Well German tuning company Brabus have the answer. The 788bhp, 1047lb/ft Vanish…

Brabus are more than just your average tuning company. They thoroughly re-work Mercedes’ to the extent that the German goverment has granted them Manufacturer status, so when you buy a Brabus factory built car, it’s a Brabus on the documentation not a Mercedes.

They are well known for engine modifications for Mercs, but also for their super high performance bespoke versions of the whole Merc range.

For the Vanish, they have taken an SL65 Black Series, a car not exactly lacking in the performance department with 663bhp and 738lb/ft of torque.

They then add some modified (and much bigger) turbos, four intercoolers, a free-flowing exhaust and a liberal coating of oh-so-fashionable Matt Black paint. The result is a car packing 788bhp (800PS) and 1047lb/ft of torque, though this last figure is electronically limited to 811lb/ft in a bid to save the gearbox and probably the tarmac of the world from being ripped up.

What you also end up with, is one of the meanest, most evil looking cars ever created. You can imagine it would do a great job as Darth Vader’s company car…

Tags: Brabus, Mercedes Benz, SL65, Vanish