German Car Forum

Megayachts usually come with fancy tenders, so why not supercars, too? BRABUS has taken the idea and run with it, pairing one of its tuned McLaren SLR Roadsters with a matching runabout in the form of a smart fortwo-based ULTIMATE 112. The SLR is the beneficiary of the usual complement of upgrades, including a full body and trim kit (dig those carbon fiber replacement "gills"), a custom interior, and the requisite underhood tweaking, which bestows the roadster with 650 horsepower -- enough to make the Kessel run to 62 mph in 3.6 seconds, with a top end of 211 mph.

When its time to park the super-Merc and head into more constrained areas of the city, it's occupants can switch over to the car's ULTIMATE 112 "tender" which is finished and appointed to perfectly match its "mothership." In this case, that means the same white paint, deep red roof fabric, and right red leather interior -- right down to the waffle-patterned leather footwell trim. Of course, the little shuttlecraft gets a power bump as well, with 112 thundering horses prancing ponies under the wee bonnet.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/02/roadster-and-toaster-brabus-slr-with-ultimate-112-tender/

Mercedes-Benz should really should work with Brabus on a whole range of accesories and upgrades for Smarts here in the U.S. This little thing would be a hit and the volumes would bring the prices down. Most importantly you could get some real hp in a Smart. What is there to think about? It's a no-brainer. A standard (upgraded with more hp) should be on the way too.

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