- Delivered across Sydney
- Bond and fees shown before you pay
- Never swapped to a lesser car
The standard AMG GT 63 S four-door is already one of the fastest sedans built. Brabus takes that car, fits larger turbochargers and a new engine map, adds carbon bodywork and its own forged wheels, and hands back something with about 588kW and a 0-100km/h time that starts with a two. We confirm it by request for your dates, and this page tells you what the extra money actually buys.
Ask about Brabus 800 dates
Tell us your dates and the suburb. We confirm the car, the bond and the full price in writing before you pay.
Specifications
| Model | Brabus 800, based on the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC+ 4-door |
|---|---|
| Engine | 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, Brabus turbochargers and calibration |
| Power | About 588kW (800hp); the factory GT 63 S is 470kW |
| Torque | 1,000Nm (factory car 900Nm) |
| 0-100km/h | About 2.9 seconds (factory car 3.2 seconds) |
| Drivetrain | All-wheel drive, nine-speed MCT |
| Bodywork | Brabus carbon aero, forged Brabus wheels |
| Seats | 4 or 5, depending on the car |
| Tier | Exotic |
The Brabus figures are the company's published numbers for the 800 conversion and are quoted
as approximate because the output depends on the exact stage fitted to the individual car. The
factory figures alongside them are Mercedes-AMG's for the standard GT 63 S. The proposed rate for
the test is from $2,200 a day, and the car is confirmed by request: your dates first, then our
written confirmation with the exact car and the exact price, then payment.
What It Is Actually Like in Sydney
The extra 118kW is real, and it is not where you expect it
The standard GT 63 S is already a very fast car, and the honest description of the Brabus is
that it does not feel proportionally faster from a standstill. All-wheel drive traction limits
what any car can do off the line, which is why the improvement in the sprint is three tenths and
not a second. Where the extra power shows is from 80km/h upward: the pull in fourth and fifth
gear on a long uphill on the M1 is something a factory car does not do, and overtaking on a
two-lane country road becomes a shrug.
The exhaust is Brabus's own and it is louder than the factory system with the valves open,
with a harder-edged note under load. In Comfort mode with the valves shut it settles into a
quiet, deep hum that would not trouble a neighbour at dawn.
The nine-speed gearbox is AMG's wet-clutch MCT unit rather than a conventional torque
converter, and Brabus leaves it alone. It handles the extra torque without complaint and shifts
cleanly in every mode, and it has a launch function that we mention only so that you know it
exists and know that a public road is not the place for it.
It is a large car, and it drives like one until it does not
The GT four-door is over five metres long and nearly two metres wide before the Brabus
bodywork. In normal traffic it feels like a big, planted Mercedes sedan with a heavy front end
and a long bonnet, and it needs the same care in car parks as the G-Wagon. The rear-axle steering
helps at low speed, but it is a wide car on Sydney's older streets.
Ask it to go, and the size disappears. The all-wheel drive shuffles torque to whichever end can
use it, the air suspension firms up, and a car that felt like a limousine on the approach to a
bend leaves it like something much smaller. On a fast, open road such as the Putty Road, the
combination of width, weight and traction gives a stability the two-seat exotics cannot match.
A weekend in it tends to take a particular shape. Friday evening delivered to an apartment in
the eastern suburbs, Saturday morning north over the Harbour Bridge and up the Wakehurst Parkway
to Palm Beach for lunch with four people aboard, Saturday night a restaurant where the car is
valet parked, and Sunday a longer run west over Bells Line of Road before the return. The car
does all of that without asking anyone to compromise, which is the whole reason it exists.
The cabin is the reason to choose it
Brabus retrims the interior in its own leather and carbon, and the result is the most
luxurious cabin of any car on this site by a distance. Four adults sit in comfort, the rear seats
have their own climate controls and screens where fitted, and the boot under the rear hatch takes
four soft bags. It is the only car with supercar acceleration that a couple can share with
another couple for a weekend in the Hunter without anyone being asked to sit on a shelf.
The ride, on air suspension, is firm in the sport settings and genuinely comfortable in
Comfort. The Brabus wheels are larger than standard and there is more tyre noise on coarse-chip
surfaces than the factory car, but it is still a Mercedes at heart and the isolation from the
road is far better than in the two-seat GT R.
Attention comes from the people who know
The Brabus 800 does not draw the crowd a Lamborghini does. To most people it is a large black
Mercedes with big wheels. To anyone who follows cars, the badges, the carbon and the wheels
identify it from across a car park, and the reactions are different in kind: fewer phones, more
conversations. That suits a certain type of hire very well, and it is worth knowing which type
you are before you ask.
It also changes how the car is treated in a car park or outside a venue. A Lamborghini gets
photographed and occasionally touched; a Brabus gets looked at and left alone. For a hire where
the car will be parked on a street in Surry Hills overnight or left with a valet, that matters
more than it sounds, and it is a small, practical reason the people who choose this car tend to
be the ones who have already had a weekend with a louder one.
Things You Should Know
Carbon parts, low splitter, expensive kerbs
The Brabus front splitter, side skirts and rear diffuser are carbon fibre and sit lower than
the factory bumper. They are also very costly to replace and not held in stock in Australia,
which is why the bond and excess on this car sit at the top of the Exotic range. Steep driveways,
speed humps and the ramps of older car parks are approached slowly and at an angle, and the
forged wheels are kept away from kerbs. The car has cameras all round and they are worth using
every time.
