Typically when Mercedes tuner Brabus gets its hot little hands on a car, it does everything in its remarkable power to make it faster, small, wild and the result is generally dumber. That’s not the case with the Brabus EQS. That’s right, that’s right, Brabus is making a breakthrough in EVs, and the results surprise you a little more.
According to a report published on Friday by The DriveBrabus’ efforts to fine-tune the EQS have resulted in it returning to even more range standard, offline EQS that any enthusiast on the street can buy. It didn’t do that by adding more battery capacity. Instead, it manages this dark wizardry through the use of improved aerodynamics.
Brabus improvements reduce the EQS ‘.209’s already slippery drag coefficient by 7.2%. This works with .194 which is almost unheard of, for context, like GM’s EV1 and Volkswagen’s XL1, both are cost-effective means of transport. Even more interesting is that Brabus claims these aerodynamic improvements are most effective at speeds between 62 and 87 mph, and highway driving is where the electric cars struggle most in terms of efficiency.
The aerodynamic benefits come from Brabus’ more aggressive-looking body kit and lowered suspension, as well as from more aerodynamic wheels – even if they’re 22 inches large. Now, as we’ve learned from F1 cars, highly functional aerodynamics doesn’t always make for good looks, and while preference is subjective, the Brabus EQS isn’t exactly subtle. ; even if you give the company a label of the 9,000 Brabus logos that it’s affixed to the car.
We reached out to Brabus to get an idea of the prices of these mods on EQS which are not cheap, but did not receive a response regarding publication time.
