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| founder = [[Bănel Sârbu]]
| founder = [[Bănel Sârbu]]
| defunct = 12 December 2025
| defunct = 12 December 2025
| fate = Closed after Bănel Sârbu was imprisoned
| fate = Closed following criminal investigation
| headquarters = [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]
| headquarters = [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]
| area_served = [[Romania]]
| num_locations = 4
| key_people = [[Bănel Sârbu]]
| num_locations_year = 2004
| products = Modified stolen vehicles
| products = Modified road vehicles
| era = Vriend Era
| services = Automotive tuning<br>Vehicle armoring<br>Vehicle repainting
}}
}}


'''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]].
'''Sârbu''' was a Romanian automotive tuning and vehicle armoring company based in [[Bucharest]]. It was founded on 17 April 1998 by [[Bănel Sârbu]] and operated by members of the [[Sârbu family]]. The company initially modified [[Dacia]] vehicles before expanding into performance and luxury cars.


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.
The [[Bucharest Butchers]] financed Sârbu from 1999 and used its garages to tune, armor and repaint vehicles. Stolen cars were repainted before being returned to use by the organization.<ref name="butchers-vehicle-operations"/> Sârbu later serviced vehicles operated by [[Snubable Enterprise]]. The company ceased operations on 1 May 2025 and was formally closed on 12 December 2025.


== History ==
== 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.
Sârbu was registered in [[Bucharest]] on 17 April 1998. Its founder, [[Bănel Sârbu]], belonged to the [[Sârbu family]], which was active in motorsport and real estate. The company began as a small workshop specializing in modified Dacia cars. Its earliest work included newly produced Dacia vehicles obtained through theft.


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.
On 14 October 1999, [[Vladut Ionuț]] paid Bănel Sârbu approximately 30.7 billion old Romanian lei to secure the company's services for the [[Bucharest Butchers]]. Following the payment, the organization regularly supplied cars to Sârbu and provided money for further vehicle purchases. By 2004, the company operated four garages in Bucharest. It also used dealership fronts to sell Sârbu-modified vehicles.


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.
The Bucharest Butchers took control of [[Snubable Enterprise]] in 2007.<ref name="snubable-control"/> Vehicles used by Snubable personnel were subsequently sent to Sârbu for servicing and modification. On 18 August 2012, the arrangement was placed under the transport channels controlled by the Bucharest Butchers.


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.
== Operations ==
Sârbu tuned and armored vehicles for members of the Bucharest Butchers. It also repainted stolen cars to alter their appearance before they were returned to use. Some vehicles were purchased by Sârbu with money supplied by the organization, while others were delivered directly to its garages. Cars were stored at the garages during modification and before their return to the Bucharest Butchers.


== Sârbu vehicles ==
The company's dealership fronts sold modified cars to customers outside the organization. Sârbu retained its own management under Bănel Sârbu and the Sârbu family despite its financial dependence on the Bucharest Butchers.
Sârbu used its own model names for stolen vehicles modified in its garages.


=== Dacia Nova ===
Sârbu also serviced vehicles assigned to the leadership of [[Snubable Enterprise]]. [[Richard Rambam]]'s [[Lamborghini Urus]] was first brought to a Sârbu workshop on 9 February 2019. The vehicle became the basis for the Sârbu Urus Snubable Special Edition. An inspection conducted on 3 May 2025 found armor integrated into its body and windows while retaining an exterior close to that of a standard Urus.
* '''Sârbu Nova 1.6S''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia_Nova Dacia Nova], type 524) 1.6 litre inline-four


=== Dacia 1310 ===
== Model range ==
* '''Sârbu 1310 Sport''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia_1310 Dacia 1310], Renault 12 platform) 1.4 litre inline-four
Sârbu named its modified vehicles after their base models and platform codes.


