This Bonkers Batmobile Is Based on Mercedes-Benz and Now up for Grabs

The combine a with just enough reality, and a tribute car now up for auction is a more worthy attempt than others.

The AVG Batmobile Tribute is based on a second-generation -Benz CL55 AMG, which had 93,206 miles on the odometer when it was transformed into the car it is today. Under the hood is a 5.4-liter V-8 engine that, originally, made a little under 500 horsepower. A Danish tuner named Kleeman later upped that number to 600 horsepower.

A Ukrainian shop called Specautotuning and a German shop called AVG Autos then transformed it into the tribute Batmobile, making the car a true product of Europe. The owner of the Mercedes spent around $290,000 to make the car a tribute Batmobile, a number which does not include the cost of the donor Mercedes, , which is hosting the auction.

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