These engineers at Brabus sure are tough guys to please. Apparently, the top speed record they set at Nardo with the Brabus Rocket wasn't good enough. Some of you may recall that back in June, we reported that the Rocket maxed out at 362.4 km/h (225.18 mph) on a top speed attempt at the Italian track. That was good enough to snare the uber-CLS the lofty title of "Fastest Sedan in the World."
But for some of the techs, this apparently wasn't enough. We can just envision the engineering team tossing and turning at night, knowing that the car's capable of even more than what it gave that day. (Not that it matters to customers, whose cars are limited to a mere 217 mph top end.) Ultimately, it was determined that the nagging feelings should be put to the test, and once again, the car and its support team trekked to Italy.
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