Hurricane M5 RS beats Brabus CLS Rocket as world's fastest saloon

The German Wars have begun. The race for the worlds fastest street legal sedan has just begun. The German  tuning firms Brabus and G-Power are the contenders and if you follow the auto world more closely, you should be able to remember the Brabus Rocket based on the CLS that managed 365kmph.

First, G-Power unveiled its 225mph (360km/h) Hurricane M5, based on the BMW M5. That car used a pair of turbochargers on the M5's V10 to lift power by almost 50% to 730 horses. That's a lot for the M5!

Then Brabus came along with its Rocket based on the CLS coupe with a bored out Twin Turbocharged V12 that propelled the car to 227mph (365.7km/h) much to the consternation of G-Power. Now, however, G-Power has reclaimed the title for the world's fastest street-legal sedan with the unveiling its its new G-Power Hurricane M5 'RS'.

The new Hurricane RS takes power in the M5 from the already insane 730hp to an even more insane 750 horses. With just a 20hp increase, the Hurricane RS was able to reclaim the title of the fastest sedan back from Brabus, posting a top speed of 228.3mph (367.4km/h) at its test track.

The extra 20 horses were found by increasing the boost levels on the turbochargers, however according to G-Power there is further room to up the boost - something the company may keep in reserve once Brabus unveils its next monster.

IAB Comment: We are expecting a befitting reply from Brabus soon. The BMW M5 is available in India, which should permit you to buy it and try taking on G-Power and Brabus ;)

Source : Motor Authority