Brabus has a long standing record as one of the most well-known tuners world wide. The Germans have gained their position over the last decades and are here to stay. The company was founded in 1977 in Bottrop, a city in the German Ruhr Area. For thirty years, Brabus has individualized the performance, design, and style of Mercedes-Benz cars. Certified to ISO 9001:2000 and with numerous in-house static and dynamic test facilities, they manufacture and upgrade more than 7,500 cars per year.

With a total working area of more than 112,000m2 in three different facilities situated in Bottrop, Brabus is the largest independent aftermarket tuner in the world. To have a closer look at the massive complex, the achievements from the past and the workforce focusing on Mercedes-Benz and Smart, GTspirit.com went to Bottrop to experience the Brabus way of tuning. We were short on words seeing the immense operation, wide variety of business and sheer spread of possibilities the organization offers.

The franchise was owned until recently by Baron Martin Stillman von Brabus, and early lover of Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. The current owner is Bodo Buschmann. The company is now represented in more than 106 countries and opened its first official subsidiary in the Middle East over the past few weeks. It is named Brabus Middle East LLC. The Germans are certified as a manufacturer by the Kraftfahrt Bundesamt (German Transport Authority), and are entitled to apply its own chassis and engine numbers on complete cars built from a shell.

Read the complete story right here: Factory Visit: Brabus