--- title: "Brabus Now Builds 800-HP Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen Pickups for One-Percenters" description: "Portal axles, anyone?" date: "2020-03-01" modified: "2020-03-01" authors: - name: "James Gilboy" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/32410/brabus-now-builds-800-hp-mercedes-benz-g-wagen-pickups-for-one-percenters" categories: - "Builds" - "Culture" - "Mercedes-Benz News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "g-class" - "luxury" - "Mercedes-Benz" - "Off-Road" - "suv/crossover" --- # Brabus Now Builds 800-HP Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen Pickups for One-Percenters ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* *​*A Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen has always screamed *look at me*, and [the AMG-tuned G 63](), even louder. But Brabus is here to shout everyone down, because it now offers an AMG-dwarfing G-Wagen with more of everything this off-roader does best: Absurd power and capability, draped in extreme luxury. To make the 800 Adventure XLP, Brabus' ultimate G-Wagen, it takes a 2020 Mercedes-AMG G 63, extends its chassis by 19.7 inches, and to the [Merc's 4.0-liter V8](), it straps a pair of new turbochargers. These produce 23 psi of boost, permitting peak power of 789 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque, and thus, a zero-to-60 time of just 4.8 seconds. ![2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP]() *2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP* *, *Brabus** ![2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP]() *2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP* *, *Brabus** Because [G-Wagens aren't at home at high speed](), Brabus limits the 800 Adventure XLP to just 130 mph. That's still a speed you don't want to scratch in an SUV that weighs 6,473 pounds, and because of its 22-inch Brabus Monoblock HD wheels, and 325/55 Pirelli Scorpion all-terrain tires, its ride height is even greater than stock. Because of these and a set of Brabus-designed portal axles, though, the 800 Adventure XLP offers 19.3 inches of ground clearance, or almost three more than a [Toyota Mega Cruiser](), and close to double that of a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon. ![2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP]() *2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP* *, *Brabus** ![2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP]() *2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP* *, *Brabus** Of course, it's no Brabus if it doesn't also offer more personalization options than the Mercedes on which it is based, and the 800 Adventure XLP has no shortage here. Its oak-trimmed interior with leather upholstery is available "in practically any desired color" according to Brabus, so if it's a color the human eye can see, it's something the hands of Brabus craftspeople can supply. Some of the other available options include carbon fiber wind deflectors with built-in LEDs, a roof rack, a Brabus Widestar carbon fender flare pack, a winch with 9,920 pounds of tractive effort, and even an optional long-range drone, capable of traveling 74 miles with a 13-pound payload. ![2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP]() *2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP* *, *Brabus** ![2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP]() *2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP* *, *Brabus** ![2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP]() *2020 Brabus 800 Adventure XLP* *, *Brabus** Such a concentration of performance and luxury costs accordingly, as prices for "First Edition" 800 Adventure XLPs start at the equivalent of $505,400 according to [*Car Advice*](). Brabus would've displayed a show-spec example worth $865,000 at this year's Geneva Motor Show, but with [the event's cancellation due to the coronavirus outbreak](), these pictures will be all of the Brabus 800 Adventure XLP we can experience from our respective quarantines. *Got a tip? Send us a note: tips@thedrive.com* ## Author James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids." ### Author social links [Instagram]()