Cheapest BRABUS v Expensive BRABUS: DRAG RACE

Thanks to @MarkMcCann64 for joining us for this race!
BRABUS fans, we’ve got you with this one!
We’ve brought Mark McCann along with his BRABUS GLE 850, and he’s about to face off against the cheapest BRABUS you can buy - and it’s a Smart #1!
So let’s see how the two stack up. Starting with the GLE, it’s packing an almighty 6-litre twin-turbo V8 that can produce 850hp and 1,450Nm of torque. It’s pretty heavy, mind, coming in at 2,350kg, and its power is sent to all four wheels via a 7-speed automatic gearbox.
And then we have the Smart #1. It’s equipped with two electric motors, and these combine to produce 428hp and 584Nm. In terms of weight, lighter than the GLE, although it’s still a bit heavy. It tips the scales at 1,900kg.
So it’s a £44,000 BRABUS vs a £180,000 BRABUS. Will it be an easy win for the EV? There’s only one way to find out… LET’S RACE!
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[@carwow]

Which BRABUS would you choose? VOTE below!

[@carwow]

VOTE: Smart #1 BRABUS!

[@carwow]

VOTE: BRABUS 850!

[@sinisterguardian666]

Brabus Smart #1

[@TeamAI.]

both@@carwow

[@souravpaul759]

850

[@jacob5171]

We need to see a dyno run on that GLE

[@hornet99923]

Either they are lying, or the output power of the engine through the gearbox and half-shaft to the wheels and rollers of the Dynamometer show different results, some gearboxes know how to "suffocate", "eat" 20% of the engine's power

[@youtube2kwatcher]

ye they need to get on a dyno

[@Mr.Ghost_og]

Would love to see that. Even an exhaust and tune on a any gle63 would be faster.

[@Mr.Ghost_og]

I actually think I see a misfire on that gle at 9:04 in the vid. Definitely not pulling smooth.

[@alexkir4303]

Having seen the driver's mouth not enough??? ))))))))))))

[@carswith-k]

There is no way that GLE is actually putting down 850 hp and more than 1000 Nm, something wrong with it

[@joshwalker510]

Yeah definitely, its gotten dogged in every video its been in. Definitely something wrong with it

[@soulmind9983]

Nahh its defo got the stock hp they just lie it’s got the stock power

[@conor7154]

500 hp max lol

[@hornet99923]

When measuring engine power expressed in HP and torque in NM on rollers, they must indicate whether only engine power is expressed, or power on the wheels. I know that very powerful cars have losses in the gearbox

[@jrex3575]

BraBust 6.0 ltr twin turbo 850 hp for 12.4??? 🤣😂😅 My lowly 2012 Audi A7 with 3.0 s/c engine ( ZF8 trans) ran 12.2 with a 034 Stg 1 tune. I now run on E40 tune and pulleys and run low 11s. Not super fast but very quick for 4300lbs

[@Grey3IS]

I love how brutally honest Matt is. He ways says everything I’d want to say.

[@macmovieman1]

This is one of those episodes where I had to look away because I was so embarrassed for the BRABUS.

[@Kriegsjunkee]

What do you mean? The Brabus clearly won 😂

[@ChayambaLero]

There's the two them genius

[@Freddy_Confetti]

850hp running at 12.4 😂😂

[@amaljoe367]

WE NEED A DYNO TEST. THIS GUY DESERVES SOME EXPLANATION FROM BRABUS.

[@awesomnality]

Yes, dyno and a redo of the race if something was wrong with it, if nothing’s wrong with it, well …

[@Offensivebeast]

I saw another comment saying it doesn’t have the genuine Brabus air filters, if it has the wrong filters it could be restricting air flow heavily which might be part of the reason for its poor performance, it also doesn’t sound the same as other GLE 850’s 🤷‍♂️

[@littletommy69]

@@Offensivebeast It definitely does NOT sound like brabus GLE.. In brabus videos you can clearly see the front of the car going up massively when accelerating.. this one doesn't even move.

[@Offensivebeast]

@@littletommy69 yeah I remembered watching that video a few years ago, would be a shame if this one turns out to be a fake, there’s a huge thing with fake Brabus’s especially 850’s for some reason.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@awesomnalityBrabus Air Filter may do the job nicely.