=== Dacia Logan ===
=== Dacia ===
* '''Sârbu Logan S''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia_Logan Dacia Logan], B0 platform) 1.6 litre inline-four
{| class="wikitable"
! Sârbu model
! Base vehicle
! Platform
! Powertrain
|-
| '''Sârbu Nova 524'''
| [[Dacia Nova]]
| Type 524
| 1.6-litre inline-four
|-
| '''Sârbu 1310 R12'''
| [[Dacia 1310]]
| Renault 12
| 1.4-litre inline-four
|-
| '''Sârbu Logan B0'''
| [[Dacia Logan]]
| B0
| 1.6-litre inline-four
|}


=== Audi A5 ===
=== Audi ===
* '''Sârbu A5 3.0T''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi A5], 8T platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
{| class="wikitable"
* '''Sârbu A5 3.0T Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi A5], 8T platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
! Sârbu model
* '''Sârbu A5 3.0T Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi A5], 8T platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
! Base vehicle
* '''Sârbu S5''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi S5], 8T platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
! Platform
* '''Sârbu S5 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi S5], 8T platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
! Powertrain
* '''Sârbu S5 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi S5], 8T platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
|-
* '''Sârbu RS5''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi RS5], 8T platform) 4.2 litre V8
| '''Sârbu A5 8T'''
* '''Sârbu RS5 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi RS5], 8T platform) 4.2 litre V8
| [[Audi A5]]
* '''Sârbu RS5 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi RS5], 8T platform) 4.2 litre V8
| 8T
* '''Sârbu A5 3.0T''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi A5], F5 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
| 3.0-litre supercharged V6
* '''Sârbu A5 3.0T Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi A5], F5 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
|-
* '''Sârbu A5 3.0T Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi A5], F5 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
| '''Sârbu S5 8T'''
* '''Sârbu S5''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi S5], F5 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
| [[Audi S5]]
* '''Sârbu S5 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi S5], F5 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
| 8T
* '''Sârbu S5 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi S5], F5 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
| 3.0-litre supercharged V6
* '''Sârbu RS5''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi RS5], F5 platform) 2.9 litre twin-turbo V6
|-
* '''Sârbu RS5 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi RS5], F5 platform) 2.9 litre twin-turbo V6
| '''Sârbu RS5 8T'''
* '''Sârbu RS5 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi RS5], F5 platform) 2.9 litre twin-turbo V6
| [[Audi RS5]]
* '''Sârbu S5''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi S5], PPC platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
| 8T
* '''Sârbu S5 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi S5], PPC platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
| 4.2-litre V8
* '''Sârbu S5 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A5 Audi S5], PPC platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu A5 F5'''
| [[Audi A5]]
| F5
| 3.0-litre turbocharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu S5 F5'''
| [[Audi S5]]
| F5
| 3.0-litre turbocharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu RS5 F5'''
| [[Audi RS5]]
| F5
| 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu S5 PPC'''
| [[Audi S5]]
| PPC
| 3.0-litre turbocharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu A6 C6'''
| [[Audi A6]]
| C6
| 3.0-litre supercharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu S6 C6'''
| [[Audi S6]]
| C6
| 5.2-litre V10
|-
| '''Sârbu RS6 C6'''
| [[Audi RS6]]
| C6
| 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V10
|-
| '''Sârbu A6 C7'''
| [[Audi A6]]
| C7
| 3.0-litre supercharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu S6 C7'''
| [[Audi S6]]
| C7
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu RS6 C7'''
| [[Audi RS6]]
| C7
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu A6 C8'''
| [[Audi A6]]
| C8
| 3.0-litre turbocharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu S6 C8'''
| [[Audi S6]]
| C8
| 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu RS6 C8'''
| [[Audi RS6]]
| C8
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu A7 C7'''
| [[Audi A7]]
| C7
| 3.0-litre supercharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu S7 C7'''
| [[Audi S7]]
| C7
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu RS7 C7'''
| [[Audi RS7]]
| C7
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu A7 C8'''
| [[Audi A7]]
| C8
| 3.0-litre turbocharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu S7 C8'''
| [[Audi S7]]
| C8
| 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V6
|-
| '''Sârbu RS7 C8'''
| [[Audi RS7]]
| C8
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu A8 D2'''
| [[Audi A8]]
| D2
| 4.2-litre V8
|-
| '''Sârbu S8 D2'''
| [[Audi S8]]
| D2
| 4.2-litre V8
|-
| '''Sârbu A8 W12 D3'''
| [[Audi A8]]
| D3
| 6.0-litre W12
|-
| '''Sârbu S8 D3'''
| [[Audi S8]]
| D3
| 5.2-litre V10
|-
| '''Sârbu A8 W12 D4'''
| [[Audi A8]]
| D4
| 6.3-litre W12
|-
| '''Sârbu S8 D4'''
| [[Audi S8]]
| D4
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu A8 D5'''
| [[Audi A8]]
| D5
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu S8 D5'''
| [[Audi S8]]
| D5
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|}


