2025 Brabus Rocket GTC Deep Red brings 1,000 hp to the open air
Brabus used Monterey Car Week to pull the cover off its next headline car, the 2025 Brabus Rocket GTC Deep Red. Think coachbuilt, carbon-bodied, two-plus-two convertible with an all-wheel-drive hybrid punch rated at 1,000 hp. It’s handmade, intensely styled, and priced accordingly: €697,800 before VAT, or roughly mid-$700,000 at current exchange. Subtle? Not really. Purposeful? Absolutely.
Design, dialed to eleven
The Rocket GTC Deep Red leans into spectacle with bodywork formed entirely from exposed carbon finished in a transparent crimson tint. The stance is low and long with a strong wedge profile, swollen fenders, and a tail capped by a full-width ducktail. A deep front splitter, gaping intakes, and side sills push air where it needs to go; out back, a large diffuser frames four titanium pipes, each ringed and lit in red. The whole car spans 78.1 inches in width, so it has real presence—borderline excess on a narrow lane, but that’s part of the brief.
Hybrid hardware and headline numbers
Under the carbon skin sits a Brabus-developed high-performance hybrid system. The combustion side is the Rocket 1000, a 4.5-liter twin-turbo V8 tuned to 585 kW (796 hp) and 1,250 Nm of torque; in-vehicle torque is capped at 1,050 Nm to protect the driveline. The assist motor lives on the rear axle: a permanently excited synchronous unit rated at 150 kW (204 hp), paired with its own automatic two-speed gearbox and fed by a 6.1 kWh lithium-ion battery. Together, the system delivers 735 kW (1,000 hp) and a colossal 1,820 Nm (1,342 lb-ft), with total torque electronically limited to 1,620 Nm (1,195 lb-ft).
Power routes through a nine-speed sport transmission—shift it yourself via paddles or let it do the work—to an electronically controlled all-wheel-drive system. Brabus cites 0–100 km/h in 2.6 seconds; that puts 0–60 mph at roughly 2.5 seconds. The sprint to 200 km/h (124 mph) takes 9.5 seconds and 300 km/h (186 mph) arrives in 23.6 seconds. Top speed is limited to 317 km/h (197 mph). The stainless-steel exhaust, fitted with high-performance catalysts and particulate filters, uses active valves for a quiet neighborhood mode or full thunder from the V8. Engine and driveline fluids come courtesy of technology partner Motul.
Aero-first body made in-house
Brabus manufactures the entire body in prepreg carbon using an autoclave process, then tunes the shapes in a wind tunnel. The front splitter integrates a secondary spoiler element for high-speed front-axle load, while the enlarged openings feed both the radiators and the front brakes. Air guided along the side sills is directed to the widened rear quarters, where the rear fascia and diffuser are tailored to work with the ducktail to build rear downforce. It’s functional theatre—flashy, but with real airflow management beneath the drama.
Wheels, tires and the mega stance
To emphasize the car’s tapering profile, the Rocket GTC Deep Red runs Brabus Monoblock P “Platinum Edition” forged wheels with integrated exposed-carbon aeroblades finished in red. The wheels mimic a center-lock look and are engineered specifically for the car’s Kevlar-lined wide arches. Up front sit 10.5Jx21s wrapped in 275/35 ZR21 Continental SportContact 7 rubber; the rear fills out with 12Jx22s and 335/25 ZR22 tires. Those aero blades don’t just look busy—they help evacuate brake heat. It’s serious hardware, though 335-section rears on a roadster telegraph the mission: grip above all else.
Cabin craftsmanship, turned up
Drop the electro-hydraulic black fabric roof and the cabin goes full Deep Red to match the exterior theme. This is a Brabus Masterpiece interior, meaning the shop’s deep-breath level of tailoring: fine leather across nearly every surface, precise quilting in a shell-like pattern on seats, armrests, footwells and floor mats, plus multiple embossed Double-B motifs. Carbon-fiber details run through the cabin—including on the pedal pads, portions of the steering wheel rim and the illuminated entry panels—while the switches, vents, speaker grilles and trim bezels wear a matte “Shadow Gray” finish. ROCKET GTC scripts appear on the passenger-side dash, side panels and seat belts. It’s meticulous, bordering on ornamental, yet still consistent with the car’s extroverted brief.
Efficiency, range and compliance
Despite the plug-in componentry, the hybrid system is tuned for response, not long electric commuting. WLTP figures list combined fuel economy at 12.9 l/100 km (18.2 mpg) and combined electrical consumption at 12.1 kWh/100 km. The electric-only range is a short 12 km (about 7.5 miles) both in combined and city cycles. Emissions are stated at 291 g/km CO₂, and the car meets the Euro 6d-ISC-FCM standard. It’s one of the fastest open-top hybrids on sale, but it’s not pretending to be a hyper-miler.
Built-to-order and digitally tagged
Every 2025 Brabus Rocket GTC Deep Red is assembled to customer specification. The example shown carries a manufacturer’s suggested price of €697,800 excluding Germany’s 19 percent VAT. Beyond the physical car, Brabus assigns each supercar a digital product passport on the Aura private blockchain—an ownership and authenticity record backed by an alliance that includes luxury heavyweights from the fashion and jewelry world. It’s a modern nod to provenance, even if some buyers will care more about the garage than the ledger.
Where it fits among Brabus builds
The Rocket GTC Deep Red takes the instant-impact aesthetic and high-output philosophy we saw on the Rocket GTS Shooting Brake and translates it to an open-top format. Same attitude, different silhouette. If you’re following the brand’s arc, this one connects those dots while pushing the coachbuilt, carbon-intensive approach further.
Numbers that matter
For searchers hunting the quick hits: the 2025 Brabus Rocket GTC Deep Red is a two-plus-two, all-wheel-drive hybrid convertible making 1,000 hp and up to 1,342 lb-ft of system torque (software-limited to 1,195 lb-ft). Brabus quotes 0–62 mph in 2.6 seconds, roughly 0–60 mph in about 2.5. Top speed is 197 mph. Wheels are 21-inch front and 22-inch rear, tires 275/35 ZR21 and 335/25 ZR22. Battery capacity is 6.1 kWh with an estimated 7.5 miles of electric range. Width is 78.1 inches. The exhaust features red-illuminated titanium tips. Price begins at €697,800 before taxes.
The broader takeaway
As a statement piece, the 2025 Brabus Rocket GTC Deep Red lands hard: extravagant carbon, a hybrid system built for thrust, and a level of detail that could keep an owner busy for hours. The EV side is more about torque fill than silent running, and the 78-inch girth plus 335s won’t make it shy on the street. But if the goal is an open-air hyper GT that feels engineered rather than merely styled, this one reads as deeply considered—even when it’s showing off.
-Ed
2025 BRABUS ROCKET GTC DEEP RED
