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Welcome to the year of the G-Wagen. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, the mainstay of Mercedes' sport-ute line-up has reason to celebrate, and friends to celebrate with. Mercedes itself has released a pair of special-edition Geländewagens to mark the occasion. Floridian Benz tuning house RENNtech is toying with a special G of its own. And now BRABUS is preparing to storm the Geneva Motor Show with its own modified G-Class, and the stats are mind-boggling.

We'll start with the good stuff: BRABUS has dropped in the twin-turbo V12 from the Mercedes S600, but bored out from a prodigious 5.5 liters to a gargantuan 6.3. With the help of a new crankshaft, cylinder heads, custom exhaust, optimized intercooler and bigger turbos, the Brabus G V12 S Biturbo pumps out a whopping 700 horsepower and even more jaw-dropping 973 lb-ft of torque from just 2,100 rpm. Driving through a retuned five-speed automatic and all-wheel-drive, all that power and twist is enough to propel the beast to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 4.3 seconds. And though the top end is electronically limited to 150 mph, BRABUS says its monster, despite having the aerodynamic profile of a Panzer with a parachute, could hit 163. Custom aero kit, lighting, wheels and electronics round out the package for a sticker price that may be the most mind-boggling number of all: 379,000 Euros, or about $483,000 in American greenbacks. You're on your own at the fuel pumps, though. Check out high-res images in the gallery below and the press release from BRABUS after the jump.

Gallery: BRABUS G V12 S Biturbo



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02-19-2009 01:59 PM

That isn't too bad...except for the LED lights which are way too Audi. The interior doesn't really stand out from a normal G sadly...although

Brabus usually has a pretty cool style that they stick too....as opposed to RENN tech which just tends to piss me off.....

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I want to know if they left the lockers on it, or if they did away with them....

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it's automatic.

Good question...you can just see the locker switch in one of the photos but they could be disconnected....





looks like the low-range switch is blanked out and I don't recognize the one next to it. Is the one next to it a new low range switch for the updated models?

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Damit... I left my wallet in my other pair of levis!

I know the switches are there, but I did not read anything in regards to keeping or ditching the lockers....



I dont think a TTV12 would do well offroad though.

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

It seems like doing something just because you CAN do it . . . .

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