I’m sure the headline that brought you here seems more like it would be cruel joke, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. What seems even more outrageous, is that the 1,000-horsepower Mercedes that we’re here to discuss is actually a 5,000 pound, 2003 Mercedes-Benz CL600.
In stock form, the CL600’s twin-turbocharged V-12 puts out a respectable 493 horsepower – enough to push the heavy CL600 to 60 mph in just 4.8 seconds with the quarter-mile sprint taking just 13.5 seconds. In all reality, that really isn’t bad for a car that tips the scale at nearly 5,000 pounds, but the car’s owner – who we know only by the name Bobby – and the guys over at Speedriven decided the car could do a lot better.
Speedriven, which is based out of Palentine, Illinois, made extensive modifications to Bobby’s CL600 – modifications that make that big V-12 under the hood pump out nearly 1,000 horsepower at the crank. If that isn’t something to write home about, I don’t know what is. With 831.08 horsepower and 827.52 pound-feet of torque at the wheels, this 5,000-pound monster is now a worthy adversary for the likes of the Corvette Z06 and the Porsche 991 Turbo.
Naturally, doubling the power output from that Mercedes V-12 comes at a price, but it’s really not as bad as one might think. Aside from price, there’s no doubt that you’re wondering just what in the world Speedriven did to the CL600 to bring it up to supercar status. We’ll, I reached out to Speedriven to find out just what took place behind that bay door. The truth is, it isn’t some fancy physics-killing warp drive or the sound-barrier breaking engine of a fighter Jet, it’s just some fine mechanic work from a company that clearly knows exactly what they are doing. Click past the jump to see the details on this crazy CL600, and just what it will set you back if you want one for yourself.
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