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Brabus, founded 1977 in Bottrop
Bottrop

is a city in west central Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Located in the Ruhr area, Bottrop adjoins Essen, Germany, Oberhausen, Gladbeck and Dorsten....
 (Ruhr Area
Ruhr Area

The Ruhr Area, is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With 4435 km? and a population of some 5.3 million, it is the largest urban agglomeration in Germany....
), Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 by Klaus Brackmann and Bodo Buschmann, is a high-performance aftermarket tuning
Car tuning

Car tuning is both an industry and a hobby, in which a car is modified in order to improve its performance and handling and improve the owner's driving style....
 company which specializes in Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coach es, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz....
, Smart
Smart (automobile)

smart, formerly smart GmbH , an automotive brand of Daimler AG, is a manufacturer of microcars and supermini car based in B?blingen, Germany, produced in Hambach, Moselle ....
 and Maybach vehicles. Coincidentally, "brabús" is an Irish-Gaelic word meaning gain or profit.

Owned by Bodo Buschmann, Brabus has since become the largest Mercedes tuner, other than Mercedes-AMG
Mercedes-AMG

Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG , is the high performance division of the Mercedes-Benz car company. Mercedes-Benz acquired majority interest in AMG in 1999....
 who became a DaimlerChrysler
DaimlerChrysler

Daimler Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany car corporation and automaker as well as the largest truck manufacturer in the world. In addition to automobiles, Daimler manufactures trucks and provides financial services through its Daimler Financial Services arm....
 affiliate in the 1990s.






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Brabus, founded 1977 in Bottrop
Bottrop

is a city in west central Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Located in the Ruhr area, Bottrop adjoins Essen, Germany, Oberhausen, Gladbeck and Dorsten....
 (Ruhr Area
Ruhr Area

The Ruhr Area, is an urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With 4435 km? and a population of some 5.3 million, it is the largest urban agglomeration in Germany....
), Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 by Klaus Brackmann and Bodo Buschmann, is a high-performance aftermarket tuning
Car tuning

Car tuning is both an industry and a hobby, in which a car is modified in order to improve its performance and handling and improve the owner's driving style....
 company which specializes in Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coach es, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz....
, Smart
Smart (automobile)

smart, formerly smart GmbH , an automotive brand of Daimler AG, is a manufacturer of microcars and supermini car based in B?blingen, Germany, produced in Hambach, Moselle ....
 and Maybach vehicles. Coincidentally, "brabús" is an Irish-Gaelic word meaning gain or profit.

Owned by Bodo Buschmann, Brabus has since become the largest Mercedes tuner, other than Mercedes-AMG
Mercedes-AMG

Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG , is the high performance division of the Mercedes-Benz car company. Mercedes-Benz acquired majority interest in AMG in 1999....
 who became a DaimlerChrysler
DaimlerChrysler

Daimler Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany car corporation and automaker as well as the largest truck manufacturer in the world. In addition to automobiles, Daimler manufactures trucks and provides financial services through its Daimler Financial Services arm....
 affiliate in the 1990s. Its competitors include Lorinser, Carlsson
Carlsson (car company)

Carlsson is a Germany car Engine tuning manufacturer specialising in Mercedes-Benz cars. The Carlsson tuning house was founded by brothers Rolf and Andreas Hartge in 1989....
, Kleemann
Kleemann

Kleemann A/S is an after-market tuning company for Mercedes-Benz sports cars, sedans, and Sport utility vehicle headquartered in Farum municipality, Denmark....
, and Renntech
RENNtech

Renntech is a Florida company established in 1989 by Hartmut Feyhl. It is best known for performance modifications of Mercedes-AMG automobiles....
.

Brabus's primary focus is to achieve maximum engine performance through the increase of both horsepower and torque
Torque

Torque is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis . Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist....
. Customers can either buy cars straight from Brabus or send in their Mercedes to be customized and/or overhauled. If a customer orders a car from Brabus, Brabus buys the particular car from Mercedes and then modifies it in-house according to the customer's requests. Brabus is known for providing very expensive tuning and custom solutions, making an "if you have to ask the price, you can't afford it" scenario.

Brabus offers simple upgrades such as low profile spoilers, bodykits, carbon fiber
Carbon fiber

Carbon fiber or is a material consisting of extremely thin fibers about 0.005?0.010 mm in diameter and composed mostly of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms are bonded together in microscopic crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fiber....
 splitters, and multi-piece alloy wheels. More serious upgrades include racing LSDs
Limited slip differential

A limited slip differential is a modified or derived type of differential gear arrangement that allows for some difference in rotational velocity of the output shafts, but does not allow the difference in speed to increase beyond a preset amount....
, open racing exhaust systems, twelve-piston disc brakes, and engine remapping. However, most customers pay for complete engine overhauls for which Brabus has become famous. The company typically orders crate engines from AMG
Mercedes-AMG

Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG , is the high performance division of the Mercedes-Benz car company. Mercedes-Benz acquired majority interest in AMG in 1999....
 and completely redesigns them to a level such that Brabus is now officially considered its own auto manufacturer as opposed to a tuning company.

