Braunstein Elite Class S2 (Andrew's Vehicle Index)/Lore

The Braunstein Elite Class S2 (also Known as the Freightliner Quasar) is a model range of light to medium duty commercial vehicles produced by Braunstein Trucks since the 2005 model year. Jointly developed by Freightliner (at the time a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler) and Braunstein Trucks and mainly manufactured by Freightliner, the S2 was marketed as an improvement over the Sprinter vans and competed against the Haulital Gemini and the Ford Econoline. Originally sold as a large van and pickup truck, a chassis cab version was introduced in 2005.
The Braunstein Elite Class S2 shared its platform with the Mercedes Benz M-Class and Mercedes Benz GL-Class and was available in two wheelbase lengths: 3,215 mm (126.6 in) and 5,306 mm. The Elite Class S2 is marketed exclusively as both a Braunstein and Freightliner in the US and Canada with no Mercedes equivalent; The S2 was originally branded as a Braunstein Trucks model rather than a Mercedes when it released in late 2004, with it receiving Freightliner branding and a cutaway cab version in early-mid 2005. Instead of the unibody construction of the M-Class, the pickup and cutaway versions used body-on-frame construction. 
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