Mercedes Street Legal Racer

[Number9]

Local Hummer dealer has a MB C1000 (circa 94). Silver, right-hand drive turbo charged engine. Nose looked a little like a Zonda, particularly the headlights. Anyone know anything about the car?

They're asking $1.5M. Worth a look for those of you in the Silicon Valley, located at Saratoga/Stevens Creek.

 

[len3.8]

Originally posted by Number9:
Local Hummer dealer has a MB C1000 (circa 94). Silver, right-hand drive turbo charged engine. Nose looked a little like a Zonda, particularly the headlights. Anyone know anything about the car?

They're asking $1.5M. Worth a look for those of you in the Silicon Valley, located at Saratoga/Stevens Creek.

Looks wicked

 

[len3.8]

Back end is hideous.

The manufacturers of the Lotec C1000 are Lotec and… Mercedes! The German carmanufacturer has put it's technology, like the engine, in the Lotec C1000.

That engine is a V8, turbocharged by Mercedes. It drives the rear wheels. The displacement of the engine is 5500 cc. The transmission is 5-speed manual. The power of the engine is impressing: 854 BHP @ 6000 rpm! That comes allong with 155 BHP per liter! That's high, for example: the Porsche 911 has got 144 BHP per liter.

With a weigth of only 1080 kg, the C1000 can sprint from 0 to 100 km-ph/60 mph in 3,1 seconds.

The topspeed is 374,4 (!) km-ph/234 (!) mph.



[This message has been edited by len3.8 (edited 08 February 2003).]

 

[Number9]

Thanks for the pix, Len. BTW, that looks like the exact same specimen, including the background Viper! They had the doors and rear section propped up so I didn't get a good look at the rear - agreed that from the photos, it looks much better from the front.

 

[len3.8]

Originally posted by Number9:
Thanks for the pix, Len. BTW, that looks like the exact same specimen, including the background Viper! They had the doors and rear section propped up so I didn't get a good look at the rear - agreed that from the photos, it looks much better from the front.

No prob. I saw a picture of it from the side and it's not as bad as the vents in the engine cover makes it appear. I could get over the rear end pretty fast.
Silicone Valley has some things there that I will never see in the dealerships here.
Heck I am a star when I pull up in the NSX.
Len


[This message has been edited by len3.8 (edited 08 February 2003).]