- Mercedes-Benz customizer Brabus extends its foray into coachbuilding with this second Bodo model.
- The Bodo is named after the company’s late founder, and this version rocks a convertible top.
- The company plans to build 77 Bodo cabriolets and an equal number of coupes.
Three months after announcing the Bodo coupe as its first coachbuilt automobile, the German firm Brabus takes the wraps off the equally dramatic Bodo Cabriolet. Like the hardtop, the Bodo Cabriolet is an impossibly long and sleek grand tourer with seating for four. And although Brabus is best known for customizing and upgrading Mercedes-Benz automobiles, both Bodo models are based on the Aston Martin Vanquish, the British firm’s grandest grand tourer.
Under the long hood sits Aston’s twin-turbocharged 5.2-liter V-12. Naturally, Brabus has been fettling here too, and boasts 986 horsepower and 885 pound-feet for this engine, versus 823 horses and 738 pound-feet in the Vanquish. Performance claims include zero to 62 mph in 3.0 seconds and zero to 186 mph in 23.9 seconds. Top speed is said to be 223 mph, perfect for those seeking a hurricane-force hairdo.
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As in the Aston, an eight-speed torque-converter automatic sends power exclusively to the rear wheels, and the rear axle features an electronically controlled differential. The Bodo Cabriolet rolls on 22-inch Brabus monoblock forged wheels fitted with Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) tires. The suspension incorporates a lift system at the front and the rear, which raises the body one inch.
The bespoke body is formed from carbon fiber and stretches 199.3 inches in length (nearly seven inches longer than the Vanquish) and is 79.8 inches wide (nearly two inches wider). An extendable rear spoiler can function as an air brake. In between the LED taillights is an illuminated Brabus logo.
Two examples of the Bodo Cabriolet were shown: one in black with a brown interior and a black roof, a second in off-white with a matching interior. Woven into the fabric of the top is a large “77” graphic, denoting the year that Brabus launched.
Seventy-seven is also the total production count for the Bodo cabriolet; Brabus will build an equal number of coupes. Pricing for the topless variant is just over $1.24 million.