uncomfortable, but can you blame them? It isn’t everyday that you see a luxury barge roll through a relatively poor city, especially now that LeBron James is gone.
These four sedans might be large in stature, but one nudge or poke in the wrong place and its goodnight in one impressive display. So, with more onlookers than a Thanksgiving Day parade, we are obliged to find the best luxury sedan among the four.
Mercedes has unveiled a new video for the 2011 S63 AMG sports sedan. There’s 10 minutes of high quality driving, so sit back, relax, and enjoy!
The 2011 S63 AMG is powered by a newly developed AMG 5.5-litre V8 biturbo engine with a peak output of up to 544 to 571 hp and maximum torque of up to 900 NM. With the new engine, the Mercedes S63 AMG makes the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 4.5 seconds with the top speed being limited to 155 mph. However, if you add the AMG Performance package, the 0 to 60 mph sprint will be made in 4.4 seconds and top speed will go up to 186 mph.
Just watch this video and we can bet you will have the same question pop into your head that came into ours; Audi, BMW what’s your response to this?
The Japanese tuner Wald International has prepared a new tuning package for the Mercedes S-Class. In the tuner’s tradition the new package is called the Black Bison Edition and includes new front and rear bumpers, sportier fender ducts, refreshed sidesteps, two new rear spoilers (one on the decklid and one above the glass), and 22-inch matte Renovatio wheels.
All of the cars will be painted in an exclusive Wald color and will get a new exhaust system with dual tailpipes.
The same treatment has also been recently applied to the E-Class. For that package the tuner added a new front bumper with a protruding lower lip, four large projector style driving lights, and vents on either side. The difference between the tuning kit for the E-Class and the S-Class is that the latest one comes painted in white, while the E-Class featured a black exterior color.
Prices for the new package have not been announced yet.
Today, Mercedes added a new version to their S-Class line-up. The new S350 BlueTEC will go on sale at a price of €76,279. The car is powered by a V6 diesel engine that delivers a total of 258 hp and 620 NM of torque. All with a fuel economy of 6.8 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers. The car sprints from 0 to 60 mph in 7.1 seconds and has a limited top speed of 155 mph.
The new S350 BlueTEC comes with an available Passion leather package and an Exclusive Passion leather package that feature seats, armrests, instrument panel support, door linings, ruffled pockets, and a rear shelf in fine leather with contrasting stitching.
Standard technology includes: Active Lane Keeping Assist, Active Blind Spot Assist, and a new Bang & Olufsen BeoSound AMG sound system that combines 15 loudspeakers and two amplifiers with a total output of 1200 W.
