If Darth Vader Drove a Mercedes, This Would Be It.

What do a Sith Lord, the Nürburgring and Hanna Schönwald have in common? Apparently, a 190E on steroids.

Most art belongs in a gallery. This one belongs on a racetrack. Inspired by the legendary Mercedes-Benz 190E Evolution II, the HWA EVO.R is already one hell of a car. Wide, aggressive and looking like it has absolutely no intention of making friends. But the real magic happened when artist Hanna Schönwald turned one of the three Nürburgring-bound EVO.Rs into her very own Art Car.

damn.

We joined Hanna at HWA's headquarters in Affalterbach, where she spent two nights applying her design by hand. Hundreds of carefully positioned white lines followed the contours of the car, giving its already spectacular bodywork an entirely different appearance. The clever part? She used reflective vinyl.

Under normal lighting, the white lines create a striking contrast against the dark bodywork. Hit them with a camera flash or headlights, however, and the entire car seems to light up. A brilliant idea for something about to compete in a 24-hour race.

We photographed the finished car in the studio before meeting it again a week later at the Nürburgring, where Hanna's creation would race as the #61. As it happened, HWA's garage was right next to Max Verstappen's. So while we were busy photographing the Art Car, a few metres away a four-time Formula 1 world champion was climbing into his AMG GT3. Quite a weekend.

But the real highlight came after dark. If you ever visit the Nürburgring 24 Hours, do yourself a favour and don't go to sleep. The crowds thin out, the forest falls quiet and suddenly you're standing beside one of the world's most extraordinary racetracks with almost nobody around. Then a pair of headlights appears in the distance, followed by a screaming race car disappearing into the darkness. It's a fantastic experience regardless of what you're watching. But seeing Hanna's reflective design come alive every time the #61 passed made it something else entirely.

After 24 hours, the Art Car finished second in the SP-X class, proving that something can look spectacular and still do exactly what it was built to do. Darth Vader would approve.

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