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12 October 2009 - 14:00

Gladiator ready

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We'd hoped tuners would have stopped cocking about with Porsche Cayennes by now, but when it comes to Enco Exclusive's bonkers Gladiator 700 GT Biturbo, we're a bit glad they haven't.
 
German tuner Enco has made Porsche's eco-baiter even more nuts than the standard job, and if you can get past the visual, er, enhancements of gaudy two-tone paint, a lairy bodykit and huge 23in wheels, then you'll discover quite how bonkers this Gladiator really is.
 
Thanks to a pair of bigger turbos, a more free-flowing exhaust, some new manifolds and a few other tweaks, Enco has cranked the power up to around 521kW and 849Nm.
 
Which will get you to 100km/h in 4.5 seconds and top out at 289km/h.
 
This should be some wild ride, which is why Enco has done away with the regular seats and replaced all four of them with buckets out of the GT3 RS.
 
Now you may be worried about the stopping efficiency of such a beast which, even with all the carbon fibre, still weighs in at 2.5 tonnes.
 
But you need have no fear, as some rather large brakes have been fitted. You'll doubtless need some big money to get this too, so give Enco a shout. And let us know how mad it is when you take delivery.