bottrop germany key people klaus brackman bodo buschmann products automobile website www.brabus.com brabus founded 1977 in bottrop ruhr area germany is a high performance aftermarket tuning company which specializes in mercedes benz smart and maybach vehicles . klaus brackman and bodo buschmann established the company in 1977 the name deriving from the combined first three letters of their last names . brabus became the largest mercedes tuner other than mercedes amg which became a daimlerchrysler affiliate in the 1990s . contents 1 operations 2 brabus models 2.1 mercedes benz c class 2.2 mercedes benz cl class 2.3 mercedes benz cls class 2.4 mercedes benz e class 2.5 mercedes benz g class 2.6 mercedes benz glk class 2.7 mercedes benz ml class 2.8 mercedes benz s class 2.9 mercedes benz sl class and sls class 2.10 mercedes benz viano 2.11 maybach 2.12 smart fortwo 2.13 smart roadster 2.14 smart forfour 3 records 4 see also 5 references 6 external links operations edit brabus s primary focus is to achieve maximum engine performance through the increase of horsepower and torque . customers can either buy cars from brabus or send in their car to be customized and or overhauled . customers ordering a car directly involves brabus purchasing a particular model from mercedes and then modifying it according to the customer s requests . brabus is known for providing expensive tuning and custom solutions . brabus also offers cosmetic modifications including low profile spoilers bodykits carbon fiber splitters and multi piece alloy wheels . other upgrades include racing lsds open racing exhaust systems twelve piston disc brakes and engine remapping . customers can also have complete engine overhauls or have new crate engines from amg modified for them . brabus engines range from small 200 horsepower 150 kw k4 blocks for slk roadsters and clk class to the 800 horsepower 600 kw twin turbo blocks for the s class . 1 the company also provides improvements to the interior from custom upholstery gauges shiftknobs pedals and trim to various electronics such as wider lcd screens for the maybach . brabus models edit the company has built special editions of mercedes benz maybach and smart vehicles . maybach brabus mercedes benz c class edit brabus bullit mercedes benz c class w204 platform 6.3 litre twin turbo v12 brabus c v8s mercedes benz c class w203 platform 6.1 litre v8 with enhanced camshaft profiles and higher output brabus c v8 mercedes benz c class w203 platform 5.8 or 6.1 litre v8 brabus c v8 mercedes benz c class w202 platform 5.8 litre v8 mercedes benz cl class edit brabus sv12 s coup cl 600 brabus t 13 coup cl 600 mercedes benz cls class edit mercedes benz cls class brabus brabus rocket cls class mercedes benz e class edit mercedes benz e class brabus w212 brabus e v12 e class brabus e v12t the mercedes e class wagon based v12t utilized a 7.3 l v12 from the sl73 amg roadster the brabus sport wagon had 582 horsepower and 571 lb ft 774 n m of torque and would seat seven . brabus used mercedes 5 speed automatic to handle the torque and with rear wheel drive it reached sixty in 4.6 seconds . brabus black baron e class mercedes benz g class edit mercedes benz g 3.6 brabus g 3.6 g class brabus g55 amg k8 brabus v8 b11 brabus g v12 g class brabus v12 s g class brabus 700 g63 amg 6x6 brabus 800 widestar g class 2 mercedes benz glk class edit brabus glk v8 glk class v8 2014 mercedes benz ml class edit brabus ml 63 biturbo ml 63 brabus ml 7.3 w163 mercedes benz s class edit 2010 brabus s class brabus s500 5.0 l v8 brabus sv12 s limousine s brabus t 13 limousine s 640 brabus sv12 r s600 ibusiness 750 hp brabus sv12 r s600 ibusiness limousine 800 hp brabus 850 s63 amg ibusiness limousine 850 hp 1450 nm brabus 900 rocket 900 hp 1500nm mercedes benz sl class and sls class edit mercedes benz sl class brabus mercedes benz sl class brabus 01 08 the brabus k8 performance kit for the sl model sl55 includes modifications to the supercharger incorporating a custom vibration damper and pulley high performance metal catalysts and an auxiliary circulation pump with opposing radiator . power is increased from a standard 476 hp 355 kw to 550 hp 410 kw at 6 200 rpm . the maximum torque is 780 n m 580 lb ft at 3 000 rpm . the roadster is claimed reach 60 mph 97 km h in 4.1 seconds passes 120 mph 190 km h after 13.6 seconds and reaches an electronically limited top speed of 186 mph 299 km h . brabus sv12 s roadster sl 600 brabus t 13 roadster cl 600 brabus sl 55 k8 roadster sl 55 brabus sl 65 roadster amg sl 65 amg daniel madar brabus sls 700 biturbo mercedes benz viano edit brabus 6.1 v8 bi turbo n hk viano 3.2 long maybach edit brabus sv12 s maybach 57 s 62 s smart fortwo edit smart fortwo brabus brabus canada 1 smart fortwo 450 cdi coup and convertible 4 made for canada 3 red 1 white brabus edit10n smart fortwo 451 70 hp coup 10 made for canada all grey metallic tan leather brabus ultimate 112 smart fortwo convertible brabus electric drive smart fortwo electric vehicle 3 smart roadster edit smart roadster brabus slight hatchback design smart roadster coupe brabus smart roadster coupe brabus biturbo 10 made smart forfour edit smart forfour brabus smart forfour brabus hugo boss special edition 5 pcs records edit in 2006 brabus rocket clocked in new record for street legal sedan at 362.4 km h 225.2 mph . the rocket was based on a modified mercedes benz cls class w219 model . in october 2006 brabus made another record for a sedan with this car at 365.7 km h 227.2 mph . the price of the car is 348 000 euros . 4 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 s . in the beginning of 2012 the world s fastest street legal sedan was a brabus rocket 800 . 5 the 2012 brabus rocket 800 is powered by a v12 engine which provides 800 hp and 1 420nm of torque which has been limited to 1 100nm . the brabus rocket accelerates from 0 to 100 km h 62 mph in 3.7 seconds 23.8 seconds to 300 km h 186 mph and has a top speed of 370 km h 230 mph . see also edit protean electric references edit geneva motor show preview the brabus g v12 s biturbo mercedes benz g class emercedesbenz the unofficial mercedes benz weblog . emercedesbenz . 2009 02 19 . retrieved 2009 04 29 . 2011 brabus mercedes benz g class 800 widestar . seriouswheels.com . retrieved 2011 09 27 . 2012 geneva preview smart brabus electric drive and smart brabus ebike brabus rockets to 366km h world record . worldcarfans.com . 2006 11 20 . retrieved 2011 01 09 . cars encyclopedia external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to brabus vehicles . official website v t e automotive industry in germany automotive industry economy of germany transport in germany companies active vehicle producers bmw bmw i bmw motorrad borgward daimler mercedes 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