Mercedes B55 AMG: One-off V8 the B55 AMG 5.5 litre V8

Some time ago, Mercedes apprentices have rebuilt the first generation to the Mercedes B55 AMG with thick V8 B-class. With 388 HP under the hood, the stuffy retired box to the danger for the third biter mutates!

With the Mercedes B55 AMG, the first generation B-class gets a new top version that teaches B-class loving retirees fear. Caused a heart punch, the older workforce already the B 200 Turbo with 193 Horsepower the third fly off the retirees in the 388 HP of strong Mercedes B55 AMG. All the young guns of Mercedes project (2010) concocted, to staid B-class the Renterimage out to beat. Twelve apprentices of the Mercedes plant Rastatt transplanted the 5.5-litre V8 from the Mercedes E 500 in the front of the Mercedes B-class in eight months of work. Given the images, how come under the power block in the engine compartment so small wonder. But obviously the V8 engine in the Mercedes B55 AMG without any restriction works: the 388 HP popping hefty 530 Newton meters maximum torque over a 7G-Tronic-Getriebe on the rear axle from an E-class (W210 series). While the V8 out massaged the profile the 255er pellet on the rear axle, it - burn a time of 5.2 seconds for the Sprint to 100 in the stopwatch desperately after liability searching -. There, the wobbling Dachshund on the parcel shelf get Yes neck stiff!

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