The Brabus GLK V12, powered by a twelve-cylinder twin turbo engine with 750hp (740bhp) / 552kW, makes its world debut at the Dubai International Motor Show today. The fastest street-legal SUV set a new speed record of 322.3 km/h (200.3 mph) at Nardo test track last October.
The automobile is based on the Mercedes GLK-Class and has the new SV12 R Biturbo 750 engine delivering 750hp (740bhp) / 552kW at 5,500rpm and produces a peak torque of 1,350Nm (995lb-ft) at 2,100rpm, limited in the car electronically to 1,100Nm (811lb-ft). The re-engineerd engine got an increase of displacement from 5.5 to 6.3 litres by implementing a special crankshaft, larger cylinder bore, special pistons and piston rods. In addition the engineers from Brabus outfitted the engine with special camshafts and the three-valve heads were precision-machined.
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