Brabus Turned the G63 Into a $1.6 Million Convertible -- Only 50 Will Exist
Brabus has done something Mercedes-Benz itself has never offered on the current G-Class: a proper convertible. The BRABUS 800 Cabrio made its UK debut at Salon Prive, Blenheim Palace in early September, and it is exactly as extreme as the name suggests -- an 800-horsepower, open-top take on the Mercedes-AMG G63 (W465), limited to 50 units worldwide.
The starting point is the standard G63's 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, which Brabus pushes to 588 kW (800 hp) and 1,000 Nm of torque. That's enough to send a body-on-frame SUV with a fabric roof from 0-100 km/h in 4.0 seconds, with the top speed electronically capped at 240 km/h. The real engineering story, though, is the roof itself: a two-part, electrically operated soft-top built from more than 500 custom components, with a carbon-fibre-reinforced roof bow, that opens or closes in 20 seconds from an overhead switch. Getting a folding roof to work on a vehicle this tall and this boxy, without compromising the G-Class's famously upright greenhouse, is not a trivial retrofit.
Visually, the 800 Cabrio follows Brabus's WIDESTAR formula -- widened carbon-fibre fenders, a deeper front fascia with larger intakes, exposed carbon on the grille surround, hood power bulge and mirror caps, and 24-inch "PLATINUM EDITION" Monoblock forged wheels. Pricing starts above EUR900,000 (more than $1.6 million), before options.
Why a Convertible G-Wagen Matters in Dubai
The G-Class is already one of the most recognisable silhouettes on Dubai's roads, and Brabus-modified G-Wagens in particular have a long, well-established following across the GCC -- wide-body kits, interior upgrades and power packages on the G63 and G500 are a routine request from clients here, not a novelty. What Brabus is doing with the 800 Cabrio is different in kind: Mercedes has never sold a convertible G-Class new, so this isn't a modification of an existing body style, it's the only way to get one at all. For a market that already prizes rarity and a car nobody else in the room is driving, "the only open-top G-Wagen that exists" is a genuinely different pitch than "the loudest G-Wagen at the valet."
What It Means for Buyers Now
At 50 units globally, allocation will be tight, and a car like this typically moves through specialist and consignment channels in the GCC well before it reaches a general dealer floor -- if it reaches one at all. For anyone already running a Brabus-built G63 who's watching where the platform goes next, or a collector deciding whether to wait for an official allocation versus buying an existing Brabus-modified G-Class now, this is the kind of halo release that tends to firm up demand for the whole line, not just the car itself. At House of Cars Dubai, sourcing and appraising Brabus-modified G-Wagens is a routine part of what we do for clients across the region, and a release like this is exactly the kind of signal we track -- it tells us where demand on the existing G63/G500 market is likely to move over the next few months, and it's the first thing we'd flag to a client asking whether now is the time to buy or to wait.
Brabus hasn't announced a further international rollout schedule beyond the Blenheim Palace debut, and the company's own materials don't specify a delivery timeline. But the pattern is a familiar one: a European unveiling first, followed by GCC-market deliveries once initial allocations are confirmed -- and Dubai is reliably near the front of that queue for anything this exclusive.