Gear Patrol | Spirit of Adventure, Passion for Gear

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Something wicked this way comes.

At least that’s how the subject line should have read for the press release I received for the BRABUS sport program from the new Mercedes-Benz SL.

730 horsepower. 973 lb-ft of torque. 305/25 ZR (305, seriously?) tires riding on 20 inch light-alloy wheels. Still with me? Then read on…

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Well, if you are then you’ll most likely be lost as the howling BRABUS SV12 S Bi-Turbo engine takes you to 60 mph in 4 seconds guaranteeing you are driving one of the world’s fastest sports cars. An aerodynamic-enhancement kit, LED daytime running lights, LED ground illumination lights, 12-piston (seriously?) calipers and 6-piston fixed rear calipers make sure you don’t go all back-to-the-future on the interstate as you roar onto the electronically limited 219 mph.

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What this means to you: Two-hundred and nineteen miles per hour.

Cost: I just said… two-hundred and nineteen miles per hour.