[@martjackson]

Not a chance this has 850bhp. A standard GLE 63s should do a standing 1/4 mile in 12.5 according to a quick search, with 585bhp. This is either broken, or maybe isn’t a real brabus 😮

[@gyula6516]

Broken probably

[@pjm760]

Probably he forgot to put it into the race mode😂😂

[@blagovukovicbarbieri2046]

Maybe someone scamed him… too many fake 850 Brabuses

[@hebinoplays8709]

Definitely a standard Mercedes

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@gyula6516well this car broken frequently like Ricciardo's Red Bull RB14 dont u?😂

[@johnolaoluwa]

When I saw Matt inside the smaller car and laughing, I knew he had a secret up his sleeves. 😁 Good on you, Matt.

[@ssmith3070]

The older Matt gets, the more he starts looking like Christian Bale.

[@AnaNSr]

Matt's laugh at 9:31 was freaking hilarious

[@georgimihalkov4781]

I think that someone just stuck Brabus badges on a GLE 400 and suckered him into buying it 😂

[@purwantiallan5089]

Imagine if we got Brabus RSC Rally Car instead.

[@capisboy9678]

I think it has the stock 557 or 585 hp with a bodykit of the brabus with some decoration on the engine

[@aceultimate4393]

Even GLE400 is faster in stock then this shit

[@boxz1984]

Dont think but just google what is 1/4 of brabus gle 63s

[@blazesmooth5573]

​@@capisboy9678trust me those are not just decorations on the engine

[@desertsandfly2277]

There's definitely something not right with Mark's car. There's no way it has 850hp and especially 1400nm of torque lol. He should get it checked from brabus otherwise they are in trouble for false advertising.

[@Jepbjer]

Probably the lack of maintenance.... It seems like he is not putting much TLC into his cars....

[@linusschaal5730]

since he bought it used we don't know how the first owner treated it... I don't think Brabus will get in trouble for this one

[@baoquoc3710]

*Service B overdue in 53 days*

[@Matriarchy_Feminism]

Lost for that trash engine

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@Matriarchy_Feminismagree.

[@kawicepticon8866]

Odd how the 850 went 12.4 when my stock 18' Gle 63s went a best of 12.36@113 but always ran mid 12.40s @111-112 at sea level on pump gas (93) wiht a DA of 1800. I have seen tune only gle63's run 11.7s with an increase of 70 rwhp...some of that was reprogramming of the shifts

[@rusko9311]

5:16 Mat's reaction is priceless! 🤣🤣🤣

[@FPSkillerPC]

More like 500hp than 850 hp

[@Matriarchy_Feminism]

950hp trash engine

[@tobiaslangstrom3689]

First of all, who owns a Brabus that is not willing to perform service in time. +50 days due😳 maybe it’s in some kind of limp mode for safety reason.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@Matriarchy_Feminismfor me more like 555 and not 850.😂

[@potato-km6iw]

​@@Matriarchy_Feminism🤓☝️

[@larryc1616]

Then how many HP is the EV?

[@mythicq8246]

Carwow needs to ask Marc for other races with that Brabus once it's been fixed, the numbers just don't add up! Or maybe it's 3.3 tons instead of 2.3!

[@gonzogonzalez3341]

You are 3.3t too

[@purwantiallan5089]

3.2T.

[@abderrahmanelbakkali190]

Hundred kilos wouldn't make that much of difference, for 850hp it should be wet faster even with that weight. Even the American Jeep Trackhawk with basically almost zero engineering and a lot of wheel spin does better than that. These Brabus guys need to be sued if they really didn't put 850hp while they're claiming it

[@SlickNick98]

Havent seen mark in a while great to see him again 🙌

[@projectr2451]

Can’t have 850hp and 1,450Nm. The Mk8 Golf R does the 1/4 mile in 12.3 seconds, with 320hp and 420Nm (claimed). They dyno tested the Golf R on this channel and the results were 325hp and 478Nm. If that GLE850 really has those figures, it should not be slower than a hatchback that is down on power by 62% and down on torque by 68%. And these are crank figures. The weight difference between the Brabus and Volkswagen is not enough for the Volkswagen to overcome the power difference.

[@AlzhinSon]

There is a carwow dragrace video with a gle 63s from 8 month ago where it completed the 1/4 mile in 12.2 seconds. That's supposed to have 612 hp and 850nm of torque so the Brabus here isn't make the advertised horsepower for sure

[@STANDUP47]

Yeah I’d have said it looked like stock power. Not those ridiculous made up figures 😂

[@Offensivebeast]

That’s a different gen of GLE, which has a much better gearbox and if I’m not mistaken mild hybrid technology, this 850 doesn’t sound right though, could be a fake Brabus.

[@AlzhinSon]

@@Offensivebeast True, I didn't pay attention to that. From what I could find, in stock form that gle has a 1/4 mile time quoted at around 12.5 seconds

[@Offensivebeast]

@@AlzhinSon this one definitely should be quicker, I saw another comment saying it doesn’t have genuine Brabus air filters which could be heavily reducing the air flow which could be a reason for its poor performance if it’s a genuine model.

