Friday, December 31, 2010

One Seriously Mad Merc

2011 Mercedes-Benz B55 Prototype
What happens when put 12 young Mercedes-Benz trainees in a room with a small B-Class Diesel? If I were you, I would've taken 20 steps back to the moment of fleeing the room because they just went crazy! What these trainees have done was exchange the 2.0-liter diesel engine for a 5.5-liter 383 horsepower V8 engine. The also managed to modify the body, lower the suspension, and add bigger, fatter tires for grip. Their end product: a compact German hot rod. They call it the B55 and it's the craziest Merc I've ever seen in my life. Imagine driving to work in Germany blowing the doors off a 4-cylinder Mini Cooper with your V8 B-Class. Unfortunately, this was just a mere prototype and Mercedes-Benz has no intentions of selling it. They did a good job with it though. Here's a video of it doing what it does best: a burnout.



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