=== Audi A6 ===
=== BMW ===
* '''Sârbu A6 3.0T''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6 Audi A6], C6 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
{| class="wikitable"
* '''Sârbu A6 3.0T Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6 Audi A6], C6 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
! Sârbu model
* '''Sârbu A6 3.0T Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6 Audi A6], C6 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
! Base vehicle
* '''Sârbu S6''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_S6 Audi S6], C6 platform) 5.2 litre V10
! Platform
* '''Sârbu S6 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_S6 Audi S6], C6 platform) 5.2 litre V10
! Powertrain
* '''Sârbu S6 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_S6 Audi S6], C6 platform) 5.2 litre V10
|-
* '''Sârbu RS6''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS_6 Audi RS6], C6 platform) 5.0 litre twin-turbo V10
| '''Sârbu 330i E46'''
* '''Sârbu RS6 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS_6 Audi RS6], C6 platform) 5.0 litre twin-turbo V10
| [[BMW 3 Series]]
* '''Sârbu RS6 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS_6 Audi RS6], C6 platform) 5.0 litre twin-turbo V10
| E46
* '''Sârbu A6 3.0T''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6 Audi A6], C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
| 3.0-litre inline-six
* '''Sârbu A6 3.0T Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6 Audi A6], C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
|-
* '''Sârbu A6 3.0T Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6 Audi A6], C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
| '''Sârbu M3 E46'''
* '''Sârbu S6''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_S6 Audi S6], C7 platform) 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8
| [[BMW M3]]
* '''Sârbu S6 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_S6 Audi S6], C7 platform) 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8
| E46
* '''Sârbu S6 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_S6 Audi S6], C7 platform) 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8
| 3.2-litre inline-six
* '''Sârbu RS6''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS_6 Audi RS6], C7 platform) 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8
|-
* '''Sârbu RS6 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS_6 Audi RS6], C7 platform) 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8
| '''Sârbu 330i E90'''
* '''Sârbu RS6 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS_6 Audi RS6], C7 platform) 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8
| [[BMW 3 Series]]
* '''Sârbu A6 55T''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6 Audi A6], C8 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
| E90
* '''Sârbu A6 55T Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6 Audi A6], C8 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
| 3.0-litre inline-six
* '''Sârbu A6 55T Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A6 Audi A6], C8 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged V6
|-
* '''Sârbu S6''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_S6 Audi S6], C8 platform) 2.9 litre twin-turbo V6
| '''Sârbu M3 E90'''
* '''Sârbu S6 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_S6 Audi S6], C8 platform) 2.9 litre twin-turbo V6
| [[BMW M3]]
* '''Sârbu S6 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_S6 Audi S6], C8 platform) 2.9 litre twin-turbo V6
| E90
* '''Sârbu RS6''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS_6 Audi RS6], C8 platform) 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8
| 4.0-litre V8
* '''Sârbu RS6 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS_6 Audi RS6], C8 platform) 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8
|-
* '''Sârbu RS6 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_RS_6 Audi RS6], C8 platform) 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8
| '''Sârbu 340i F30'''
| [[BMW 3 Series]]
| F30
| 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six
|-
| '''Sârbu M3 F80'''
| [[BMW M3]]
| F80
| 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged inline-six
|-
| '''Sârbu M340i G20'''
| [[BMW 3 Series]]
| G20
| 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six
|-
| '''Sârbu M3 G80'''
| [[BMW M3]]
| G80
| 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged inline-six
|-
| '''Sârbu M5 E39'''
| [[BMW M5]]
| E39
| 4.9-litre V8
|-
| '''Sârbu M5 E60'''
| [[BMW M5]]
| E60
| 5.0-litre V10
|-
| '''Sârbu M5 Touring E61'''
| [[BMW M5]]
| E61
| 5.0-litre V10
|-
| '''Sârbu M5 F10'''
| [[BMW M5]]
| F10
| 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu M5 F90'''
| [[BMW M5]]
| F90
| 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu M5 CS F90'''
| [[BMW M5]]
| F90
| 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu M5 G90'''
| [[BMW M5]]
| G90
| 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 plug-in hybrid
|-
| '''Sârbu 760Li E66'''
| [[BMW 7 Series]]
| E65/E66
| 6.0-litre V12
|-
| '''Sârbu 760Li F02'''
| [[BMW 7 Series]]
| F01/F02
| 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12
|-
| '''Sârbu M760Li G12'''
| [[BMW 7 Series]]
| G11/G12
| 6.6-litre twin-turbocharged V12
|-
| '''Sârbu 760i G70'''
| [[BMW 7 Series]]
| G70
| 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8
|-
| '''Sârbu i7 M70 G70'''
| [[BMW i7]]
| G70
| Dual electric motors
|}


