BRABUS 820

What happens when you supercharge (not literally) a Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet? You get an open-top beast called the Brabus 820.

- SUNDEEP GAJJAR

WHENEVER one thinks about a Porsche, it is almost always with admiration. There aren't many people who get to experience one and even fewer, if any, that can fault one.

After all, they come from one of the most reputed auto manufacturers responsible for some of the greatest cars ever made. The point is, you don't really need anything more from any particular Porsche... or do you? Well, Brabus wants you to reconsider with a solid reason- a reason they call Brabus 820.

What they have done with the donor car is pretty spectacular and yet the name is rather simple.

Brabus because Brabus and 820 because it makes that many horses. Before we talk about this Brabusized piece of automotive excellence, let us talk about the donor car- a Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet (992). It is a pretty stunning car in its own right but in this Brabusized avatar, it simply blows you away. It does so figuratively with the 820 horses and literally, because it is open-top! I drove the Brabus 820 in Germany and thank heavens that I got to check it out a bit on the Autobahn as well. In a few words, if you ever feel sleepy, just floor the pedal and it is like a concentrated shot of caffeine through an IV! The all-wheel drive transmission ensures that none of the power and torque are wasted in wheelspins. What you have is an undiluted dose of intoxicating acceleration and an orchestra of an exhaust note to accompany it.

Phew. I jumped the gun a little there. So let's take it back a little.