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.
(Excerpt) Read more at newatlas.com ...
A quad bike is not a bike (diminutive of bicycle, ergo, two wheels). It’s just a car.
This.
If anything this is just a Gucci version of an ATV...
No, it's a qua-ke.
Just like trans men calling themselves women, this is a car.
4 wheels is not a “quad” bike - it’s a car.
Typical of our whacko world.....
Been riding Harley’s & Triumph’s for 60 years.....
article title says bike, it’s not.
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