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Sârbu (tuning company)

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Sârbu
Company typePrivate company
IndustryAutomotive tuning
Founded17 April 1998
FounderBănel Sârbu
Defunct12 December 2025
FateClosed after Bănel Sârbu was imprisoned
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania
Area served
Romania
Key people
Bănel Sârbu
ProductsModified stolen vehicles

Sârbu was a Romanian automotive tuning company based in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded on 17 April 1998 by Bănel Sârbu and was operated by members of the Sârbu family.

The company modified stolen vehicles used by the Bucharest Butchers and later by people connected to Snubable Enterprise. German cars became its main work. Italian performance cars also appeared in its garages. Its first work was done on stolen new Dacia cars.

History

Sârbu was registered in Bucharest on 17 April 1998. Bănel Sârbu came from the Sârbu family, which was already active in motorsport and real estate.

The company first tuned stolen new Dacia cars. In 1999, Vladut Ionuț paid Bănel Sârbu about 30.7 billion old Romanian lei to use the company for stolen cars. Bănel accepted the payment, and the Bucharest Butchers continued bringing vehicles to Sârbu after that deal.

The payment allowed Sârbu to expand quickly. By 2004, the company had four garages in Bucharest. The garages held stolen vehicles before they returned to Butchers control.

After the Bucharest Butchers took control of Snubable Enterprise in 2007, vehicles connected to Snubable were also sent to Sârbu. On 18 August 2012, the arrangement was placed under Bucharest Butchers transport channels.

Sârbu vehicles

Sârbu used its own model names for stolen vehicles modified in its garages.

Dacia Nova

  • Sârbu Nova 1.6S (Dacia Nova, type 524) 1.6 litre inline-four

Dacia 1310

  • Sârbu 1310 Sport (Dacia 1310, Renault 12 platform) 1.4 litre inline-four

Dacia Logan

  • Sârbu Logan S (Dacia Logan, B0 platform) 1.6 litre inline-four

Audi A5

  • Sârbu A5 3.0T (Audi A5, 8T platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
  • Sârbu A5 Crimson (Audi A5, 8T platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6

Audi A6

  • Sârbu A6 3.0T (Audi A6, C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
  • Sârbu A6 Crimson (Audi A6, C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
  • Sârbu A6 Armored (Audi A6, C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6

Audi A7

  • Sârbu A7 3.0T (Audi A7, C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
  • Sârbu A7 Crimson (Audi A7, C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
  • Sârbu A7 Armored (Audi A7, C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6

Audi A8

  • Sârbu A8 Crimson (Audi A8, D3 platform) 4.2 litre V8
  • Sârbu A8 Crimson Armored (Audi A8, D3 platform) 4.2 litre V8

BMW 5 Series

  • Sârbu 530R (BMW 5 Series, E39 platform) 3.0 litre inline-six
  • Sârbu 530R Armored (BMW 5 Series, E39 platform) 3.0 litre inline-six
  • Sârbu 535R (BMW 5 Series, E60 platform) 3.0 litre twin-turbo inline-six
  • Sârbu 535R Armored (BMW 5 Series, E60 platform) 3.0 litre twin-turbo inline-six
  • Sârbu 535R (BMW 5 Series, F10 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six
  • Sârbu 535R Armored (BMW 5 Series, F10 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six
  • Sârbu 540R (BMW 5 Series, G30 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six
  • Sârbu 540R Armored (BMW 5 Series, G30 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six
  • Sârbu 540R (BMW 5 Series, G60 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six
  • Sârbu 540R Armored (BMW 5 Series, G60 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six

BMW 7 Series

  • Sârbu 760R (BMW 7 Series, E65/E66 platform) 6.0 litre V12
  • Sârbu 760R Armored (BMW 7 Series, E65/E66 platform) 6.0 litre V12
  • Sârbu 760R (BMW 7 Series, F01/F02 platform) 6.0 litre twin-turbo V12
  • Sârbu 760R Armored (BMW 7 Series, F01/F02 platform) 6.0 litre twin-turbo V12
  • Sârbu M760R (BMW 7 Series, G11/G12 platform) 6.6 litre twin-turbo V12
  • Sârbu M760R Armored (BMW 7 Series, G11/G12 platform) 6.6 litre twin-turbo V12
  • Sârbu 760R (BMW 7 Series, G70 platform) 4.4 litre twin-turbo V8
  • Sârbu 760R Armored (BMW 7 Series, G70 platform) 4.4 litre twin-turbo V8
  • Sârbu i7 M70 (BMW i7, G70 platform) dual electric motors
  • Sârbu i7 M70 Armored (BMW i7, G70 platform) dual electric motors

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Lamborghini Urus

Bucharest Butchers

Main article: Bucharest Butchers

Sârbu served as a vehicle company for the Bucharest Butchers. Stolen cars were brought to its garages after they were taken through violence or corrupt deals.

The company gave the Bucharest Butchers a controlled place for stolen vehicles. This made Sârbu useful to the organization until the collapse of the Butchers in 2025.

Snubable Enterprise

Main article: Snubable Enterprise

Sârbu also serviced vehicles connected to Snubable Enterprise. This included vehicles used by people in Snubable leadership.

Richard Rambam's Lamborghini Urus was often serviced at Sârbu. It was first brought to the workshop on 9 February 2019. After the collapse of Snubable Enterprise, the car was inspected on 3 May 2025 and found to be armored. The armor had been built into the body and glass while keeping the vehicle close to its normal appearance.

Closure

Sârbu stopped operating on 1 May 2025 after the collapse of the Bucharest Butchers and Snubable Enterprise. Its garages were searched during the investigations that followed.

On 12 December 2025, Sârbu was formally closed because of its corrupt business operations. Bănel Sârbu was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fraud and for helping the Bucharest Butchers keep criminal vehicles in use.

See also

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