Brabus engines range from small K4 blocks for SLK roadsters
Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

The SLK is a compact roadster manufactured by Mercedes-Benz in two generations, R170 and R171, since 1997.As one of the first modern retractable hardtop convertibles, the SLK followed the 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT and preceded other retractable hardtops such as the Peugeot 206cc, Lexus SC, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class and the Chrysler Se...
 and CLK-Class
Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class

The Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class was a mid-size rear-wheel drive coup?/convertible. While it was based on the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, its styling cues, engine, and price range are closer to that of the Mercedes E-Class, leading some to believe that the CLK is a coup? version of the E-class....
 to twin-turbo
Twin-turbo

Twin-turbo refers to a turbocharger internal combustion engine on which two turbochargers compress the intake charge. There are two commonly used twin turbo configurations; parallel twin-turbo, and sequential twin-turbo....
 blocks for the CL-Class
Mercedes-Benz CL-Class

The Mercedes-Benz CL-Class is a full-sized grand tourer produced by the Germany automaker Mercedes-Benz, which stands for Comfort Leicht in German, or Comfort Light in English....
, CLS-Class
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

The Mercedes-Benz CLS is a luxury car series of automobile models assembled by Daimler AG in Sindelfingen, Germany and Mercedes-Benz in Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico....
, G-Class
Mercedes-Benz G-Class

For G-class stars, see Stellar classification.The Mercedes-Benz G-Class or G-Wagen, short for Gel?ndewagen , is a four-wheel drive vehicle / sport utility vehicle produced by German automaker Mercedes-Benz....
  and S-Class
Mercedes-Benz S-Class

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is a series of the largest sedans produced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG. The S-Class, a product of nine lines of Mercedes-Benz models dating since the mid-1950s, is the world's best-selling luxury flagship sedan....
. The company also provides improvements to the interior from custom upholstery, gauges, shiftknobs, pedals, and trim to various electronics such as wider LCD
Liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display is an Electro-optic modulator shaped into a thin, flat panel made up of any number of color or monochrome pixels filled with liquid crystals and arrayed in front of a Light#Light sources or reflector....
 screens for the Maybach.

Records

Brabus had held several world records.

  • In 1996 Brabus E V12 achieved world speed record for street-legal sedan at 330 km/h (205.1 mph).
  • In 2003 Brabus E V12 Biturbo made a new record for street-legal sedan at 350.2 km/h (217.6 mph).
  • In 2006 Brabus Rocket
    Brabus Rocket

    The Brabus Rocket was the world's fastest street-legal saloon until November 2008 and is based on the current Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class....
     clocked in new record for street-legal sedan at The Rocket was based on a modified Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
    Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

    The Mercedes-Benz CLS is a luxury car series of automobile models assembled by Daimler AG in Sindelfingen, Germany and Mercedes-Benz in Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico....
     W219
    Mercedes-Benz W219

    The Mercedes-Benz W219 automobiles began production in 2005 . The platform is based on the Mercedes-Benz W211 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. It is sold as the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class "4-door coupe", although the bodystyle is properly termed a 4-door sedan, similar to the fastback sedan designs created by Robert Opron in 1970s....
     model.
  • In October 2006 Brabus made another record (for a sedan) with this car at The price of the car is 348,000 euros.
  • A world-record speed of 330.6 km/h (205.2 mph) set on the high-speed test track in Nardo, Italy; Brabus added to its extensive collection of automotive records with a Maybach 57 powered by a 730-hp (720 hp SAE net) / 537-kW Brabus SV12 S Biturbo engine.


Competing Mercedes-Benz performance specialists


  • Carlsson
    Carlsson (car company)

    Carlsson is a Germany car Engine tuning manufacturer specialising in Mercedes-Benz cars. The Carlsson tuning house was founded by brothers Rolf and Andreas Hartge in 1989....
  • Kleemann
    Kleemann

    Kleemann A/S is an after-market tuning company for Mercedes-Benz sports cars, sedans, and Sport utility vehicle headquartered in Farum municipality, Denmark....
  • Mercedes-AMG
    Mercedes-AMG

    Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG , is the high performance division of the Mercedes-Benz car company. Mercedes-Benz acquired majority interest in AMG in 1999....
  • Renntech
    RENNtech

    Renntech is a Florida company established in 1989 by Hartmut Feyhl. It is best known for performance modifications of Mercedes-AMG automobiles....


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