New E92 M3

[C.R.Y.]

974lbft, holy......just when i thought the cl65 was the shit with 738lbft of torque.

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

^ But keep in mind that's the maximum torque figure that is capable with the Brabus modifications, though it's limited to 811 lb.-ft due to the strength of the transmission. (Consider that the stock 65 AMG motor is also limited to 738 lb.-ft, down from the 885 lb.-ft limit that is purposely restrained, also because of the strength of the AMG transmission, yet AMG doesn't always talk about that figure.) I think it's dumb of Brabus to talk about the 974 lb.-ft torque figure as often as they do (pretty much in EVERY press release or whatever), as that number isn't what you get when you buy it. It's not like the limiter is there to restrain additional unnecessary performance (like the electronically limited 155 mph top speed of various German cars), the limiter is there to prevent your transmission from ending up in your rearview mirror, yet Brabus always brags about the number that you really will never get to experience. It's just there to generate hype, fuck Brabus. Besides, even with 811 lb.-ft, what are you going to do with that when it's just going through two wheels, besides destroy tires? There is a point when enough is enough. Horsepower is rarely an enemy (fuel efficiency aside), though too much torque will limit your traction in certain situations.

 

[C.R.Y.]

im sure its gonna have traction control. alot of cars have that nowadays. the z06 which is also known to be "tail happy" can be tamable with it. and without it is even more fun tho more dangerous to the average driver.

 

[DeeezNuuuts83]

True, but there's a difference controlling a 470 lb.-ft Z06 that was tuned for handling Nurburgring versus controlling an (electronically limited) 811 lb.-ft C-Class still based on stock suspension architecture. I seriously doubt Brabus did much real suspension tuning beyond making their own coilover assemblies that even come close to touching the C63's stock handling capabilities. And let's not forget all that weight sitting on the front axle with that huge motor.