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German tuner BRABUS try to squeeze a large V8 engine into the Mercedes-Benz S 500 from the GLK SUV. This is a feat in itself.
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BRABUS introduced the GLK the V8 at the Geneva Motor Show today and explained, and in its press release how they seek to expand the displacement of the standard S 500 and 6096 CC engines fit into the compact GLK. Result is that many power - 462 horsepower and peak torque of 615 Nm (453 lbs ft).
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Adjust a little more has been done here. BRABUS custom of paying a billet steel crankshaft attached to a longer stroke and larger cylinder liner. 11.0:1 compression ratio reached BRABUS approach the performance of the piston itself.
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A series of adjustment operations, which is to fulfill its unsuspecting GLK can read the release. Greater attention to issues, including intake and exhaust valves of four-valve cylinder head, 7-speed automatic transmission, high-performance exhaust system, high-performance braking system, as well as reduce the BRABUS GLK suspended 30 mm. Also received more than once luxed action leather and Alcantara to adapt the content of materials.
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Finally the performance figures: 0-100 km / h 4.9 seconds, top speed 275 km / h
Not surprising that prices are the BRABUS GLK V8 engine, with the base model of the future at € 198,200.
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