Brabus has once again worked its tuning magic on the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E-Performance, but this time around, the result is its most powerful creation in 47 years. Only 25 vehicles like this will be made starting from a cool €535,500.
Back in 2020, the same company tackled the AMG GT in a project called Rocket 900 after the car’s horsepower rating. The new one is aptly named Rocket 1000 and takes advantage of a V8 engine bored out from 4 to 4.5 liters of displacement. As a result, its nominal output maxes out at 1,000 PS (986 hp / 735 kW) and 1,820 Nm (1,342 lb-ft) of torque.
In order to keep the transmission at least somewhat reliable, the torque will be capped at 1,620 Nm (1,195 lb-ft) on all customer-bound examples. As for the 204-PS (201-hp / 150-kW) electric motor driving the rear wheels, it stays untouched.
Design-wise, the widebody kit resembles that of the 2006 Brabus Rocket. There is an impressively sized spoiler with side winglets, a composite rear wing and an enlarged rear diffuser to go with it. Like its predecessors, the Rocket 1000 rides on Monoblock P rims sized 21” front and 22” rear. A lowered suspension rounds off the exterior styling.
Inside, the entire trim is new and has number 77 embroidered and etched throughout – a nod to the tuning company’s year of establishment, 1977.
