RE: Brabus Roadsters
Friday 16th April 2004

Brabus Roadsters

Top of the range Smarts now get the Brabus Bolt ons


Brabus have been applying their tuning skills to the Smart range giving buyers more choice when selecting one of the diminutive cars.

There are now seven open-top cars to choose from in the smart line-up: fortwo cabrio, fortwo cabrio Brabus, roadster, roadster-coupé, roadster light and the new roadster Brabus and roadster-coupé Brabus.

Brabus have shoehorned in some more power to give a power to weight ratio of 120 bhp per tonne. With an engine output of 101 bhp, this is a 23% increase in power output over the standard model. An increase in torque from 110 Nm to 130 Nm gives the car a bit more grunt in the mid range and top speed is increased to 122 mph from 113 mph.

Jeremy Simpson, Head of smart in the UK and Ireland, said lots of stuff including "You’ve seen the jaw-dropping V6 BRABUS roadster: these models have been developed from that prototype. "

Visually the cars have been treated to some bolt on bits including Monoblock VI 17" alloy wheels, twin sports exhaust, front spoiler, side skirts and radiator grille. The interior includes leather trimmed dashboard, alloy-effect "accent parts", Brabus instrument graphics, leather/aluminium gearknob, aluminium handbrake handle, aluminium pedals and Brabus floor mats.

Prices for the new roadster BRABUS and roadster coupé BRABUS are £16,695 otr and £16,995 otr respectively.

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Gfun

Original Poster:

620 posts

270 months

Friday 16th April 2004
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link should be www.thesmart.co.uk/

I think a test drive is calling !

carl_w

10,335 posts

279 months

Saturday 17th April 2004
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You could buy an MX-5 for less than that! Better power/weight ratio too...

gfun

Original Poster:

620 posts

270 months

Saturday 17th April 2004
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yes but it woul still be a MX5 like all the rest ?

ho hum tidilly pom .....?

Bodo

12,450 posts

287 months

Saturday 17th April 2004
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above said:
...101 bhp...130 Nm...122 mph
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£16,695
WTF?

supa_freek

40 posts

264 months

Sunday 18th April 2004
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i kinda have a stupid question. is it brabus that makes the AMG engines for mercedes? the only reason i ask this is because smart is owned by mercedes and i have never really heard where the AMG engines are made.

furby

378 posts

267 months

Monday 19th April 2004
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Gfun said:
link should be www.thesmart.co.uk/

I think a test drive is calling !



My thinking exactly, just applied for one on line.
I'll let you know what I think of it.

rico

7,917 posts

276 months

Monday 19th April 2004
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supa_freek said:
i kinda have a stupid question. is it brabus that makes the AMG engines for mercedes? the only reason i ask this is because smart is owned by mercedes and i have never really heard where the AMG engines are made.


AMG are the tuning subsidiary of Mercedes Benz

agent006

12,058 posts

285 months

Monday 19th April 2004
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rico said:

supa_freek said:
i kinda have a stupid question. is it brabus that makes the AMG engines for mercedes? the only reason i ask this is because smart is owned by mercedes and i have never really heard where the AMG engines are made.



AMG are the tuning subsidiary of Mercedes Benz


...and brabus are a separate company.

supa_freek

40 posts

264 months

Wednesday 21st April 2004
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well thank you guys very much for not making too much fun of me.

Marki

15,763 posts

291 months

Wednesday 21st April 2004
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Bodo said:

above said:
...101 bhp...130 Nm...122 mph
...
£16,695

WTF?


It do seem a little on the spicey side

mcflurry

9,184 posts

274 months

Wednesday 21st April 2004
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Brabus are independant of Merc, but make some lovely upgrades, although IMHO some of them are overpriced.
I guess both AMG and Brabus make stuff to performance limits and not to budgets though.
Oh, and I am slightly biased