BRABUS turns attention towards Mercedes-Benz GLK 1 year ago on Autoblog

BRABUS tunes all manner of Mercedes-Benzes, and even branches out by pumping performance into diminutive smart cars that have very little business going fast. Likewise, BRABUS also tunes Mercedes SUVs that usually have no business bragging about their performance, and there's a new Merc ute on ...

BRABUS C63 AMG adds 73 HP to super sedan 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the BRABUS C63 AMG BRABUS, the German tuner of all things Daimler, has laid its hands upon the C63 AMG and somehow teased out an additional 73 horsepower from the sedan's 6.2L V8. With a BRABUS badge on the back, the C63 AMG produces 530 hp and 479 lb-ft of ...

Bugatti releases new palette for Veyron Hermes 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for hi-res gallery of the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermes We know what you're thinking, because we're in the same lamentable position ourselves: you'd totally order up that uber-exclusive Hermes edition Veyron, but you're not a big fan of the brown and tan paint scheme. Fortunately ...

BRABUS tunes new Mercedes-Benz SL to reliably insane levels 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the BRABUS SL "BRABUS" might as well be German for, "Hey, why not?" This would seem to be the question its engineers ask themselves before they stuff ludicrous amounts of power under the hoods of Mercedes-Benz cars and trucks. This behavior is well-documented, ...

Geneva 2008: Brabus Bullitt, SLR Roadster & Ultimate 112 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more hi-res shots of the Brabus Black Arrow in matte and siblings We had Brabus for breakfast here in Geneva, and it is hereby declared the Breakfast of (Obscenely Wealthy) Champions. The Bullitt Black Sheep Arrow in matte -- what else -- black, sat brooding near its pure ...

Matte Missile: BRABUS Bullit Black Arrow to attack Geneva 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the BRABUS Bullit Black Arrow At its Frankfurt introduction last year, the BRABUS Bullit was positioned as the tuner's ultimate "sleeper." Painted a fairly standard-looking gray with subdued black wheels and carbon-fiber accents, the Bullit did differ from some ...

Roadster & Toaster: BRABUS SLR with ULTIMATE 112 "tender" 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a hi-res gallery of the Brabus SLR and its tender Megayachts usually come with fancy tenders, so why not supercars, too? BRABUS has taken the idea and run with it, pairing one of its tuned McLaren SLR Roadsters with a matching runabout in the form of a smart fortwo-based ULTIMATE ...

Brabus mods coming to U.S. smart in the next few years? 1 year ago on Autoblog

With all the hype surrounding the imminent sale of smart fortwos beginning next month here in the U.S., we overlooked a line on the smart's website that may hint at some hotted-up versions of the diminutive coupe. Although the model will initially be introduced with 1.0-liter three-pot, "Other ...

Brabus builds its own Exelero, hits 205 mph at Nardo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the images to view in high-speed and high-resolution Remember the Maybach Exelero? The ultra-premium marque from Merceceds-Benz built it almost two years ago as a high-speed test vehicle based on its Maybach 57 luxury sedan, but unfortunately never offered production versions to the ...

Autoblog Podcast #77 2 years ago on Autoblog

We're back with Autoblog Podcast #77, and it's a Frankfurt-recap extravaganza. We discuss our favorite picks, as well as touching on some of the numerous highlights from the monster-sized show. We got a glimpse of the Jaguar XF in person, and it's better in person, but can it save Jaguar? BMW ...

Frankfurt 2007: BRABUS Ultimate 112 - Diminutive and demented 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of live and press shots of the BRABUS Ultimate 112. Sure it's €45,900, but what better commuter companion could you have if you want to keep your BRABUS Bullit within the safe confines of your garage? BRABUS smart fortwo cabrio-based Ultimate 112 lives up to ...

Frankfurt 2007: BRABUS Bullit, live and brutally insane 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the pic above for more high-res shots of the BRABUS Bullit. The term "sleeper" isn't quite accurate when referring to the BRABUS Bullit. It has presence, with an air of understated brutality. The aero mods speak volumes about its predilection for sinister speed, and the V12 emblems flanking ...

Frankfurt Preview: BRABUS Ultimate 112 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for high-res gallery On tap for introduction in Frankfurt is the BRABUS ULTIMATE 112, based on the open-air smart fortwo. Sporting 112 metric horsepower (PS) from the turbo-3 underhood, and limited to 112 units total, you don't exactly need a detective's shield to figure out where the ...

Frankfurt Preview: 335 HP Dodge Avenger-based STARTECH Starster 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for hi-res gallery The STARTECH Starster is a Dodge Avenger-based concept prepared by BRABUS' Chrysler-tuning division for the Frankfurt Motor Show. In some respects, STARTECH's herculean effort succeeds. In others, not so much. We like the shaved door handles, as the convergence of ...

Frankfurt Preview: 720 HP/974 lb-ft BRABUS Bullit! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for high-res gallery Last month, BRABUS teased everyone with a photo of a covered vehicle they said would be the ultimate "wolf in sheep's clothing." Today, they officially announced what that vehicle is. Say hello to the BRABUS Bullit, a Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan that is the ...

BRABUS punches up the Mercedes-Benz C220 CDI 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for gallery BRABUS has announced its D3 S POWER XTRA tuning kit for Mercedes-Benz's new C220 CDI sedan. The Euro-market oil-burner sees a marked improvement in performance after installation, with power jumping from 168 hp/295 lb-ft to 217 horses and a stout 354 lb-ft of torque. On the ...

Bad in the best way: smart launches fortwo BRABUS 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's been a while since we last spoke of smart's BRABUS-massaged microcars, but the time has come to officially launch the next generation of the potent pint-sized people movers, and it may have been worth the wait for the fortwo BRABUS and Fortwo BRABUS Xclusive. Beginning with the base ...

BRABUS turns 30: Sleeper to be unveiled in Frankfurt 2 years ago on Autoblog

2007 marks the 30th year of operation for Mercedes-Benz ultra-tuner, Brabus. The company's vehicles are gleeful forays into the outer limits of street-legal power. Clearly, somewhere in Bottrop, lab-coated engineers are trying to find a way bend the space/time continuum via the use of tuned V8 and ...

New smart fortwo BRABUS: More power, still stingy 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image to enlarge Smart has introduced the BRABUS edition of the new fortwo, which is available in both coupe and convertible bodystyles. Like the versions that preceded this latest iteration, the new fortwo BRABUS is a trick-looking little ride, sporting the German tuner's Monoblock VI ...

Top 9 Emergency Service Vehicles from around the world 2 years ago on Autoblog

For would-be criminals, the police supercar is a bit of a paradox. Unless you have some serious get-away hardware, there is no freaking chance that you're going to outrun, say, a Lamborghini Gallardo "fuzz edition." On the Yang side, an officer would have to have some serious fortitude to cut you ...

BRABUS releases B63 S tuning kit for all AMG "63" cars 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for photo gallery Brabus' claim to fame is its apparent willingness to do anything short of affixing a solid rocket booster to a Mercedes just to make it go faster. Short of such NASA tech, the tuner will happily swap out your car's existing engine for one of its insanely powerful SV12 ...






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