Video: 1908 V12 Brutus vs BMW 1 Series M Coupe

[cawimmer430]

Why couldn't the engine in the Brutus be like the base engine for a Camry? So much power...0-60 baby!!! 


Watch Jeremy Clarkson pit 1908 V12 Brutus against BMW 1 Series M Coupe



The Brutus is a relic from another time. A time when men approached automobile racing with reckless abandon by cramming the largest, most powerful engine available onto a chassis supported by the world's skinniest tires. Suspension, brakes and cumbersome safety equipment were all scrapped for bullet-shaped bodywork and testicles the size of small planetary bodies. The Brutus boasts a 46-liter BMW V12 engine pulled from a post-World War II fighter plane and a chassis from a 1908 American LaFrance. The engine alone weighs 1,124 pounds and puts out a potent 500 horsepower. Now Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson has decided that the creation needs to tango with the latest BMW hot rod; the 1 Series M Coupe in his new DVD, Powered Up.

This is not your typical drag race. The Brutus is a chain-driven, fire-breathing hulk that's happier scaring school children than darting down the drag strip, while the 1 Series M Coupe is as civilized as a sports car gets. How does the competition shake out? Hit the jump to check it for yourself.



Link: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/18/watch-jeremy-clarkson-pit-a-1908-v12-brutus-against-bmw-1-series/

[Rupert]

Holy fuck. He's right; that thing is the devil.

I love how it starts with much coughing, wheezing, and smoke, then spits giant yellow campfire flames out every hole.

[S204STi]

That car has shit throttle response.

[Rupert]

Who the fuck cares?! It's an airplane without wings! A snorting dragon! Lucifer on wheels! A steam locomotive without the steam or the train! Mechanical beauty at its finest! Second in cool only to Burt Munro's Indian!

[Mustangfan2003]

Hungry for a snack, Brutus can fix that too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pcRRk0msas

Awesome car never the less

[S204STi]

Who the fuck cares?! It's an airplane without wings! A snorting dragon! Lucifer on wheels! A steam locomotive without the steam or the train! Mechanical beauty at its finest! Second in cool only to Burt Munro's Indian!

I know.

[Cookie Monster]

Who the fuck cares?! It's an airplane without wings! A snorting dragon! Lucifer on wheels! A steam locomotive without the steam or the train! Mechanical beauty at its finest! Second in cool only to Burt Munro's Indian!

Pretty sure Roy was simply saving sportyaccordy the trouble of posting in this thread.

[Cookie Monster]

That car has shit throttle response.

It's not turbo though, so it's probably better than the 1M.

[MrH]

That car has shit throttle response.

[Rupert]

I know.

[Laconian]

How much of the explosions are used for display purposes vs. motive force?

[hotrodalex]

I love it when the driver drifts that thing around the track. So awesome.

[Cookie Monster]

How much of the explosions are used for display purposes vs. motive force?

Imagine roasting marshmallows on the flames coming out of the engine... besides dying of cancer from all the carcinogens in your marshmallows, that would be fucking cool.

[Madman]

Imagine roasting marshmallows on the flames coming out of the engine... besides dying of cancer from all the carcinogens in your marshmallows, that would be fucking cool.

Sorry, we're out of marshmallows.  How about hot dogs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLyYYazGlx0

[Cookie Monster]

Sorry, we're out of marshmallows.  How about hot dogs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLyYYazGlx0

LOL!