[@shereifrostom]

This video should have included an impromptu visit to a dyno

[@purwantiallan5089]

Definitely.

[@ruymanbr]

Agree. So dissapointed they didn't include that.

[@AaronsTalks]

Lol the banter was great :D

[@dit.p2598]

Congratulations SMART you are the winner in all respects.

[@papacrumbs_]

getting gapped by smart surely is embarrassing putting into consideration the GLE had 800+hp

[@torch05ll]

Now I have doubts about the merc having more than 800hp.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@torch05llwell this car never go above 500 theoretically.

[@aiexielplays8028]

@@purwantiallan5089it has more then 500hp stock

[@larryc1616]

💰 vs 💰 = Embarrassing

[@boxz1984]

@purwantiallan5089 the smart car is fast and thats it. 😆🤣 what fuckin dyno

[@freddiejones4598]

There is no way that’s got 850bhp 😂😂

[@kdawwgnet7327]

The engine is very capable. The rest of the car just isn’t 😂

[@sbdwadwa213]

Seriously. 850hp running 12.4 to the quarter? Incredibly slow for those numbers. A Trackhawk will do it a second faster at the same weight.

[@myownname5]

Bet you it only has a Brabus exhaust and engine cover 😅

[@Motiv0797]

Bro it's a suv luxury redesign with extra horsepower

[@dsixseveness]

Surely not 🤭

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Great video!!

[@mustardtopdog9064]

Marks just cursed 😂😂 every time he's on his cars come last lol

[@rubenreis7276]

That Mercedes has something seriously wrong. It doesn't move like the numbers suggest... That Smart tho. Really surprised me!

[@purwantiallan5089]

Smart Fortwo Cabrio also done better than this Brabus.

[@CONNNE]

Smart is working as expected, pretty great numbers. But Brabus is broken, it performed like a 2.0L 4cyl

[@JZX_Nate]

surprised you because it bet the supposed 850hp car, if it worked properly it wouldn’t be that impressive

[@blmtyler6276]

love when my guy in the vids man 💪🏾💪🏾

[@TriWulan-xv4ee]

Excellent work👍

[@broccoli_jaeger]

Brabus is probably sweating right now with all the complaints that are going to hit them after brabus car owners get the real numbers on a dyno XD

[@Offensivebeast]

There’s a huge thing with fake Brabus cars, genuine ones have been seen out performing their claimed performance figures, and from the GLE 850’s I’ve heard, this one doesn’t sound the same, I’ve a feeling it’s not a genuine example.

[@broccoli_jaeger]

@@Offensivebeast shouldn't Brabus cars have a certification from Brabus so you know it is a real one? If the previous owner didn't have it i wouldn't have bought the car

[@Offensivebeast]

@@broccoli_jaeger they do come with certificates, but people can just forge it

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@Offensivebeastagree.😂

[@The_Punisher_969]

Mark got fuckin SCAMMED, there is absolutely NO way that thing has anywhere close to 850hp

[@samael8106]

No way near 1400torque either lol - Even weighing 2350, would've moved quicker or caught up easily. That is *alot* of torque for 850bhp (Claimed, anyway)

[@okunlolaonome6951]

The BRABUS smart is really fast but i’m confident that the gle BRABUS 850 would definitely win if it’s a longer track even without the speed limiter in the smart. Although something might be wrong with the engine though cause it’s kind of slow

[@geetv1.055]

I literally found myself smilling through the whole video because of the Brabus,Sounds mental😂

[@agdwhite5421]

It looks like barely 600hp, no 850 for sure 😂

[@Matriarchy_Feminism]

950hp trash engine

[@provigilandchill]

600? Looks like 490 hp

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@provigilandchillmore like 520bhp like R35GTR.

[@Javidelacb]

​@@provigilandchill489*

[@martinsvensson6884]

@@provigilandchill No its much heavier than the electric car. So around 600.

[@arniearnie3963]

Just like the value of the car was put at £180k by Mark, I think he put the power at 850bhp too 😂

[@Freddy_Confetti]

850hp running at 12.4 😂😂

[@tompsu9536]

Love Mark on the channel

[@izhamsham843]

"Petrol.. ignite!" 😂😂😂 he might have the slower car but he's funny!

[@bun-n-cheese1290]

You know its bad when Matt is rooting against himself

[@kermitthefragg]

Get that thing on a dyno. That makes no sense if those numbers are real. 300k new is absolutely insane

[@purwantiallan5089]

For me more like 222k.

