The Gran Turismo, with 1,000 hp and limited to 77 vehicles. Thomas Geiger/dpa-tmnEight years after the death of company founder Bodo Buschmann, German tuner Brabus is building its own sports car for the first time.The Brabus Bodo delivers 1,000 horsepower, has a top speed of 360 km/h and does not feature a hybrid or electrified power-train.Instead it has one of Europe's last V12 petrol engines under a sleek carbon-fibre bonnet. It also bears no resemblance to the kind of production cars which Brabus usually fettles in order to make them go faster.AdvertisementAdvertisementHaving made its name with the often extreme tuning of Mercedes models, and latterly also of Rolls-Royce, Porsche and Bentley models, Brabus has unveiled its own 2+2-seater for the first time.Standing at nearly 5 metres in length, the unique full-carbon body makes the Bodo look fast even when it is standing still.Brabus developed the bodywork itself and designed the interior but uses a ready-made chassis, according to company boss Constantin Buschmann.This time, the underpinnings come from the Aston Martin Vanquish. The company has also adopted the 5.2-litre V12 engine from the British producer, although it squeezes even more power from the lusty motor.AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Bodo is some 20% more powerful than a Vanquish off the showroom floor and can bound from zero to 100 km/h in roughly 3 seconds.Limited to 77 units in a nod to Brabus's founding year of 1977, prices for the Bodo start at around €1.2 million.Brabus said half of the cars have already been sold. Director Buschmann sees this as confirmation and an incentive for future projects.At the same time, the company will not be turning its back on tuning Mercedes and other brands, he says.