Tuning Firms/Companies

    Until about a month or two ago, I didn't know that tuned cars are getting increasingly popular. For example, companies like Brabus take cars from mainstream brands like Mercedes-Benz or Maybach, and then make modifications to the given car to make it faster, nicer, and plain cooler. There is a good number of tuning companies out there, such as Brabus, Mansory, Singer, Carlsson, and Hamann. In most cases, the firm just makes modifications to things like the bodywork, the engine displacement, and handling/performance. In other cases, the company's focus will be on the interior, or even stretching the car to make a limousine. Usually with custom coach-builders, the car is armored, mainly because the customer is a celebrity or political figure. One major company that does this is Carat Security Group, which is globally known to do an incredible job of tanking cars such as the Rolls-Royce Phantom or the Maybach 62, and armoring and/or stretching the specific vehicle.