Fuel and kilometres
About 588kW from a twin-turbo V8 in a heavy car means fuel consumption that is significant in
gentle driving and very high under load. It takes 98-octane premium unleaded. The kilometre
allowance is set on the booking and sized to the trip, and because a car this comfortable tends
to be taken further than a two-seater, tell us if the plan includes a run to the Blue Mountains
or the South Coast so the allowance and cover are set correctly before you leave.
Rarity and confirmation
Brabus conversions are rare in Australia and each car is individual, so the exact stage, the
seat layout and the colour are confirmed in writing for the specific car we secure, along with
the bond, the excess and the total price, before any payment is taken. Interstate travel needs
prior written approval. Track use, timed events and driver training days are not permitted on
any vehicle we arrange, and a car with this output is where that rule matters most.
The handover is thorough. We cover the drive modes, the exhaust control, the air suspension
lift for the driveway, the seat and climate controls for the rear passengers, and the cameras.
Each carbon element and each forged wheel is photographed with you present because those are the
components a dispute would be about. Allow half an hour and it is time well spent.
Who Books This Car
The person who has done the supercars and now wants the acceleration without the compromises.
The Brabus is for someone who wants to leave a restaurant in Potts Point with three friends,
drive to a house on the Northern Beaches and use every one of the 1,000Nm on the Wakehurst
Parkway on the way, without having sent two of the party home in a taxi.
It is also asked for by business travellers and visitors who want the fastest thing that still
looks like a sedan, because arriving at a meeting in a Lamborghini sends a different message from
arriving in a black Mercedes that happens to be quicker. For that use the rear seats, the boot
and the quiet mode do as much work as the engine, and the car spends its weekdays being a
limousine and its weekend being something else entirely.
It is the wrong car for a first exotic, for anyone who wants the crowd a Lamborghini draws,
and for a driver who has never handled this much torque. For those bookings the G-Wagon or the
Mercedes-AMG GT is the better and easier answer, and we will confirm whichever fits the trip
rather than push a Brabus at someone who wanted a spectacle.
If the Brabus 800 is booked
We never move you down a tier. If your dates are taken, these are the exotic cars we will offer instead, and we will tell you plainly if none of them is free rather than substituting something lesser on the day.
Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon
- 430kW
- 4.5s
- AWD
- 5 seats
- $1500/day
The most recognised shape on the road, and the one people book when arriving is part of the occasion.
Mercedes-AMG GT
- 350kW
- 4.0s
- RWD
- 2 seats
- $1500/day
The long-bonnet twin-turbo V8 coupe. Front-mid engine, rear drive, and a noise that turns heads before the badge does.
The Mercedes-AMG presence in a car we can confirm now?
The G-Wagon has the same twin-turbo V8 family and the same unmistakable shape from across a car park. Send the dates and we will confirm which car we can actually deliver.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Brabus 800 really available to hire in Sydney?
It is confirmed by request. Brabus cars are rare in Australia, so we source the car for your specific dates and confirm it in writing, with the full price, before any payment is taken. If one cannot be secured we tell you immediately and offer the Mercedes-AMG GT or the G-Wagon, both of which share the twin-turbo V8 family and are far easier to confirm.
What is the minimum age?
Twenty-five, with a full unrestricted licence checked in person at handover. The Brabus 800 sits on the Exotic tier and that is the floor for every named driver. With this much power we also expect the named driver to have held a full licence for some years, and we will ask. Anyone not named on the booking is not covered to drive it.
What does Brabus actually change from the standard GT 63 S?
The factory car makes 470kW and reaches 100km/h in 3.2 seconds. Brabus fits larger turbochargers, a new engine calibration and an exhaust, taking output to about 588kW and 1,000Nm and the sprint to about 2.9 seconds. It then adds carbon aero pieces, its own forged wheels and a retrimmed cabin. The drivetrain, the all-wheel drive and the nine-speed gearbox stay Mercedes.
Can you deliver it?
Yes, across the Sydney metro with delivery priced by distance and shown before you pay. Bondi, Castle Hill and Parramatta are all regular runs. The Brabus carbon front splitter sits lower than the factory bumper, so we ask about your driveway and parking before handover rather than finding out on the first morning.
How do the bond and excess work on a car like this?
A bond is held against the named driver's card as a pre-authorisation, not a charge, and released once the car is returned in the condition it left in. The excess is the ceiling on your liability after an incident. Both are set for the specific car we secure and confirmed in writing before payment. Expect them to be at the top of the Exotic range, because the Brabus parts are expensive to replace.
Does it seat four adults properly?
Yes. This is the reason to choose it over a two-seat exotic with similar acceleration. The GT four-door has two individual rear seats or a three-seat bench depending on the car, with real legroom, and a boot that takes several bags under the hatch. Four adults on a weekend away with soft luggage is entirely realistic. We confirm the seat layout of the specific car before you pay.
Is it difficult to drive with that much power?
Less than the figures suggest. All-wheel drive, a long wheelbase and a well-calibrated stability system make it composed at normal speeds, and in Comfort mode it drives like a large, quiet Mercedes. The power is there when you ask for it and it arrives very quickly, so the first hour is best spent learning the throttle. Track use is not permitted.
Why choose this over a Lamborghini or a McLaren?
Because it seats four, carries luggage and does not draw the same attention from every direction. It is quicker to 100km/h than either on paper, and it is the car for someone who wants supercar acceleration in something they can drive to dinner with friends in the back. If you want the theatre of doors and a mid-mounted engine, the Lamborghini is the better answer.