Brabus Gives the Mercedes-AMG S-Class a Serious Performance Upgrade
Gray is something used as a stand-in for boring, but don’t tell that to Brabus.
The German has just unveiled the 1000 All Gray, its latest over-the-top take on the Mercedes-AMG S 63 E Performance. The shop’s latest build is a true super sedan, thanks to a heavily upgraded powertrain that delivers close to 1,000 horses.
The 1000 All Gray is Brabus’s latest “Masterpiece” supercar, a subset of ridiculous offerings that throw good taste even more to the wind in the pursuit of elite performance. It’s part of the tuner’s 2025 collection and somehow manages to put the company’s first modified AMG S 63 E Performance, the 930 “Vollkommen” from this spring to shame.
Brabus 1000 All Gray
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The standard AMG S 63 E Performance comes equipped with a hybrid-assisted twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 that pumps out a very impressive 791 hp and 1,055 ft lbs of torque. Brabus, a company guided in everything it does by the idea that bigger truly is better, decided to up the displacement of the mill by 0.5 liters, a change that boosts total system output to 985 hp and 1,342 ft lbs of torque (though the latter number is electronically limited to 1,195 ft lbs of twist on the road).
Not only does that make it significantly more powerful than AMG’s four-door, but it makes it even more powerful than the 930 “Vollkommen,” which “only” makes a combined 917 hp and 1,114 ft lbs of torque. Thanks to all that surplus of grunt, the Brabus’s latest build can rocket from zero to 60 mph in 3.1 seconds and top out at an electronically limited 180 mph.
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Just as noteworthy are the changes made to the AMG S 63 E Performance exterior and interior. The tuner’s most powerful builds tend to be done up in all-black, but not the 1000 All Gray. Just as the name suggests, every single element of the sedan’s aerodynamically refined body kid—bar the windows, lights, and tires—is finished in a glossy coat of gray. Even the hints of red around the tailpipes are lights. The monotone color scheme carries over to the leather interior, although carbon-fiber and red aluminum trim is used sparingly. Regardless, this is the car for anyone who loves gray above all other colors.
Looking to add some gray to your car collection? Brabus has said nothing about a release date for the 1000 All Gray, except that it will be available at some point next year. There’s no word on the cost, either, but expect something significantly more expensive than the AMG S 63 E Performance’s $187,350 starting price.