[@TheSuperSwain]

The brabus looked like it’s back wheels were lifting off the ground In the brake test 😂

[@tkipiani91]

I love watching corwow, they do whatever, race something with something, whatever, it's like they are randomly choosing car to compare.

[@Minace141]

Please update us on the Brabus. Something is defective there. No way it has 850 HP. It probably has less than the GLE63 AMG originally had.

[@aceultimate4393]

GLE63 AMG ? GLE400 must be faster then this

[@blazesmooth5573]

​@@aceultimate4393there's not a single gle400 that traps 12.4

[@rzaner]

The breaks woked flawless because those were the one thing Brabus did not touch😂

[@M4st3rm1nd_01]

Serves the lesson, proper maintenance is as important as the tunne itself.

[@pi995]

In a previous video by carwow that GLE 850 brabus in wet condition did a 12.8sec 1/4 mile. Now it did in 12.4sec but in rolling race now it seemed like it has lack of performance or maybe Smart is super fast or something 😂

[@newbwheeler9777]

You gotta love it when Matt brings his rich friends on to shame them…😅😅😅

[@nineteen90z]

Seemed like he had 400bhp max, maybe the service warning has reduced it as a reliability measure. It has to be something like that as 850 would destroy the EV.

[@youtube2kwatcher]

any car that says service required on dash would not put a car in limp mode

[@jimmyneutron5679]

but its possible that the ECU limits its total poweroutput due to the service warning. It isnt per say limp mode but some sort of preventative option until the dealer or somebody with a port and laptop deletes it@@youtube2kwatcher

[@purwantiallan5089]

See? Seems like Brabus 800 only had 520 max.

[@youdig-detection]

@@youtube2kwatchermaybe the motor got other issue than servicing one.

[@nineteen90z]

@@youtube2kwatcher maybe Brabus do? Do you have one...

[@MrHushCrush]

That GLE is 100% broken.

[@urielcabrera3943]

We need a rematch when Marks car has been sorted cause that merc is not ok right now haha

[@ZetaReticuli_1]

That's why he said at the beginning : It sounds amazing. He knows it's a turtle.

[@youaremopped]

Mark is such a good sport and good dude for bringing his awesome cars for our entertainment. Thanks Mark.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Agree.

[@s.simun01]

Are we collectively went out of our minds? Smart was imagined as a practical, efficient, small yet safe car for urban commuting. Why the world needs “Smart” SUV with 1.9 tons and 430hp??!

[@younow1511]

2:49 omg that 5.5 has to be the best sounding turbocharged v8 ever

[@h-here]

please take it for a performance check, I'm really curious as to what the actual numbers are on that benz

[@alonsix6]

We need a follow up video on the dyno test!!!

[@LoftechUK]

I’ve been waiting for this to be done. #1 is fast. But it’s the price tag

[@thedumbconspirator4956]

POV: You got the brabus appearance package on your GLE

[@gsgbm]

We need a follow up dyno test video from Mark.

[@sandangcobo2154]

I wasnt ready to see #1 as the cheapest Brabus 😂😂

[@H0St1L3]

Update on the Dyno of his brabus please

[@user-jv8hg7jz1m]

These were the sleepiest horses I've ever seen, or the GLE didn't have 850 hp. and 1450 torque. Maybe in someone's dreams😢

[@uelld.8371]

Because how fast the electric Brabus overtaking the race, my brain can't stop thinking that the exhaust sound is made by that electric car.

[@ggj666]

Excellent race, Would love to see Marks car on a Dyno just to see the results

[@purwantiallan5089]

What about Mark testing a Delta 037?

[@shaneolivier1650]

Unbelievable these electric cars,that Merc sounds awesome 👌

[@jamesburton4512]

That Brabus is in limp mode surely! 😂

[@northeastrc2725]

Love to see that on a dyno

[@__-fm5qv]

I need to see a dyno of that! It 100% is not making even close to 800 hp.

[@holy_knight]

He wanted BRABUS and he got A BUS

[@OutsideDuhBox]

"His car's crap!" 😂😂

[@moontuun]

It was not even pulling it back😂 5:20

[@Chrassi]

If that GLE has 850 hp, my E-Bike has 150 hp.

[@Andrew-qb3oq]

these smart #1 vids are making me really look at the top line Volvo xc30 in the states. That thing is such a sleeper.

