Brabus Bullit

What, except for the back end on a wet road or the odd lawsuit, has Brabus got to lose when it takes a perfectly normal Mercedes C-Class and shovels a 720bhp 6.3-litre twin-turbo V12 into the engine bay? With 811 lb ft of torque at the rear, 60mph can be achieved in just under 4 seconds, while the Bullit tops out at a wholly unreasonable 224mph.

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