Is it any at all possible that a van could have a higher top speed than most sports cars you see around the streets these days?

Normally, a question like that would be treated with such ridicule that it's not even sane to ask something like it. But when you're dealing with a German tuner like MTM->ke1730, then things like this become not only possible, but real in every sense of the word.

In addition to the modified Q3->ke2666 MTM is bringing to the 2012 Geneva Motor Show->ke228, they've also prepared a heavily tuned Volkswagen->ke94 T5. Despite being classified as a van, the MTM-tuned T5 doesn't perform like one.

All that is due to a ridiculously modified 2.5-liter inline-five engine that is able to crank out an impressive 470 horsepower at 6,900rpm and 461 lb/ft of peak torque at 4,100rpm. Thanks to the upgrades, the T5 is now capable of hitting a maximum top speed of 174 mph. Pretty crazy, right?

Apart from the performance modifications, the T5 also gets the benefit of new components added in by MTM, including the same three-tone vinyl wrap that honors the colors of the German national flag. MTM also fitted in a new set of 20" Bimoto rims wrapped in Michelin Supersport tires.

About the only thing that made us cringe with this program is the astronomical cost of one. According to MTM, their program for the Volkswagen T5 will cost €160,000 or about to US$215,000 based on current exchange rates.

2012 Volkswagen T5 by MTM

Specifications
  • Make: Array
  • Model: 2012 Volkswagen T5 by MTM
  • Engine/Motor: inline-5
  • Horsepower: 470
  • Torque: 461
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