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Saudi man hits 222 mph in his Lamborghini Reventon

Of the 20 exclusive Lamborghini Reventons produced, there was no doubt that one had to make it into the hands of an uber-rich Saudi man (and we’re sure someone else owns it in Dubai, UAE as well).

As seven Reventon owners are trying to get rid of their expensive purchase, one Saudi owner is out taking his exclusive Lambo up to 222 mph.

Refresher: Power comes from a 6.5 liter V12 engine that produces 640 horsepower. 0-62 mph in 3.4 seconds.
 
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Brabus Maybach 57 Sets World Speed Record at Nardo

330.6 km/h, 205.2 mph
Three years ago Brabus took the Maybach 57 into their workshop and tweaked and tuned until they were left with a luxury saloon powered by their 640 hp 6.3 liter (instead of the factory standard 5.5 liter) SV12 bi-turbo engine capable of hitting 314 km/h (195 mph). But there is always room for improvement, and that goes especially for the experts at Brabus.

Cue the Maybach 57 with the Brabus SV12 S bi-turbo engine, this 12 cylinder engine puts 730 horsepower to the road and has managed to break the 200 mph benchmark on the Nardo highspeed test track in Italy [...]