Brabus has finally done it. It has breached the 1,000 horsepower mark on a production car for the very first time with this new Rocket 1000 ‘1 of 25’—a limited edition and really rather wide take on the hybridized AMG GT 63 S E Performance.
Although, once we convert that figure to actual hp, this Rocket 1000 is actually only sending 986hp to all four of its wheels. Booo, back to the drawing board with you Brabus.
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Still, 986hp. Brabus has left the E Performance’s 201hp electric motor and 6.1kWh battery well alone too, so all of the extra grunt over the standard 831hp car comes from changes to the twin-turbo V8.
For starters the engine grows from 4.0 liters to 4.5 liters, and we’re told that there’s a new custom crankshaft, new pistons, new high-performance turbochargers, and a new stainless steel exhaust system.
There’s an all-new ECU too, and Brabus has actually had to limit the torque to 1,048Nm in order to protect the drivetrain. If that was left unchecked it would generate 1,8817Nm. Jeepers. Apparently 0-100kph now takes 2.6sec while top speed is limited to 315kph.
As the name suggests, just 25 examples of the modded Merc will be built and all will get the giant carbon-fiber widebody that adds 67mm to the width of the GT 4dr. They’ll also get lots of carbon and quilted leather inside, plus a new suspension that can drop the ride height by up to 20mm from standard.
There’s no word on price just yet, but we can’t imagine that the most powerful Brabus ever is going to come cheap.
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NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
