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Old 11-18-11, 11:21 AM
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Default Ludicrous specs on a ridiculous old BMW Brutus
It is call: BMW Brutus Experimentalfahrzeug (experimental vehicle).

1908 American-LaFrance chassis.

1925 46 Liter V12 World War II fighter plane engine that makes 493 hp @ 1500 rpm.

The engine alone weighs 1,124 pounds.

Get 0.18 MPG at full throttle.

Emission is 28,000g/km of C02.

Can cruise at 62 mph at 800 rpm.



A video of it drag racing a BMW 1M:

http://youtu.be/SjfCYFK47zY
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This is the same car from Gran Turismo 5, right?
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This is the same car from Gran Turismo 5, right?
I don't know, don't play GT5. I was hooked on GT1 for a few months and I was done with it.
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hahahaha 490+ hp at around idle...insanity
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