=== Audi A7 ===
=== Mercedes-Benz ===
* '''Sârbu A7 3.0T''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A7 Audi A7], C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
{| class="wikitable"
* '''Sârbu A7 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A7 Audi A7], C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
! Sârbu model
* '''Sârbu A7 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A7 Audi A7], C7 platform) 3.0 litre supercharged V6
! Base vehicle
! Platform
! Powertrain
|-
| '''Sârbu S600 W220'''
| [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]]
| W220
| 5.8-litre V12
|-
| '''Sârbu S600 Biturbo W220'''
| [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]]
| W220
| 5.5-litre twin-turbocharged V12
|-
| '''Sârbu S65 AMG W220'''
| [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]]
| W220
| 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12
|-
| '''Sârbu S600 W221'''
| [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]]
| W221
| 5.5-litre twin-turbocharged V12
|-
| '''Sârbu S65 AMG W221'''
| [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]]
| W221
| 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12
|-
| '''Sârbu S600 W222'''
| [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]]
| W222
| 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12
|-
| '''Sârbu S65 AMG W222'''
| [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]]
| W222
| 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12
|-
| '''Sârbu S680 W223'''
| [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class]]
| W223
| 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12
|}


=== Audi A8 ===
=== Lamborghini ===
* '''Sârbu A8 Crimson''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A8 Audi A8], D3 platform) 4.2 litre V8
{| class="wikitable"
* '''Sârbu A8 Crimson Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_A8 Audi A8], D3 platform) 4.2 litre V8
! Sârbu model
 
! Base vehicle
=== BMW 5 Series ===
! Platform
* '''Sârbu 530R''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series BMW 5 Series], E39 platform) 3.0 litre inline-six
! Powertrain
* '''Sârbu 530R Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series BMW 5 Series], E39 platform) 3.0 litre inline-six
|-
* '''Sârbu 535R''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series BMW 5 Series], E60 platform) 3.0 litre twin-turbo inline-six
| '''Sârbu Urus'''
* '''Sârbu 535R Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series BMW 5 Series], E60 platform) 3.0 litre twin-turbo inline-six
| [[Lamborghini Urus]]
* '''Sârbu 535R''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series BMW 5 Series], F10 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six
| MLB Evo
* '''Sârbu 535R Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series BMW 5 Series], F10 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
* '''Sârbu 540R''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series BMW 5 Series], G30 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six
|-
* '''Sârbu 540R Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series BMW 5 Series], G30 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six
| '''Sârbu Urus Snubable Special Edition'''
* '''Sârbu 540R''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series BMW 5 Series], G60 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six
| [[Lamborghini Urus]]
* '''Sârbu 540R Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series BMW 5 Series], G60 platform) 3.0 litre turbocharged inline-six
| MLB Evo
 
