--- title: Brabus Rocket 1000 · HICONIUM description: "The Rocket 1000 is a Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance rebuilt as a 1,000-hp widebody four-door with Brabus's 4.5-litre increased-displacement biturbo V8 and rear-axle electric motor. 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Twenty-five cars are built to order. 2024– · 25 cars · Bottrop, Germany ## The four-door that opened the four-digit era Revealed in February 2024, the Rocket 1000 continued a lineage that began with the 2006 Rocket — the CLS-based sedan that ran 365.7 km/h — and moved it into the hybrid age. Brabus enlarged the GT 63 S E Performance's 4.0-litre V8 to 4.5 litres, fitted new turbochargers, and let the donor's rear-axle electric motor complete the four-digit total. The widebody is carbon, 6.7 centimetres wider than the Mercedes, on 21- and 22-inch Monoblock P wheels. Twenty-five cars are built to order in Bottrop; the press car later travelled as far as Tokyo for the company's imagery. | Highlight | Detail | | --- | --- | | The first four-digit Brabus | Brabus had built 800- and 900-badged cars for a decade; the Rocket 1000 was the first to carry four digits. The increased-displacement V8 alone makes 796 hp — the rear-axle electric motor lifts the system to a round thousand. | | Torque the drivetrain must be protected from | The full 1,820 newton-metres exists on paper only: the electronics cap it at 1,620 to spare the driveline. Even capped, the four-door reaches 200 km/h in 9.7 seconds. | | One of 25 | Each car wears its number. At €450,000 export before VAT — roughly twice the donor car's price for 161 additional horsepower and a body no Mercedes wears — scarcity is the specification. | | The template for the family | The GTS shooting brake and GTC convertible that followed both carry this car's drivetrain and its name on their fenders — 'Rocket 1000' became Bottrop's word for the 1,000-hp hybrid package. | | Label | Value | | --- | --- | | List price | €450,000 export, ex VAT | | Series | 25 cars | | Donor | Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance | | Presented | February 2024 | | Widebody | +6.7 cm over the donor | | Wheels | Monoblock P, 21/22 inch | ## Technical specifications ### Powertrain | Label | Value | Note | | --- | --- | --- | | Engine | 4.5-litre biturbo V8 | increased displacement from 4.0 litres, 585 kW / 796 hp, 1,250 Nm | | Hybrid drive | 150 kW / 204 hp electric motor | rear axle, two-speed gearbox, 6.1 kWh lithium-ion battery | | System output | 735 kW / 1,000 hp | 1,820 Nm, electronically limited to 1,620 Nm | | Transmission | 9-speed automatic, 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive | | ### Body | Label | Value | Note | | --- | --- | --- | | Widebody | 6.7 cm wider than the base vehicle | carbon front fenders, rear panels, wing and diffuser | | Wheels | Brabus Monoblock P forged | 21-inch front, 22-inch rear | | Consumption | 8.7 l/100 km combined | 198 g/km CO2 | ### Performance | Label | Value | Note | | --- | --- | --- | | 0–100 km/h | 2.6 s | manufacturer figure | | 0–200 km/h | 9.7 s | | | Top speed | 316 km/h / 196 mph | electronically limited | ## Heritage > 1000 hp — the name is the specification. > > > > On the Rocket 1000's badge, Bottrop 2024 ### Six point seven centimetres of intent The body The carbon widebody is not decoration: the added width covers the Monoblock P wheels and feeds air to the brakes, the fixed carbon wing and diffuser manage a four-door that runs past 300 km/h. Red Rocket lettering on the tail states the family. Inside the engine bay, the red-tinted carbon covers carry the plaque that matters: BRABUS 1000 BITURBO 4.5L, individually signed. ![Brabus Rocket 1000 in side profile with widebody arches and carbon aero](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/brabus-rocket-1000/press-studio-side.jpg) ![Brabus Rocket 1000 rear view with carbon wing, diffuser and red Rocket lettering](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/brabus-rocket-1000/press-studio-rear.jpg) ![Brabus Rocket 1000 engine bay with red-carbon covers over the 4.5-litre biturbo V8](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/brabus-rocket-1000/press-engine-bay.jpg) ### From Bottrop to Tokyo 2024– Brabus sells in over a hundred countries, and the Rocket 1000's press life reflected it — the black four-door photographed against Tokyo neon, tyre smoke rolling past the Biturbo 1000 fender badge. The car's role in the range has settled: it is the founding member of the modern Rocket family, and the drivetrain donor for everything that wears the name. ![Brabus Rocket 1000 front wheel and Biturbo 1000 badge on a neon-lit Tokyo street](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/brabus-rocket-1000/press-tokyo.jpg) ![Brabus Rocket 1000 widebody four-door in gloss black, front three-quarter studio view](https://hiconium.dev/images/cars/brabus-rocket-1000/press-studio-front.jpg) ### Milestones | Date | Title | What happened | Standing | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2006 | The Rocket name is earned | The Brabus Rocket on the Mercedes CLS runs 365.7 km/h — the world's fastest street-legal sedan. | | | February 2024 | Rocket 1000 revealed | The four-digit era opens: 1,000 hybrid hp on the GT 63 S E Performance, limited to 25 cars at €450,000 export before VAT. | | | 2024–2025 | The family forms | The Rocket GTS shooting brake and Rocket GTC convertible adopt the Rocket 1000 drivetrain and name. | | ## Member instruments A HICON Bid is a confidential expression of buying interest on this file. 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