The FAB DESIGN Mercedes SL-Class Mega Wing Wide Body

Posted by www.eMercedesBenz.com on April 7, 2006 at 1:05 PM CST

This is it kids - the grand finale.  The FAB DESIGN Mega Wing Wide  
Body.  What can I say that's not already evident from the photographs?

It started life as a Mercedes SL600. Then FAB DESIGN went crazy. New  
front and rear bumpers. Vents all over the place. 20" wheels.   
Butterfly doors.

Still not deranged enough? It comes in orange too.  Not just the  
outside.  The whole thing.

It's giving me a headache just looking at it.

Reggie Bush's CLS Shark II doesn't stand a chance.

View photos at www.eMercedesBenz.com and the press release below.

Wow.


OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE


FAB DESIGN “MEGA WING WIDE BODY”

The expert hand of the designer is needed to show off the existing  
characteristic features of the SL 600. The “Mega Wing” bodykit of FAB  
DESIGN creates a distinct accentuation without wiping off the  
existing qualities of the luxury Roadster.

THE DESIGN: with the innovated bodykit FAB DESIGN reaches a  
noticeable connection between design and function as well as the  
harmonious integration of the basis models.

The FAB DESIGN frontskirt forms a unit together with the fender and  
takes up the line guidance of the SL. A big opening placed in the  
middle provides a lot of fresh air for the coolers.The left and  
rightside intakes serve a lot of cooling for the brakes. Despite the  
enlargment of the fender, the harmony and elegance of the basic  
vehicle is fully preserved. The side openings with the integrated  
flippers below the salient enlargment act as additional cooling  
elements. The lightly overstanding sideskirts at the door bottom edge  
make the SL look not only sporty, but also dynamical and optically  
lower. Besides its creates a runing transition to the clearly  
enlarged wheel housing of the Roadster. The cooling intakes on the  
rear fender provides a lot of ventilation , for a sufficient cooling  
for the back brakesystem.

The sophisticated and unique design of the rear bumper convert the SL  
next to the efficient aerodynamic also a breath taking optic. The  
lightly supported fundation of the spoiler produces an excellent  
downforce value. Lateral cooling slits reduce the whirlwind in the  
wheel house, at high speed.

The design integrated endpipes of the exhaust are a world premiere  
and in their kind single. The entire rearspoiler becomes a convincing  
composition of art (form) and aerodynamic function.

FAB DESIGN goes own ways also for the light alloy wheel. The 3-pces  
forged FAB DESIGN type 6 EVOLINE wheel fascinates through its own and  
athletical optic. The aluminium wheels look through the low bed  
particularly big, the polished wheelcenter gives simultaneously  
elegance and spirit. The visible titan screws look technical and give  
a sporty finish The front axle is fitted with wheels in dimensions of  
10J x 20, the rearaxle even with 12J x 20 inch. Dunlop Sportmax tires  
in the dimensions of 255/30 ZR 20 for the frontaxle and 305/25 ZR 20  
for the rearaxle, providing sufficient “Grip” by all speeds. Combined  
with the modificated suspension results an indescribable curvening  
pleasure without influencing negatively the straight run.

The already from FAB DESIGN well knowed Butterfly, sideways sliding  
doors to the top, have been consequently further developed through  
the FAB DESIGN engineers, so that the hinges are integrated in the  
fender and invisible. They let appear the car in an extravagant  
appearance. An own developed electronical device open the sliding  
doors by simply touch a button. If required they can be opened also  
manually.

The interior equipment is impressive at first, in harmony with the  
vehicle’s outside- color. The interior dominates the utilized  
“Fabulous Perl Orange” and make matching the outside coulor . The  
orange colored Leather and the Domino-Alcantara, velours , carbon are  
binding fluently with the precious surface, producing a surpassing  
effect.

The performance: the engineers from FAB DESIGN have developed a  
costly conversion that upgrades the performance of the V12 Biturbo to  
650 PS and the torque to fabulous 1120 Newtonmeter. In the FAB DESIGN  
S60 BT performance kit only strengthen or new constructed parts are  
used, which in spite of high strain guarantee a long life duration,  
as they are usualy in the (OEM) set. The mechanic and electronic of  
the gear unit belongs also to the extend of the upgraded performance  
package as well as the power of the adaptation of the brakesystem.

Performance: 650 PS /478 KW by 5400 rpm.

Torque: 1120 Nm by 1800-3600 rpm.

Top speed: 198 mph

Acceleration: 0-60 mph 4.2 Sec.

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