Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren based Desire. FAB-ulous? Umm...
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><small style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">FAB Design SLR Desire</small> - <small style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Click above for a high-res gallery </small></div>
<br />Don't look now, but there's another Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren special on the scene. The latest comes via FAB Design, the tuner that shocked us with their <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-fab-design-butchers-a-pair-of-benzes-in-the-name-of/">modded SL and CL</a> in Geneva last year. Now they've turned their attention to the SLR and dubbed the result "Desire." If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, desire must be in the loins, and this one leaves us kind of limp. While it isn't as divisively over-the-top as, say, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/19/asma-perfectus-slr-is-anything-but/">ASMA Perfectus</a> or the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/21/video-hamann-tuned-mclaren-slr-volcano-coming-soon/">Hamann Volcano</a>, or as garish as the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/22/mcbling-chrome-slr-holds-food-court-in-dubai/">chrome</a> or <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/16/the-golden-arches-gilded-mcmerc-spotted-in-you-guessed-it-d/">gold</a> ones we've seen, we'd prefer the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/09/new-york-nj-motorsports-park-puts-slr-722-gt-on-display/">SLR 722 GT</a> directly from Mercedes. <br /><br />The carbon fiber rebody is distinctive and bold, and might not be as bad as we implied. It has a certain DTM machismo to it that might appeal to certain SLR fanciers who want something a little different. In its favor, the FAB Design Desire isn't all about looks. It does feature some suspension tweaks and engine mods that bring power up to 750 hp and nearly 800 torques. And all of that bodywork, along with that optional rear wing, are said to increase downforce considerably. Only 15 will be offered and rather amazingly, all are said to be spoken for. There's a full press release after the jump.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fab-design-desire-slr/">FAB Design Desire SLR</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fab-design-desire-slr/1497231/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/fabdesignslrdesire---02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fab-design-desire-slr/1497235/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/fabdesignslrdesire---03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fab-design-desire-slr/1497234/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/fabdesignslrdesire---04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fab-design-desire-slr/1497232/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/fabdesignslrdesire---05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fab-design-desire-slr/1497233/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/fabdesignslrdesire---06_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: FAB Design<a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/9090415.011/fab-design-slr-desire-official-details-and-photos" />]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/16/mercedes-benz-slr-mclaren-based-desire-fab-ulous-umm/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren based Desire. FAB-ulous? Umm...</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/16/mercedes-benz-slr-mclaren-based-desire-fab-ulous-umm/">Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren based Desire. FAB-ulous? Umm...</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/16/mercedes-benz-slr-mclaren-based-desire-fab-ulous-umm/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1519166/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/16/mercedes-benz-slr-mclaren-based-desire-fab-ulous-umm/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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