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With over 37 years of experience in transforming your everyday Mercedes-Benz luxo-barge into a land missile that not only walks the walk but also talks the talk, Brabus was known until recently to have a rather high infatuation with the color black, especially when unveiling some of their most powerful cars.
Not to say that they are no longer in love with the darker side of life, but the pearly-white color of the Brabus-tuned S 63 AMG in the adjacent images would probably make you think otherwise.
Based on the already-powerful Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG, the 850 Biturbo S-Class is currently the most powerful luxury sedan in the Brabus lineup, its twin-turbocharged V8 delivering no less than 850 hp.
Starting from the 5.5-liter, twin-turbocharged AMG V8 that is internally-codenamed M157, the crazy engineers in Bottrop increased the engine's displacement to 5.9-liters, replaced the stock exhaust system with one that delivers better flow, fitted larger compressors to the twin turbochargers, installed a gold-plated intake system and, last but not least, replaced the stock ECU with a bespoke unit that can make all the above work together.
The result is simply astonishing, especially since it comes with a manufacturer warranty: 850 hp and a monstrous 1450 Nm (1069 lb ft) of torque. For reasons which are most likely related to the fact that it could probably destroy the transmission and/or the all-wheel drive system, Brabus decided to electronically-limit the torque to “only” 1150 Nm (848 lb ft) of torque, which still more than you would need to tow your house.
Technically, everything related to this car now screams unholy, or evil. Everything apart from the milky exterior color, which would look more appropriate on a wedding limo from some points of view. We like it nonetheless, as the contrast between what lurks under the hood and what's on the outside is exactly what it needs to stand out from your average Brabus sedan.
Based on the already-powerful Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG, the 850 Biturbo S-Class is currently the most powerful luxury sedan in the Brabus lineup, its twin-turbocharged V8 delivering no less than 850 hp.
Starting from the 5.5-liter, twin-turbocharged AMG V8 that is internally-codenamed M157, the crazy engineers in Bottrop increased the engine's displacement to 5.9-liters, replaced the stock exhaust system with one that delivers better flow, fitted larger compressors to the twin turbochargers, installed a gold-plated intake system and, last but not least, replaced the stock ECU with a bespoke unit that can make all the above work together.
The result is simply astonishing, especially since it comes with a manufacturer warranty: 850 hp and a monstrous 1450 Nm (1069 lb ft) of torque. For reasons which are most likely related to the fact that it could probably destroy the transmission and/or the all-wheel drive system, Brabus decided to electronically-limit the torque to “only” 1150 Nm (848 lb ft) of torque, which still more than you would need to tow your house.
Technically, everything related to this car now screams unholy, or evil. Everything apart from the milky exterior color, which would look more appropriate on a wedding limo from some points of view. We like it nonetheless, as the contrast between what lurks under the hood and what's on the outside is exactly what it needs to stand out from your average Brabus sedan.
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