The German workshop Stern Storage, which restores and sells spare components for traditional Mercedes fashions from the Nineteen Eighties onwards, has created essentially the most highly effective W124. The Mercedes SG 65 has a 6-litre twin-turbo V12 engine growing 700 PS and 1000 Nm.
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For individuals who can’t get sufficient of a Mercedes E 500 with a 5-liter V8 and 326 PS/480 Nm or the Mercedes E 60 AMG by-product with a 6-liter V8 and 381 PS/580 Nm generally known as “The Hammer”, the German workshop Stern Storage gives them another: a Mercedes W124 with a twin-turbo V12 engine growing 700 PS and 1000 Nm.
Stern Storage has modified the 6-litre V12 bi-turbo engine however doesn’t element how they arrived at this monumental energy or what kind of gearbox they used. The Mercedes E 500 that underpins the SG65 had a 4-speed computerized gearbox additionally used within the E 60 AMG. To deal with the upper weight of the V12 engine and the large energy, the Stern Storage modified the suspension by adopting motorsport components and fitted 400 mm diameter ceramic brake discs.
The inside has been upgraded with nice supplies and two particular person seats have been fitted within the rear. Glancing on the speedometer, we see that it has the format and graduations of the traditional mannequin however now signifies as much as 400 km/h!To scale back the automobile’s weight, the Stern Storage guys have fitted carbon bumpers, facet sills, and fenders.
Presumably, this wolf in sheep’s clothes is quicker than the E 60 AMG which accelerated from 0-100 kph in 5.6 seconds and hit 295 kph, however Stern Storage isn’t releasing any information or value.
In 1994, the Mercedes 500E price DM 145,590, whereas the E 60 AMG approached DM 200,000. At present, an E60 AMG prices round 250-300,000 euros, with solely 148 examples produced. Certainly the Mercedes SG65 couldn’t be cheaper given its efficiency and the noble V12 engine beneath the hood.
Stern Storage has additionally made some spectacular modifications these days by becoming the two.3-litre supercharged mechanical compressor model of the M111 engine in a 190E (W201) or the M119 6-litre V8 engine in a W124 (SG60). The identical bi-turbo 6.0 liter V12 engine was fitted within the Mercedes S-Class W140 which is a masterpiece of refinement, luxurious and energy.