Heritage · Brabus Rocket GTS
“A Hyper-GT that wears its carbon openly — the fastest estate-backed silhouette Bottrop has ever built.”
The body
From roadster to shooting brake
The transformation is structural, not cosmetic: a carbon roof where fabric used to fold, a hatch where the SL kept its luggage lid, widebody arches over Monoblock wheels with carbon aero discs. The exposed weave is the finish — paint appears only where the commission asks for it.
Underneath, the Rocket 1000 drivetrain: 796 hp of biturbo V8, 204 hp of rear-axle electric motor, 1,000 hp together, driving all four wheels through the nine-speed automatic.
The engineering
One thousand, worn openly
The engine bay makes the point in red-tinted carbon: BRABUS 1000 BITURBO 4.5L, with the hybrid system's electronics tucked behind. At the wheels, carbon aero discs cover the spokes and the fender badge reads Rocket 1000 GTS — the drivetrain's name, worn on the coachbuild's body.
Every car is built to order; twenty-five will exist.
On the record
Milestones, on a line
The moments that set the Rocket GTS's standing. Use the arrows, and hover a point to read what happened.
October 2024
Presented with the Collection 2025
The Rocket GTS is revealed as a 25-car coachbuild series on the SL 63 S E Performance: 1,000 hp, €789,000 before VAT.