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Old 08-06-07, 06:30 PM
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A little something Brabus will unwrap on its 30th birthday at the Frankfurt auto show next month. The tuner teases only that it's a "wolf in sheep's clothing" and a Mercedes.

BOTTROP, Germany — Brabus, the famed German tuning house begun in 1977 by Bodo Buschmann, marks its 30th anniversary this fall at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show, with the launch of a new high-performance Mercedes model that it describes only as a "wolf in sheep's clothing."

The company also will unveil a redesigned Web site.

Brabus' long tradition of hyper-tuned Mercedes-Benz vehicles revolves around a simple but effective formula: Stuff an oversize engine under the hood, beef up the suspension and keep the exterior add-ons to a minimum.

Among its more notable achievements in recent years are the E V12, which in 1996 established a new mark for fastest street-legal sedan, and the current record holder, the Brabus Rocket, which set an official top speed of 227 mph.

What this means to you: We hope for at least 30 more years of heart-stopping supercars from Bottrop.
Source: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...cleId=121995#2
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it looks like a coupe.

edit: i missed the last 2 door handles. it's a c-class.

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new CLS or something else with the "new" blunt front benz face?
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I say the CL.
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Four door handles, sedan outline, C-class front. It's a C-class.
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coupe
probably CL
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4 handles, a C-class ish headlights, dumbo ears.

I say C-class too.
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Okay, yea it's not a coupe. I blew up the image and saw the extra handles.
But who knows, this pic could be just an image thrown up for publicity.
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Keep in mind what Brabus has mentioned; "wolf in sheep's clothing."

It's most definitely a C-Class or a Benz sedan of some sort, tuned to some monstrous level and likely looking low-key exterior-wise.
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isnt benz supposed to release the new e-class at the frankfurt show also? if so i say they come back with tuned v12 in the new e-class. if not the c-class with a v12...a tite squeeze but it is brabus
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Nice, congrats Brabus, some incredible cars in 30 years!!!
 
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Originally Posted by TRDFantasy
Keep in mind what Brabus has mentioned; "wolf in sheep's clothing."

It's most definitely a C-Class or a Benz sedan of some sort, tuned to some monstrous level and likely looking low-key exterior-wise.
Agreed.

But as their previous CLS rocket ship, it's over $400k, crazy price
At the end of the day, it's a damn cls.........just a super duper fast one.

Their wheel design hasn't changed in ages unlike AMGs
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"Brabus rocket C-Class"? I definitely want to see this.
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