Monterey Car Week is never short of theatre, and Brabus appears to have one of the more intriguing reveals lined up for Pebble Beach.
The German performance house is set to present an open-top version of the Bodo on August 14, giving its Hyper-GT formula a roadster counterpart.
If the coupe is the guide, this won’t be a relaxed boulevard cruiser so much as a V12 grand tourer with serious intent and a very exposed soundtrack.
At a glance
- Brabus is expected to unveil a Bodo roadster during Monterey Car Week at Pebble Beach on August 14.
- The roadster is expected to use Aston Martin Vanquish Volante underpinnings with Brabus’s 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 tune.
- Output is expected to match the Bodo coupe at 1000 hp and 885 lb-ft of torque.
An open-top Bodo joins the Monterey lineup
Brabus is already bringing the Bodo Hyper-GT coupe to Monterey Car Week, but the roadster is the more unexpected addition.
The open-top car has stayed well hidden ahead of its Pebble Beach appearance, a notable contrast with the coupe’s more visible run-up to launch.
For Brabus, the move makes sense.
The brand has increasingly pushed beyond traditional tuning into limited, high-impact performance machines, and a convertible Bodo gives that strategy a more emotional, event-ready shape.
Vanquish Volante roots and Brabus attitude
The Bodo roadster is expected to be built around the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante, which would give it the right proportions for this kind of grand touring statement.
Expect the basic visual language to follow the coupe’s dramatic profile, with a long hood, a low-slung front end, an oversized grille and an extended tail section.
The interior is expected to carry over from the Aston Martin donor car, though Brabus typically adds its own trim, materials and detailing to separate its projects from the base model.
That combination is part of the appeal here.
A Vanquish Volante is already a glamorous V12 convertible, but Brabus tends to sharpen the entire presentation with more visual aggression and a higher performance ceiling.
A 1000 hp V12 with the roof down
The key number is expected to be the same as the coupe.
Brabus’s 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 tune produces 1000 hp and 885 lb-ft of torque, taking the Aston Martin engine into hyper-GT territory.
That makes the roadster especially interesting because open-top grand tourers often trade some edge for theatre.
Here, the theatre is obvious, but the performance brief looks every bit as serious as the closed-roof car.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Brabus |
|---|---|
| Model | Bodo Roadster |
| Base vehicle | Expected to be Aston Martin Vanquish Volante |
| Engine | 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 |
| Power | 1000 hp |
| Torque | 885 lb-ft |
| Body style | Open-top roadster |
| Debut | Pebble Beach, August 14 |
| Event | Monterey Car Week |
The Bodo roadster should land neatly in front of the Monterey crowd, where rare convertibles, serious horsepower and coachbuilt drama tend to find an attentive audience.
For collectors who like their grand tourers loud, low and unapologetically tuned, this could be one of the week’s most talked-about arrivals.