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
=== BMW 7 Series ===
|-
* '''Sârbu 760R''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_7_Series BMW 7 Series], E65/E66 platform) 6.0 litre V12
| '''Sârbu Urus S'''
* '''Sârbu 760R Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_7_Series BMW 7 Series], E65/E66 platform) 6.0 litre V12
| [[Lamborghini Urus]]
* '''Sârbu 760R''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_7_Series BMW 7 Series], F01/F02 platform) 6.0 litre twin-turbo V12
| MLB Evo
* '''Sârbu 760R Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_7_Series BMW 7 Series], F01/F02 platform) 6.0 litre twin-turbo V12
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
* '''Sârbu M760R''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_7_Series BMW 7 Series], G11/G12 platform) 6.6 litre twin-turbo V12
|-
* '''Sârbu M760R Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_7_Series BMW 7 Series], G11/G12 platform) 6.6 litre twin-turbo V12
| '''Sârbu Urus Performante'''
* '''Sârbu 760R''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_7_Series BMW 7 Series], G70 platform) 4.4 litre twin-turbo V8
| [[Lamborghini Urus]]
* '''Sârbu 760R Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_7_Series BMW 7 Series], G70 platform) 4.4 litre twin-turbo V8
| MLB Evo
* '''Sârbu i7 M70''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_i7 BMW i7], G70 platform) dual electric motors
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
* '''Sârbu i7 M70 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_i7 BMW i7], G70 platform) dual electric motors
|-
 
| '''Sârbu Urus SE'''
=== Mercedes-Benz S-Class ===
| [[Lamborghini Urus]]
* '''Sârbu S600''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W220 platform) 5.8 litre V12
| MLB Evo
* '''Sârbu S600 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W220 platform) 5.8 litre V12
| 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 plug-in hybrid
* '''Sârbu S600 Biturbo''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W220 platform) 5.5 litre V12 biturbo
|}
* '''Sârbu S600 Biturbo Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W220 platform) 5.5 litre V12 biturbo
* '''Sârbu S600''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W221 platform) 5.5 litre V12 biturbo
* '''Sârbu S600 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W221 platform) 5.5 litre V12 biturbo
* '''Sârbu S65''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W221 platform) 6.0 litre V12 biturbo
* '''Sârbu S65 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W221 platform) 6.0 litre V12 biturbo
* '''Sârbu S600''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W222 platform) 6.0 litre V12 biturbo
* '''Sârbu S600 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W222 platform) 6.0 litre V12 biturbo
* '''Sârbu S65''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W222 platform) 6.0 litre V12 biturbo
* '''Sârbu S65 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W222 platform) 6.0 litre V12 biturbo
* '''Sârbu S680''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W223 platform) 6.0 litre V12 biturbo
* '''Sârbu S680 Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class Mercedes-Benz S-Class], W223 platform) 6.0 litre V12 biturbo
 
=== Lamborghini Urus ===
* '''Sârbu Urus''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Urus Lamborghini Urus], MLB Evo platform) 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8
* '''Sârbu Urus Armored''' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamborghini_Urus Lamborghini Urus], MLB Evo platform) 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8
 
== Bucharest Butchers ==
{{main|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|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 ==
== 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.
Sârbu stopped operating on 1 May 2025 following the collapse of the [[Bucharest Butchers]] and [[Snubable Enterprise]].<ref name="snubable-collapse"/> 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.
The company was formally closed on 12 December 2025 because of its corrupt business operations. [[Bănel Sârbu]] was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fraud and for assisting the Bucharest Butchers in keeping criminal vehicles in use.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Bucharest]]
* [[Bucharest]]


== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="butchers-vehicle-operations">"[[Bucharest Butchers#Vehicle operations|Vehicle operations]]". ''Bucharest Butchers''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="snubable-control">"[[Snubable Enterprise#Corporate consolidation|Corporate consolidation]]". ''Snubable Enterprise''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="snubable-collapse">"[[Snubable Enterprise#Collapse|Collapse]]". ''Snubable Enterprise''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}


[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Companies]]

Latest revision as of 11:01, 1 July 2026

Sârbu
Company typePrivate company
IndustryAutomotive tuning
Founded17 April 1998
FounderBănel Sârbu
Defunct12 December 2025
FateClosed following criminal investigation
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania
Number of locations
4 (2004)
ProductsModified road vehicles
ServicesAutomotive tuning
Vehicle armoring
Vehicle repainting

Sârbu was a Romanian automotive tuning and vehicle armoring company based in Bucharest. It was founded on 17 April 1998 by Bănel Sârbu and operated by members of the Sârbu family. The company initially modified Dacia vehicles before expanding into performance and luxury cars.

