Brabus has teamed up with DAB to build a modded electric motorbike

In a break from fitting Mercs with 1,000bhp versions of their twin-turbo V8s, storied German tuning house Brabus has revealed… an EV.

No, seriously. In fact, it has kinda revealed three EVs, because what you’re looking at above is the DAB 1α Brabus, the DAB 1α Brabus Urban E and the DAB 1α Brabus Urban E First Edition. And breathe.

As you might have guessed, Brabus hasn’t developed its own electric bike from scratch. These things have come as part of a collab with French brand DAB Motors, with all the bikes built on the DAB 1⍺’s architecture. That means a 7.1kWh battery, a range of up to 93 miles (in ‘urban conditions’), a 31bhp motor and a top speed that’s electronically limited to 75mph.

Well, those are the headline stats for the entry-level DAB 1α Brabus with its upright mirrors, black bodywork and carbon side ducts/front fender. That costs €16,590. The Urban E gets a bit more pep, with an upgraded inverter and special motor mapping upping the power output to 36bhp, while torque jumps from 291 to 350lb ft.

Brabus also says of this bike that “every millimetre has been meticulously ‘Brabusized’”. That apparently means carbon cooling ducts, rear winglets and wheel covers. On the standard version, it also means different drive modes (including one for overtaking that’s called ‘Nitrous Boost’), more streamlined mirrors, lots of LED lighting and a red leather seat for a total cost of €20,800 ex VAT.

Want to spend a whole lot more? The First Editions will set you back €32,500 before tax, and while four colour-drenched versions are available, just 10 of each will ever be built. Which would you go for out of Fusion Red, Superviolet, Peetch (their spelling, not ours) and Desert Sand?