thailegend

From mbworld

This puts to rest all theories ^___^


http://ruf.kaptur.net/RUFBRABUS.mpg

Richie

I would have expected a different outcome

thailegend

as would I.

KVA

Got to love the Porsche...

rominl

iTrader: (4)

plain awesome

vboy418

just a straight out good *** movie!!!

thailegend

Ruf Rturbo

according to Road and Track early '02:

curb weight is 3375 lbs

test weight 3550 lbs

0-60 mph in 3.8 sec

0-100 mph in 8.1 sec

1/4 mile in 11.9 sec @ 122.7

520 bhp @ 6000 rpm

546 lb-ft @4800 rpm



The actual Ruf being made and such

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/sho...threadid=30489



Brabus Spec
http://www.brabus.co.uk/news00e.html






Again from mbworld

rominl

iTrader: (4)

i am drooling all over it...

EGainer

compared to some stage 4 and stage 5 porsches ive seen. i would have expected it to be faster

but still it's an awesome video

e43Guy

Hmm i don't understand
I think Road & Track tested new sl600 and made 3.6 0-60 and 11.9 1/4 mile and now i see that brabus gives 4.1 0-60 for his uber-SL.

Faraaz23

I believe the reason the RUF completely left the Brabus out of sight at the very end is because from what I've always been reading ever since the SL55 came out, is that there are no street-legal tires in existance that can take a car of that weight past 184mph.... thats the reason its electronically limited even in tuned version. With 640hp and 720 tq, I'm certain with a proper tire, the SV12 could propel itself to at least 200mph if not more. I certainly wasn't expecting the Benz to spank the RUF off the line that bad though considering its curb weight.... both are truly amazing vehicles!! Props to both Ruf and Brabus for taking great machines and making them even hotter.

Richie

Brabus have a tire deal with, I think, yokohama for very high performance tires. The ones fitted to the SL are limited to 330 km/h if I recall right (around 205 mph).

Faraaz23

Well the info I was thinking of, was probably out of this Car and Driver article back in March of 2002(the mag I read the most). Perhaps tire technology has advanced since then.

"Unrestrained, Mercedes reports the SL55 AMG can run to an intoxicating 208 mph—on the Papenburg proving ground, of course. The problem is tires. No road tires exist for these speeds in a 4400-pound car, so even the "unlimited" SL55 is constrained to 186 mph. "

Here's a link to that article.

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....&page_number=1