The Bucharest Butchers financed Sârbu from 1999 and used its garages to tune, armor and repaint vehicles. Stolen cars were repainted before being returned to use by the organization.[1] Sârbu later serviced vehicles operated by Snubable Enterprise. The company ceased operations on 1 May 2025 and was formally closed on 12 December 2025.

History

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Sârbu was registered in Bucharest on 17 April 1998. Its founder, Bănel Sârbu, belonged to the Sârbu family, which was active in motorsport and real estate. The company began as a small workshop specializing in modified Dacia cars. Its earliest work included newly produced Dacia vehicles obtained through theft.

On 14 October 1999, Vladut Ionuț paid Bănel Sârbu approximately 30.7 billion old Romanian lei to secure the company's services for the Bucharest Butchers. Following the payment, the organization regularly supplied cars to Sârbu and provided money for further vehicle purchases. By 2004, the company operated four garages in Bucharest. It also used dealership fronts to sell Sârbu-modified vehicles.

The Bucharest Butchers took control of Snubable Enterprise in 2007.[2] Vehicles used by Snubable personnel were subsequently sent to Sârbu for servicing and modification. On 18 August 2012, the arrangement was placed under the transport channels controlled by the Bucharest Butchers.

Operations

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Sârbu tuned and armored vehicles for members of the Bucharest Butchers. It also repainted stolen cars to alter their appearance before they were returned to use. Some vehicles were purchased by Sârbu with money supplied by the organization, while others were delivered directly to its garages. Cars were stored at the garages during modification and before their return to the Bucharest Butchers.

The company's dealership fronts sold modified cars to customers outside the organization. Sârbu retained its own management under Bănel Sârbu and the Sârbu family despite its financial dependence on the Bucharest Butchers.

Sârbu also serviced vehicles assigned to the leadership of Snubable Enterprise. Richard Rambam's Lamborghini Urus was first brought to a Sârbu workshop on 9 February 2019. The vehicle became the basis for the Sârbu Urus Snubable Special Edition. An inspection conducted on 3 May 2025 found armor integrated into its body and windows while retaining an exterior close to that of a standard Urus.

Model range

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Sârbu named its modified vehicles after their base models and platform codes.

Dacia

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Sârbu model Base vehicle Platform Powertrain
Sârbu Nova 524 Dacia Nova Type 524 1.6-litre inline-four
Sârbu 1310 R12 Dacia 1310 Renault 12 1.4-litre inline-four
Sârbu Logan B0 Dacia Logan B0 1.6-litre inline-four

Audi

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Sârbu model Base vehicle Platform Powertrain
Sârbu A5 8T Audi A5 8T 3.0-litre supercharged V6
Sârbu S5 8T Audi S5 8T 3.0-litre supercharged V6
Sârbu RS5 8T Audi RS5 8T 4.2-litre V8
Sârbu A5 F5 Audi A5 F5 3.0-litre turbocharged V6
Sârbu S5 F5 Audi S5 F5 3.0-litre turbocharged V6
Sârbu RS5 F5 Audi RS5 F5 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V6
Sârbu S5 PPC Audi S5 PPC 3.0-litre turbocharged V6
Sârbu A6 C6 Audi A6 C6 3.0-litre supercharged V6
Sârbu S6 C6 Audi S6 C6 5.2-litre V10
Sârbu RS6 C6 Audi RS6 C6 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged V10
Sârbu A6 C7 Audi A6 C7 3.0-litre supercharged V6
Sârbu S6 C7 Audi S6 C7 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu RS6 C7 Audi RS6 C7 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu A6 C8 Audi A6 C8 3.0-litre turbocharged V6
Sârbu S6 C8 Audi S6 C8 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V6
Sârbu RS6 C8 Audi RS6 C8 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu A7 C7 Audi A7 C7 3.0-litre supercharged V6
Sârbu S7 C7 Audi S7 C7 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu RS7 C7 Audi RS7 C7 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu A7 C8 Audi A7 C8 3.0-litre turbocharged V6
Sârbu S7 C8 Audi S7 C8 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged V6
Sârbu RS7 C8 Audi RS7 C8 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu A8 D2 Audi A8 D2 4.2-litre V8
Sârbu S8 D2 Audi S8 D2 4.2-litre V8
Sârbu A8 W12 D3 Audi A8 D3 6.0-litre W12
Sârbu S8 D3 Audi S8 D3 5.2-litre V10
Sârbu A8 W12 D4 Audi A8 D4 6.3-litre W12
Sârbu S8 D4 Audi S8 D4 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu A8 D5 Audi A8 D5 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu S8 D5 Audi S8 D5 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8

