The highest technical standards were also paramount for Brabus Automotive when it came to developing the new armoured

vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. Right from the very start, the overall ballistic concept was designed for a

maximum protective effect corresponding to the level of OEM factory armour plating. Unlike with other retroactively armour

plated vehicles, the components of the protection system were not individually welded into the vehicle’s bodywork structure;

rather, the engineers at Brabus Automotive developed a self-contained, self-supporting, bolted structural cell, the so-called

INVICTO Shelter Cell. It is inserted into the body shell in a disassembled state and then constructed. One of the structural

features of the shelter cell is the zero-joints design which means that there is absolutely no entry narrowing – similar to a

vehicle armour plated in an OEM factory. The armour components are mounted to the shelter cell without any gaps.

Unavoidable weld seams, on the doors for example, are achieved with material overlapping and so-called labyrinths. The

design of the upper windscreen frame is also innovative.