Brabus Celebrates 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Tune at Essen Motor Show

Brabus Motor reached this year in Essen with a tuning program for the news of the latest generation of Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUV.

From a visual update, German tuner has developed a comprehensive approach, aerodynamic package, which includes a front apron, side skirts, front fender mounted illuminated Brabus logo, rear bumper with diffuser and roof spoiler available.

Customers can order alloy wheels with diameters ranging from 18 to 22 inches with a choice of Continental, Pirelli or Yokohama performance tires up to size 295/30 ZR 22 front and rear on all wheels.

Ministry of Interior, Brabus offers several options such as two-tone stainless steel door sill with illuminated BRABUS logo, matte anodized aluminum pedals, door lock pins and foot rest, leather or Alcantara seats, and a variety of exotic wood or fiber kits Carbon trim for all types of colors and surfaces.

Under plates, German tuner has worked with Bilstein has developed two alternatives to suspension. The models with conventional steel springs do not, the choice of sport springs lower the ride height up to 30 mm (1.2 inches), while the M-Class vehicles with air suspension AIRMATIC, the engineers of the company has developed a custom form control, which lowers the ride height of the SUV, 30-40 mm (1.2 to 1.6 inches)

All models of the M-Class can be equipped with a high performance braking, which includes six-piston calipers with aluminum disks measuring fixed and vented perforated 405 x 34 mm (16 x 1.3 inches) in the forceps four-piston fixed front and aluminum brake discs 380 x 28 mm (15 x 1.1 inches) in the rear.

Currently, improvements of limited power diesel ML 350 BlueTEC, but Brabus said several air motors are in the final phase of development.

The upgrade to the ML 350 BlueTEC includes software optimization and a sport exhaust system to raise output of the stock 258HP and 620 Nm (457 lb.-ft.) at 306hp and 690 Nm (509 lb-ft ), respectively. The extra power gives the ML 350 BlueTEC in the sprint from zero to 100 km / h in 6.0 seconds, an improvement of 1.4 seconds compared to the baseline model, while the top speed increases to 229 km / h (142 mph).

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Mercedes Drops a Barrage of 2012 M-Class Photos ahead of Frankfurt

Mercedes-Benz is getting ready to wow the crowds that will storm the 64th Frankfurt Motor Show with a bunch of world premieres. Visitors will see, among others, the brand-new B-Class, the supercar-munching C63 AMG Black Series, and of course the third generation of Merc’s luxury SUV.

So less than two weeks before the IAA’s opening Mercedes decided to released a fresh batch of pictures of the new M-Class. We’ve already covered the model extensively since its launch, but for those of you who may have missed of forgotten about it, we’ll just lay down the basics once more time.

In Europe, the new M-Class will initially be available with a new 2.1-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel delivering 204HP and 500 Nm (368.8 lb-ft) of torque while retruning an average consumption of just 6.0 lt/100 (39.2 mpg). Next up is a 3.5-liter petrol V6 with an output of 302HP, 34HP more than the outgoing ML 350.

Then there is the ML350 BlueTec diesel powered by a 3.0-liter V6 with 240HP and 616.2 Nm (455 lb-ft) of torque that returns a highway fuel consumption of 9.4 lt/100 km (25 mpg).

All models are equipped with a seven-speed auto gearbox as standard, while an On&Off-Road pack which changes the transmission and air-suspension settings to adapt to the conditions whatever the surface beneath the wheels may be, is optional.

Finally, later in the model's life cycle Mercedes is expected to add even more powerful versions, including an AMG-fettled X5M competitor with a twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8 – most likely the same unit that powers the Frankfurt-bound new SLK 55 AMG.

 

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