BMW

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Sârbu model Base vehicle Platform Powertrain
Sârbu 330i E46 BMW 3 Series E46 3.0-litre inline-six
Sârbu M3 E46 BMW M3 E46 3.2-litre inline-six
Sârbu 330i E90 BMW 3 Series E90 3.0-litre inline-six
Sârbu M3 E90 BMW M3 E90 4.0-litre V8
Sârbu 340i F30 BMW 3 Series F30 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six
Sârbu M3 F80 BMW M3 F80 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged inline-six
Sârbu M340i G20 BMW 3 Series G20 3.0-litre turbocharged inline-six
Sârbu M3 G80 BMW M3 G80 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged inline-six
Sârbu M5 E39 BMW M5 E39 4.9-litre V8
Sârbu M5 E60 BMW M5 E60 5.0-litre V10
Sârbu M5 Touring E61 BMW M5 E61 5.0-litre V10
Sârbu M5 F10 BMW M5 F10 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu M5 F90 BMW M5 F90 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu M5 CS F90 BMW M5 F90 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu M5 G90 BMW M5 G90 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 plug-in hybrid
Sârbu 760Li E66 BMW 7 Series E65/E66 6.0-litre V12
Sârbu 760Li F02 BMW 7 Series F01/F02 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12
Sârbu M760Li G12 BMW 7 Series G11/G12 6.6-litre twin-turbocharged V12
Sârbu 760i G70 BMW 7 Series G70 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu i7 M70 G70 BMW i7 G70 Dual electric motors

Mercedes-Benz

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Sârbu model Base vehicle Platform Powertrain
Sârbu S600 W220 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W220 5.8-litre V12
Sârbu S600 Biturbo W220 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W220 5.5-litre twin-turbocharged V12
Sârbu S65 AMG W220 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W220 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12
Sârbu S600 W221 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W221 5.5-litre twin-turbocharged V12
Sârbu S65 AMG W221 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W221 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12
Sârbu S600 W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12
Sârbu S65 AMG W222 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W222 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12
Sârbu S680 W223 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W223 6.0-litre twin-turbocharged V12

Lamborghini

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Sârbu model Base vehicle Platform Powertrain
Sârbu Urus Lamborghini Urus MLB Evo 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu Urus Snubable Special Edition Lamborghini Urus MLB Evo 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu Urus S Lamborghini Urus MLB Evo 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu Urus Performante Lamborghini Urus MLB Evo 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8
Sârbu Urus SE Lamborghini Urus MLB Evo 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 plug-in hybrid

Closure

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Sârbu stopped operating on 1 May 2025 following the collapse of the Bucharest Butchers and Snubable Enterprise.[3] Its garages were searched during the investigations that followed.

The company was formally closed on 12 December 2025 because of its corrupt business operations. Bănel Sârbu was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fraud and for assisting the Bucharest Butchers in keeping criminal vehicles in use.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Vehicle operations". Bucharest Butchers. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  2. ↑ "Corporate consolidation". Snubable Enterprise. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
  3. ↑ "Collapse". Snubable Enterprise. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
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