BRABUS 800 Rocket Is The Fastest Street Legal Saloon In The World

Make no mistake. The BRABUS 800 Rocket is one mean mutha. It’s so fast in fact, that if you’re ever chased by the police in this you might as well keep going – they’re not gonna catch you. Any car which comes with a 0-186mph time quoted by the manufacturer is our kind of car (it takes just 23.8 seconds in case you were wondering).

Thanks to a gigantic 6.2-litre twin-turbo V12 engine, the Rocket produces an immense 789bhp and even the power freaks at BRABUS have considered it wise to limit the amount of torque this car produces, to stop the gearbox from exploding when you flatten the accelerator. Despite the “limited” torque, the Rocket has no problem punching its way to 62mph in 3.7 seconds and on to 125mph in 9.8 seconds.

Based on the not too shabby Mercedes CLS, as its name suggests, the Rocket is pretty damn fast, with no let-up in the vicious acceleration until over 230mph. And just in case you find an autobahn with a long enough downhill stretch, the speedometer doesn’t top out until 250mph. Unsurprisingly, these stats make the Rocket the fastest street legal saloon in the world.

Thankfully BRABUS’s bonkers boffins have also seen fit to tweak the chassis and aerodynamics and have added mahoosive brake discs with enormous 12 piston calipers so this monster should stop just as quickly as it goes. Techno control freaks will also revel in having the option of 10 different settings on the suspension.

And as you don’t want to be taking your hands off the wheel while pressing on, the Rocket has a seven-speed quick shifting gearbox with aluminium steering wheel paddles. The car also has a limited slip differential so you can go sideways like a Japanese dorifto champion. As long as you have a lifetime’s supply of free Michelins that is...

Just so everyone knows you’re driving no ordinary CLS, this baby is decked out with 20 inch BRABUS rims, carbon fibre bumpers, skirts and spoilers plus a four pipe sports exhaust which channels the sound of the devil when you give the V12 motor the beans.

The interior is suitably luxurious too with piano black high-gloss wood, black alcantara roof lining and lots of leather. And with such fine cowskin everywhere let us all take a moment to thank those unlucky cows.

And the cost of such V12 built-to-order insanity? A snip at 429,000 euros (and upwards). We’ll take three please.