Here is the latest entrant to the family of incredible big-boy vehicles. Swiss tuning firm Ueli Anliker Design has festooned a Mercedes SLR McLaren with 500 rubies and 24k gold accents. The custom supercar has been christened Anliker McLaren SLR 999 Red Gold Dream. The tuning firm didn’t only work on the looks, but the machine too. The dazzling, red hot supercar now has a cow catcher up front and a Mustang wing out back. The front splitter adds 220 lbs of downforce at the vehicle’s top speed of 217 mph. The 9 mph increase is courtesy of engine tuning that gets the power up to 999hp. A slight increase in spoiler size and a revised diffuser increase the downforce by 80kg. A total of 500 LEDs have been used to ensure excellent vision. Moreover, the functional ducts on the flanks light up in vibrant color to enhance safety. The exhaust pipes have been wrapped in a special insulating blanket, so that the gold doesn’t melt. While the leather is painted gold, the buttons are done in either gold or ruby. The wheels of the tuned SLR feature the dollar sign-styled gold and ruby SLR logo.

The beauty was spotted at Auto Emotionen 2009 in the small Swiss town of Aarau. The Swiss firm has spent 30,000 man hours and a whopping $4.3 million for this gilded revamp. Well, the worst part looks to be the 24 carat gold Anliker logos everywhere on the car, including the front spoiler and exhaust vents. Moreover, the body kit looks to be just too much. I just love gold plated custom cars, but the Red Gold Dream looks more like an eyesore.

Via: Jalopnik