The BMW Brutus is owned by the Sinsheim Museum in Germany where it can be seen today.According to the museum, the engine puts out 500 horsepower at 1,500 rpm, while other sources claim 750 hp at 1,700 rpm (for only one minute). Its fuel consumption is 1 liter/km (2.35 mpg), hence the huge fuel tank, and the car is said to comfortably cruise at speeds of over 100 km/h (62 mph) at just 800 rpm.a 1925 46.0-liter 12-cylinder unit, to be precise. There was no a shortage of these kind of engines in that era, since Germany wasn't allowed to own any military aircrafts.

They had a problem however: the engine tipped the scales at 510 kg (1,124 lbs) and was huge measuring 1.8 meters long, 1.1 meters tall and 0.87 meters wide. Finding a proper chassis was difficult, but they managed to get hold of a 1908 American LaFrance car that could withstand the weight of the beast. It took the builders several years to complete the car, which was manufactured in a workshop belonging to the Auto & Technik Museum in Sinsheim and was given the name Brutus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgwC4...?v=FcowsggJ1ok

 

YouTube - Brutus spitting flames

 

YouTube - "Brutus" startet

 

YouTube - Brutus start at Bosch Boxberg Klassik 2008

 

YouTube - "Brutus" race car - 750hp 46L V12 1908

 

One word: badass

 

that is crazy! I've never heard of this thing until now.

 

I now love this car!

 

Now that it's how you grill sausages!