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The top speed is electronically limited to 330 km/h due to the tires. In order to optimally bring the enormous power of the new BRABUS displacement engine to the road, the BRABUS ROCKET 900 "ONE OF TEN" is equipped with wide monoblock Z wheels measuring 21 inches on the front axle and 22 inches in diameter on the rear axle.
W212. At the Frankfurt Motor show in 2009, Brabus debuted its Brabus E V12 “one of ten”. The E V12 features Mercedes' latest twin-turbo V12 producing over 780 horsepower and 1100 lb/ft of torque. This helped propel the car to a 0–60 mph in 3.7 seconds, all the way to a top speed of 370 km/h (230 mph). [2]
In the beginning of 2012, the world's fastest street-legal sedan was a Brabus Rocket 800. [23] The 2012 Brabus Rocket 800 is powered by a V12 engine rated at 800 hp and 1,420Nm of torque, which has been limited to 1,100Nm. The Brabus Rocket accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.7 seconds, 23.8 seconds to 300 km/h (186 mph) and has a top ...
The M176/M177/M178 is a petrol V8 engine range designed by Mercedes-AMG, replacing the M278 and M157 engines, and is based on the M133 engine. [1] The engine has two BorgWarner turbochargers positioned between the two cylinder heads in a "hot-V" configuration. The fuel injection system uses Bosch's new piezo-electric direct fuel injectors that ...
The X-15 set speed and altitude records in the 1960s, crossing the edge of outer space and returning with valuable data used in aircraft and spacecraft design. The X-15's highest speed, 4,520 miles per hour (7,274 km/h; 2,021 m/s), [ 1 ] was achieved on 3 October 1967, [ 2 ] when William J. Knight flew at Mach 6.7 at an altitude of 102,100 feet ...
This tuned G-wagen pickup packs a twin-turbo 4.5-liter V-8 and oodles of carbon fiber, plus a decadent leather interior with menacing red ambient lighting.
ThrustSSC. Thrust SSC at the Coventry Transport Museum, where it is part of the permanent collection. ThrustSSC, Thrust SSC or Thrust SuperSonic Car is a British jet car developed by Richard Noble, Glynne Bowsher, Ron Ayers, and Jeremy Bliss. [1] Thrust SSC holds the world land speed record, set on 15 October 1997, and driven by Andy Green ...
History. First flight. 19 January 1946. The Bell X-1 (Bell Model 44) is a rocket engine–powered aircraft, designated originally as the XS-1, and was a joint National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics – U.S. Army Air Forces – U.S. Air Force supersonic research project built by Bell Aircraft. Conceived during 1944 and designed and built in ...