Comments on: First Drive: Mercedes-Benz Unimog by Brabus [Review]

By: The Stig

The Stig — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:48:53 +0000

This will look fantastic mowing the ditches of your local county.

By: Payton Byrd

Payton Byrd — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:24:30 +0000

It’s supposed to scare the shit out of the other campers when you drag your fifth-wheel to the ground camping range at the top of the mountain.

By: Samintosh

Samintosh — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:25:21 +0000

Can anyone sane of you tell me what does this thing supposed to do?!

By: reedfast

reedfast — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:15:34 +0000

they definitely should have gone for the apocalypse survival truck. This is another example of a half a55ed bodykit attempt. I expected more from brabus. The brabus g550 is pretty sick though.

By: scratchy

scratchy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:12:00 +0000

MB bought a share of Tesla so Brabus fiddled a bit with a Roadster , but just the exterior.

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:26:53 +0000

Actually thats only 99% true Blakkar… they also just came out with a Brabus Tesla Roadster. It’s the first jump from MB though I believe.

By: ASIMO

ASIMO — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:16:11 +0000

One of my customers has a WWII-era Unimog that’s been restored and overhauled into a bad-ass camper/RV outfitted with all sorts of utility (outdoor shower, bike and raft racks, etc.). Awesome thing.

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:10:56 +0000

Brabus only does Mercedes vehicles Blakkar… they’ve done a G-Class though, close enough.

By: scratchy

scratchy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:47:45 +0000

they make these for the middle East. Sheiks and Arab rappers are happy .

By: cocksterS

cocksterS — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:37:48 +0000

I’ve dreamed about a Brabus Unimog for years…unfortunately, this is not how I pictured the end product. I had hoped for something more akin to a luxury, zombie-apocalypse survival vehicle: no chrome, matte black finish, swamper tires, bull bars galore, and an air/water filtration system. Whatever Brabus was to do with the Unimog would make it over-the-top, but I was gunning for over-the-top hardcore, and not over-the-top poseur.

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:20:50 +0000

I’m sure he got a few in his time…

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:16:53 +0000

Agreed. Did Brabus ever do a HUMMER? Just curious.

By: volo

volo — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:15:26 +0000

berk, the old unimog looked waaaaaay better than this

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:07:17 +0000

It’s cool in its concept, but it’s hideous in its application.

By: orangecones

orangecones — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:45:43 +0000

This is nice….. I’ma need to get one just to tow my Daewoo to the shop.

By: 05Z88Path

05Z88Path — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:16:49 +0000

My local firestation (which I used to serve as a volunteer firefighter with) has a Unimog as a sort of all-purpose rescue/fire truck. It’s offroading abilities are absolutely amazing, which comes in handy for brush fires and the like. I remember one time we took it down a near vertical incline…pretty scary to be staring straight down at the ground through that big windshield…but the Unimog handled it with ease. They are monsters…

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:06:22 +0000

Now that I know this exists I may have to resume my existence as one of the undead.

By: Borat

Borat — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:33:30 +0000

Henry L. Mencken stated: “No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.”. Brabus proved him wrong and took it to the global level at the same time.

By: 2WheeledSpeed

2WheeledSpeed — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:19:50 +0000

Who turns a farm vehicle into a luxury vehicle?

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:17:39 +0000

Hellllll yeah this thing is awesome.

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:16:30 +0000

The perfect vehicle for A-holes who are tired of their Hummers.

By: IIL

IIL — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:08:36 +0000

I need one to tow my Art