Mercedes CLK GTR – Sports Cars
Mercedes CLK GTR - Sports cars
When we talk about street racing cars, we usually mean Porsche RS 911 GT3, To Ferrari 360 Challange Road и Gallardo Superleggera. The whole car brightened and outraged, but still inherited from the production car. There she is Mercedes CLK GTR this is from a different category. The GLK GTR was conceived as a race car and was then released for only 25 road prototypes just because it is legally required, like the Porsche 911 GT1, Porsche 964 Turbo S, Jaguar XJ 220 and McLaren F1.
Mercedes CLK GTR road
It's incredible supercar The mid-engined was produced in 25 pieces between roadster and coupe. For marketing reasons, it was named "CLK", although it vaguely resembled the CLK that we had in mind, not to mention the one under the body.
Twenty copies were produced in a coupe version, but with two different engines. Under the body is a 12-liter naturally aspirated V6,9 engine located in the center, which becomes a 7,3-liter in the more powerful version.
The car is huge: 195 cm wide, 490 cm long and 116 cm high, almost the same dimensions as the racing version.
The 6.9-liter engine puts out a whopping 631 hp. at 6.800 rpm and a monstrous 775 Nm at 5.250 rpm, this is enough to accelerate the car from 0 to 100 km / h in just 3,8 seconds and from 0 to 200 km / h in 9,8 seconds. (one Ferrari Enzo from 660 h.p. left 9,9), with a maximum speed of 320 km / h. Versions equipped with a 7,3-liter engine reach 664 hp.
Even the GTR tires are enlarged: the front tires are a beauty of 295/35/18 and the rear tires are even 345/35/18. The brake discs are instead 380mm at the front and 355mm at the rear, both with a six-piston system.
La Mercedes CLK GTR it is also equipped with ABS and power steering, while the transmission was a six-speed manual. Customers could also enjoy luxuries such as leather upholstery, a stereo with CD player, and air conditioning.
Racing version
The racing version, if not for the sponsors and the sleek tires, was not much different from the road version. Under the hood of the race-ready CLK GTR, however, we find a 6.000 cc engine. See (due to regulation) with a capacity of about 600 hp. and a sequential gearbox. For two years, 1997 and 1998, Mercedes CLK GTR receives two constructor titles and two driver titles, winning 8 races out of 13 controversial.
Price? This incredible 1997 supercar was worth about one and a half billion lire, and it seems that the CLK Roadster was sold at auction a few years ago for more than two million euros ...
