Na new Brabus Bodo wey don show for FuoriConcorso for Lake Como, Italy, on May 16, 2026. Dis car na Hyper-GT wey get over 1,000 horsepower and price wey pass one million dollars. E dey named after di late Brabus founder, Bodo Buschmann, and e mark big moment for di company wey dey turn Mercedes models into powerful machines.
Di body na black carbon fiber wey wrap around aluminum structure. Even di airboxes and cam covers get carbon fiber wey infuse with real gold particles. Not because anyone need am, but because e look amazing. Dat na di kind over-the-top detail wey dis car suppose get.
Di V12 engine push out 1,000 horsepower and 885 pound-feet of torque. Even though di car weigh 4,211 pounds, e still do 0–62 miles per hour for just over three seconds and top speed na 224 miles per hour. E still remain proper grand tourer, with usable rear seats, trunk, and comfort for long-distance driving. For world full of downsized hybrid powertrains, dis giant V-12 feel wonderfully out of step with reality.
Di Bodo dey based on Aston Martin Vanquish, especially for di window line, but Brabus don completely reshape di personality. Di front end na square and more aggressive, while di rear get dramatic boat-tail design with active spoiler wey feel vaguely Porsche 911-inspired. E ride on huge 21-inch Monoblock wheels and almost look like modern version of something wild and theatrical, like di 2005 Maybach Excelero.
Inside, di Aston Martin roots dey more obvious. Di infotainment system and switchgear carry over from Vanquish, including Apple CarPlay Ultra. Dat one na good thing because e make di Bodo feel usable instead of gimmicky. Brabus still add new leather, carbon trim around driver display, and extended carbon shift paddles for di eight-speed automatic. Der also get massive panoramic roof wey keep di cabin from feeling overly dark despite all di black leather and carbon fiber.
With di Bodo, alongside di previously revealed GTS Coupe based on SL63, Brabus dey continue di shift from tuner to full-on coachbuilder. Production limit na 77 cars, nod to di company founding year 1977. Sure, one million dollars na absurd amount of money. But for something dis dramatic, dis rare, and dis usable, you fit almost see di logic. One thing guaranteed: wherever dis thing show up, people go stop and stare.
Di Brabus Bodo feel completely unnecessary for di best possible way. E loud, dramatic, wildly overpowered, and unapologetically excessive—exactly wetin modern coachbuilt grand tourer suppose be.
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