Engler claims a 1:1 power to weight ratio for the Super-QuadSuper-quad.com
Posted on 05/01/2024 12:51:14 PM PDT by Red Badger
It looks like a Lotus in the middle of unscheduled brain surgery, but the Engler V12 is somehow far more absurd. It's the world's fastest quad bike – a 1,200-horsepower pile of evil, rolling malarkey that no sane person should ride in anger. We were less than charitable when the 850-hp, V10 Engler Superquad was first introduced in 2019. When the 2023 version was introduced with an extra 250 hp, we seriously considered where it might rank among a murderer's row of the most terrifying vehicles ever built. Now there’s a new V12 model with an extra 100 hp and an extra 100 kg (220 lb) and... Look, if the animated remains of Mick Jagger can continue belting out its greatest hits night after night, then by golly so can Engler, and so can we.
The origin of the new V12 is unknown at this point, presumably it's out of a Lamborghini, AMG Mercedes, BMW or some such and will do what it says on the tin. At 1,200 hp and 1,200 kg (2,646 lb), Engler's new V12 will retain that near-mythical 1:1 horsepower-to-kilograms ratio that hypercar manufacturers aspire to reach, and it throws in 1,200 Nm (885 lb-ft) of torque as well, because, well, you might need to tow a horse float. Those things don't tow themselves, you know.
We still have some serious reservations though – because at the end of the day, this might look like a lobotomized supercar, but it's still going to ride like a quad bike. The outstanding Yamaha Raptor 700R is "one of the best-ever sport quads" according to Dirt Wheels, and it puts out some 40 horsepower. Engler has decided this machine needs 30 times more.
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Engler claims a 1:1 power to weight ratio for the Super-QuadSuper-quad.com
Motorcycle ping!..................
Where do I load the hay bales?
Wow, put wings on that thing and take off! I even like the color….
It goes from 0 to sixty faster than you can (bleep) your pants.
You must sign a waiver and have your Will in order before you can ride one.
not a bi-ke
In the trunk!...................
I like this. FTA....
As a consequence, the Engler may well have the grip to get around a tight corner, but the rider might not.
looks super fun, until you run over a pebble going 100mph then whoosh! Up and out you go.
I like this part:
“the fact that you look rather a lot like a kid in a Barbie car.”
Reminds me of a video of some lunatic running around public roads on a kart powered by a Yamaha R1 (100+ hp) engine. The thing was insanely fast. No idea how they kept the tires from melting.
Da da da da da Batman!
Don’t worry I’m sure they’ll wear their seat belt 😏
In the video at the site, Viktor Engler says that when he started out “I had a unique advantage...I didn’t know what I was doing.”
LOL. Love that droll humor.
Pardon me, but if it has four wheels, wouldn’t it be a car?
Makes it easier for the EMTs to find the body.................
It’s an ATV.................
That looks like the HMB model...Hold Muh Beer...
Hay for horses, not elephants...
Horse no kau kau cow kau kau — Cow kau kau cow kau kau!
At 250 mph you can make two trips.......................
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