Brabus iBusiness – an Apple-laden W222 S 63 AMG

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The Brabus iBusiness is back, this time based on the latest W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class. As you would probably have guessed from the name, this is the ultimate car for the towkay who loves his Apple products. Various Apple products such as the iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV and even the Mac mini have been integrated into the cabin.

The base car is the Brabus 850 6.0 Biturbo, which is based on the Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG. Starting off as a 5.5 litre engine, the eight cylinder bores have been increased to 99 mm with special forged pistons, connected to billet piston rods and a billet crankshaft with a stroke of 96 mm. The result is a larger 5.9 litres of displacement. Brabus also specifies their own turbochargers.

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The result is a power increase of 261 horses over a regular S 63 AMG. The car now produces 850 horsepower, an electronically limited 1,150 Nm of torque (it can actually do 1,450 Nm) and hits a top speed of 350 km/h. 0 to 100km/h takes just 3.5 seconds, and power goes to the wheels via an AMG Speedshift MCT seven-speed gearbox, which has been modified by Brabus.

Other than the bespoke two-tone interior you see in the photos, the iBusiness package has a custom centre console which is installed between the two individual rear seats. A docking station secures an iPad mini and recharges it as well. Brabus allows functions of the Mercedes-Benz Comand system to be controlled from the iPad mini.

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This iPad mini is connected to an in-car WiFi hotspot, and can communicate to a Mac mini. Brabus says the Mac mini serves as a ‘mainframe’. It is housed safely in an electrically operated custom-designed drawer in the trunk of the S-Class. High-speed USB 3.0 ports integrated into the rear compartment allow connecting additional devices such as a digital camera to the Mac mini. Finally, music comes from a 64GB iPod touch.

In addition to the regular Mercedes-Benz rear entertainment system is a 15.2-inch color TFT display with an aspect ratio of 16:9 serves as the central computer monitor. The electrically deployed monitor is integrated elegantly into the leather headliner. At night, the headliner can be illuminated by a multitude of fiber-optic lights to resemble a starry sky.

The Brabus iBusiness will be showcased at Frankfurt 2013. Full gallery after the jump.

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Comments

  • urgento on Sep 08, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    If only proton comes up with all these exterior and interior and sell it with 60k then Malaysians will get pleased and satisfied.

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  • wah, one ride in car can kill lots of cells wei… those radiation.

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  • brabus turns w222 s-class into an apple lover’s delight……but only a handful of them could afford it.

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  • frenzyaustin on Sep 08, 2013 at 10:35 pm

    Good taste in car, bad taste in gadgets.

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  • jolly_idiot on Sep 09, 2013 at 12:02 am

    How much does apple pay brabus? So hard sell apple product there. How bout android? Its not as porsh as apple?

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  • Just me on Sep 09, 2013 at 12:03 am

    Too bad IOS is slowly abandoned by the user…

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  • Fahmi on Sep 09, 2013 at 12:42 am

    Change the Mercedes logo to Apple logo, becomes “iApple Car/ iCar” haha.. Diehard Apple fans sell their kidneys for this (like some boy in China)…

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  • Luqman_HKM on Sep 09, 2013 at 5:09 am

    Walawei… Steve Jobs die 2 years ago now only this car keluar. Poor Steve Jobs.

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  • Mr Mac on Sep 09, 2013 at 9:06 am

    u dont need extra car when u have this,right? I really love the interior and dashboard design not like bmw…so dull and boring throughout its product lineups.

    How much is the price tag for this? And by the way…true ke the car can run 400km/h max?

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  • One piece of colossal crazy shit… I thought the original W222 brabus S was maddog.

    But this one is…huhuh…

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  • Bullet can went through ah?

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  • Black Dog on Sep 09, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    Samsung’s car will be more complete, with car, gadgets, monitor, construction…every damn thing they can make!

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  • johnny english on Sep 09, 2013 at 1:55 pm

    I wonder what will happen when the Apple gadgets became obsolete. can i trade in the car at the nearest apple store??

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