FIRST DRIVES
BRABUS 900 ROCKET R
TESTED 13.6.24, BOTTROP, GERMANY ON SALE SOLD OUT
Famed German speed merchants break the habit of a lifetime to deliver an uber-911
TESTER’S NOTE
Technical boss Jörg Gander has a side hustle in raceengineering Porsche 911s. He knows and loves them. That said, for now only the Turbo will be Brabused.
RL
❝ Brabus has always been about outrageous power, and its efforts here do not disappoint ❞
Some things just go contrary to the natural automotive order, such as a Porsche 911-based Brabus conversion. I mean, what next, an Audi RS4 by Alpina?
Anybody who remembers the heyday of lunatic, Brabus-fettled Mercedes with Ferrari-crushing power will find the mere idea odd, never mind the reality. German tuners (in fairness, Brabus is more than a tuner and has manufacturer status, just like Alpina) mostly stay in their lane when it comes to their affiliations with the big car makers.