Brabus

The Brabus in Bottrop GmbH is a company that operates mainly for Mercedes- Benz models mainly in the field of vehicle tuning. Furthermore, Brabus is a registered vehicle manufacturers.

History

Brabus was founded in 1977 at the beginning of the peak of the tuning industry in the 1970s and 1980s in Bottrop, together with his fellow student Klaus Brackmann founded by the car salesman Bodo Buschmann ( The name is the composition of Brackmann and Bushman ). Original purpose of the company was the outsourcing of non-core activities from the Mercedes- representation of the father of Bodo Buschmann. Bushman extended the initial activities to the tuning. Brackmann later divorced from the company and has since worked as a lawyer in Oberhausen. Brabus has been known primarily for conversions of Mercedes -Benz W 126

Later Brabus repeatedly made aware of by exclusive vehicles. So Brabus presented with the model Brabus E V12 based on the Mercedes -Benz W 210 at the time the fastest production sedan in the world (330 km / h) before. The E V12 based on the Mercedes -Benz W 211 sets the new world record continued with 350.2 km / h. In this variant, a 6.3-liter V12 biturbo engine with 471 kW ( 640 hp ) and 1024 Nm of torque was installed. The 2005 has evolutionary stage of the V12 biturbo engine ( SV 12 S ) 537 kW ( 730 hp ) and a torque of 1320 Nm, which is limited electronically to 1,100 Nm. This engine is used in the Brabus Rocket ( base CLS) and recently also in the current C-Class. There he called Brabus Bullit. Its top speed according to the manufacturer is over 360 km / h The 2009 evolution stage again with the uprated V12 bi-turbo engine with 552 kW ( 750 hp ) is installed in the current SL and GLK -Class and the Maybach 57S and 62S.

The latest version of the V12 engine Bituro (SV 12 R ) has 588kW ( 800 hp) and limited to 1,100 Nm of torque. This is offered in the current C- Class, CLS -, E-, S- and G-Class. Also Brabus is for the so-called " mastic leather " equipment known that can reach the value price of a mid-size car.

Brabus was seen as the biggest competitor of AMG, AMG until the company was acquired by Daimler Chrysler. In 1994, the company factory tuner from Bugatti. In the late 1990s the premises was substantially increased. With 350 employees Brabus 2007 is the largest independent vehicle tuners in the world. The Brabus -Allee in Bottrop, where the company has its headquarters, was named after her.

With the acquisition of Micro Compact Car smart GmbH (2002 renamed smart GmbH ) by Daimler -Benz AG Brabus, the joint venture smart- Brabus GmbH founded with the smart GmbH in 2002 with its headquarters in Bottrop. 2004 saw the founding of BRABUS GmbH.

About 30% of revenues were generated in 2008 on the German market.

In the autumn of 2012 it became known that Brabus built a third plant part at its headquarters in Bottrop- self, which serves mainly the capacity expansion.

Field of activity

Brabus is now officially as a vehicle manufacturer. The offer includes all models of smart, Mercedes -Benz and Maybach. Brabus vehicles stand out in comparison to the counterparts of the manufacturers by the fact that they are increased performance in general. Also the interior is refined generally in terms of the materials used and technically upgraded. Modified landing gear, wheel and tire combinations and changing body parts are also available.

Furthermore, Brabus also offers individual components. These include revised engine control units with chip tuning and wheels from our own development.

Startech other hand, is a division of the CRD (Car Research and Development), which in turn is a subsidiary of Brabus. The company Startech tunes vehicles of American origin of the former Daimler -Chrysler Group Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep.

CRD deals with the conversion of some Kia models, also in the Brabus look.

Brabus Supercars

In addition to the "normal" tuning versions of the engine, chassis and optical components Brabus also offers for some time to complete conversions which received the name of " Super Cars" thanks very high engine and driving performance. For this purpose, besides the known Brabus Bullit, E V12 and Rocket also includes the following models:

  • G V12 800 Widestar based on the G-Class with 588 kW ( 800 hp) V12 biturbo
  • Viano V8 based on the Viano with 313 kW ( 426 hp) V8
  • S- V12S models with 537 kW ( 730 hp) V12 Biturbo based on the S / CL / SL 600
  • T13 models with 463 kW ( 630 hp) V12 Biturbo based on the S / CL / SL 600
  • S- V12R Biturbo S-Class & SL with 800 hp and electronically limited to 1100 Nm
  • S- V12R Biturbo iBusiness S-Class long-wheelbase version with 800 hp
  • EV12 Coupe E-Class coupe with a twin-turbocharged 6.2-liter V12 and 800 hp
  • SLS 700 BiTurbo based on SLS AMG with 514 kW ( 700 hp) V8 BiTurbo
Types of business entity Mercedes-Benz W210 Mercedes-Benz W211 Mercedes-AMG Daimler AG Avenue (landscape) Smart (automobile) Chiptuning Custom Car Bernd Venohr
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