While the 540 HP 2010 Shelby GT500 is still new to the world, those lucky folks over at Garage419 got a chance for a little hooliganism in the car already! While most cars have enough trouble trying to do a forward burnout that encases the surrounding area in smoke, this stallion has the power to liquefy the tires going forward or backwards!
While its a 1 minute video for a 12 second burnout, if you have the patience to watch the whole thing(or the smarts to move the slider bar), the last 10 seconds prove just what happens when you floor the car while its in reverse. Read the rest of this entry »
Named for the Top Fuel drag racer, Don “The Snake” Prudhomme, who drove for Shelby in 1968, the ShelbyGT500Super SnakePrudhomme Edition features a lengthy listed of custom modifications. Aside from the 750 horsepower (800hp on race fuel) Kenne Bell-supercharged 5.4-liter V8, the car features a fiberglass full-tilt front end, Shelby rear drag wing, eight-point roll cage, six-piston front brakes, rear seat delete, coilover springs and Bogart wheels all in a street legal package you can purchase for $149,995. Now if $150K seems a bit high for you, Shelby will allow you to bring your own, previously purchased, GT500 in and they’ll do the retrofit for the low low price of $99,995. Production will be set at a very limited 100 examples…oh and if you didn’t catch it before, it’s STREET LEGAL. Read the rest of this entry »
Hot on the heels of RENNTech’s announcment, Brabus has given us their Brabus B63 S tuning package to compete with the RENNtech version. So what have the Brabus folks bestowed upon us? It’s not quite RENNtech output, but by adding free-flow catalytic converters, high-flow air filters and tweaking the ECU with their new ignition and injection maps, Brabus bumps the 6.2-liter V8 from 457 HP to 530 HP, and sends the torque from 442 to 479 lb-ft and gives you enough to propel the newly tuned beast to a top speed of 197 MPH.
And if by some chance that isn’t enough, Brabus also offers a selection of limited slip differentials to satisfy the most discerning tuning connoisseur; match one up with a similarly varied selection of multi-piston brake upgrades to achieve your desired level of “daaamn.” Full release after the jump.
The horsepower wizards over at RENNtech have focused their wrenches on the already potent Mercedes-Benz C63AMG to create what they consider to be a fitting heir to the Mercedes 6.3, appropriate given the name and the fact that latest C-Class has grown nearly to the size of that legendary sedan. To achieve this proper Überness, they’ve released the 6.2 AMG V8 from the grips of unnecessary restriction and managed to squeeze out nearly 100 additional horsepower. The sleek sedan achieves up to 548 HP and 510 lb-ft of torque thanks to new engine management, long-tube headers and new pipes. To handle all of that extra power you might want to opt for the new RENNtech brake kit and, just to be safe, throw in the height control suspension system for some up and down goodness and you have yourself one mean machine. Full details in the release below the jump.
Brabus has announced a special variant of the already powerful Mercedes Benz C-Class Bullit, titled the BrabusBullitBlack Arrow at the Geneva Motor Show. Today, Brabus has given us a plethora of new photos showcasing the model along with a lengthy press release outlining what you can expect from the 730-horsepower C Class.
How can you describe Mercedes’s smallest sedan given an incredibly large (6.3L) v12? How about an absurd amount of power wrapped in a surreptitious shell would define the BrabusBullitBlack Arrow well. Some would consider this 730 hp/537 kW V12, capable of producing a peak torque of 1,320 Nm, is already somewhat impractical in a C-Class, and then taking into account, piloting a vehicle capable of accelerating from 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds, 0-186mph in 24.5 seconds and achieving a top speed of more than 225 mph is even a bit…gratuitous. We think its exactly what the doctor ordered.
This is Brabus ladies and gentlemen, and Brabus doesn’t really care what the general population thinks. Tuning, especially when attempting to improve on a brand that already sets the bar for the automotive world, is about taking an already spectacular model, and making it even better. And make no mistake, that’s exactly what Brabus has accomplished with the BrabusBullitBlack Arrow.
In order to improve on the Mercedes C-Class, and their own BrabusBullit, Brabus had to incorporate a wealth of upgrades that are second to none. Starting with the 730HP 6.3L V12, they then added a reinforced 5-speed transmission, height-adjustable coil-over suspension and a high-performance brake system all aimed at making the Bullit the most omnipotent C-Class ever produced. Read the rest of this entry »