[@calzone4181]

based on the sound and performance being different i think that is most likely a fake brabus or maybe theres something wrong with the fueling, it seemed to backfire at some point

[@leo200389]

Can you imagine, you have 850hp brabus and you are very happy when you are little faster than Smart electric car 😂😂😂

[@VICIOUSLYFAST]

It doesn’t have 850hp, read all the comments every one Is saying

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@VICIOUSLYFASTit only had 518bhp mathematically.

[@VICIOUSLYFAST]

@@purwantiallan5089 yeah

[@leo200389]

@@VICIOUSLYFAST maybe you right but brabus is lier company.

[@blazesmooth5573]

​@@purwantiallan5089mathematically and cars don't work

[@ValentinLjs]

No way this is 800hp. During the rolling race, just looking at the speedo tells the truth... It's in km/h, and it seems to struggle to rise after 160, that's insane 😱 Think Mark is right about the power limit with service, but that would be a shame from Brabus.

[@annonymousbald2653]

Seen a new smart on the road to.. need to be honest... looks pretty cool and it's surprisingly big

[@izact]

Matt when he is winning: HAHA that is embarassing! Matt when he is losing: can we have another go?

[@ayandakheswa998]

Mat is my favorite motorists journalist of all time😂😂😂

[@purwantiallan5089]

Clearly is.

[@kashv2500]

Looks like Brabus detuned it 😂

[@Offensivebeast]

They do limit the max torque to 1,000 from the 1,450 the engine can produce, but this one doesn’t seem right at all.

[@GazMoz78]

Mark's Brabus does indeed sound amazing! But I think we're all questioning those power output figures?.....

[@Buttercup0666]

I love this gle not this Brabus one but the model of the car itself I love it a lot ❤

[@malcolmaywa5519]

Damn! That electric Brabus is moving mad fam😮‍💨🔥

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. Its as fast as the Nissan R35GTR.

[@blessingmathayo]

The sound on that thing🔥🔥🔥

[@simonm6499]

It sounds good though Mark! 😂😂😂

[@ct529a1]

If compares the interior options, which will your choice

[@alexandersousa1114]

"That is embarrassing! That is embarrassing! That is embarassing!..." if you know.. you know.

[@ihatemytown]

Either something is wrong with that GLE or Marks lying about it being a Brabus. Because that car definitely doesn’t have a 6.0L 850hp engine in it. Even with standard driveline losses of 10-20% he should have easily beat the Smart. 12.4 is basically what a stock GLE63 does to the 1/4, so something’s going on

[@EzComEzG0]

Bro got got....Someone lied to you man 🤣

[@reyfetsalmo3346]

One thing i have learned is that Matt is always in the fastest car. Second you can't celebrate a win if the losing car hits a limiter.

[@craigy141085]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen mark win a race on car wow. 😂

[@shamsherulhaque8138]

Shame on Gle owner for celebrating that win 😂

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

That GLE Owner is a millionaire, he probably sold that thing the same week

[@abhijeetmohapatra9603]

Well said " it's not the machine that makes u win the race , its the driver who makes it" & as Matt said that brabus isn't making 800 hp, its nearly about 500-600ish and Maan that thing doesn't have 1440+ torque also , this seems like "All show No Go"😅

[@ichaboss]

Not Matt creating a ‘make a wish’ race for the Brabus 😭

[@FoodTech101]

Wow! All that 'petrol' horsepower going nowhere!!!

[@Vge21x]

Is Mark absolutely positive this thing ever saw the Brabus factory? At this point, dyno or not, you should race it with a stock AMG version. I wouldn't be surprised it this thing got smashed.

[@Offensivebeast]

It doesn’t sound the same as the genuine GLE 850’s either, Brabus usually gives you some paper work with the car to say it’s a genuine model, but that could’ve been forged too unfortunately, and the genuine cars often outperform claimed figures too, I hope there’s just something wrong with it because it would be a shame if he got scammed.

[@blazesmooth5573]

​@@OffensivebeastBrabus is known to underperform, same way the M8 is sometimes faster than the Brabus gt700, or when the Brabus 930 us actually pretty slow for a near 1000hp machine

[@caribbeanseas]

Matt needs to bring his gt3 RS to every drag race know and race everything

[@gen1kk]

that badge AMG on the seats - that's the root cause))

[@nicomeier8098]

NO way that GLE has 850 Hp and 1450 NM, no way.

[@Sheeshening]

No way that’s 850. Perhaps the software is bugging out and he was really in rain mode or something

[@isimon.]

I think the GLE, for whatever reason, is in limp mode producing minimal boost. It‘s basically a n/a engine with an asthmatic blowing air into it.

[@manicaeduard189]

from what i remember the 7g couldnt handle more than 1000nm and ths why the v12 s65 is electronically limited to 1000nm