Dec 4 2013
Short-distance vehicle (NAFA) – Short on size, big on ideas. Study of an urban and short-distance vehicle with Mercedes breeding. In the summer of 1982 Mercedes-Benz come up with a new concept officially titled “Short-distance vehicle” (NAhverkehrsFAhrzeug in German), but known by its German abbreviation NAFA. With an overall length of 2.50 meters and an overall […]
Nov 19 2013
But the C111-III did not represent the end of the story. A world circuit record of 355.854 km/h had been in existence since August 9, 1975, established by Mark Donohue with a Porsche 917-30 racing car from the American Can-Am series, that had 1,000 HP , at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Though not recognized […]
Nov 18 2013
The success of the C111 and of the sparsely modified C 111-II in Nardo spurred the developers on to new heights. But it wasn’t enough. They wanted to break the 300 kmh barrier. For this to happen, the engineers knew that they had to “transform” the road-going version of the C111 into a “proper” racing […]
Nov 13 2013
In the fall of 1973, a boycott of the oil-producing countries brought about the so-called oil crisis and crude oil, hitherto an inexpensive commodity, became a precious resource. Developers were requested to come up wîth new engines which, more than anything else, used the expensive fuel sparingly. The most obvious proposition was the […]
Nov 12 2013
C111-II was first presented at Geneva Motor Show in March 1970. Compared to previous car this version had a significantly improved bodywork in terms of vision for the driver as well as aerodynamic efficiency – the Cd was 0.325, not bad at the time. Improvements were also made to the engine. The C111-II consisted […]
Nov 10 2013
In 1990 an oil baron from the United Arab Emirates contacts Mercedes-Benz to build the fastest, road-legal, individually owned car in the World. It took Mercedes-Benz 5 years to complete it and while they were building the engine they contacted Lotec to build the chassis. Lotec is a German sports car manufacturer and the company […]
Dec 26 2013
1981 Mercedes-Benz Auto2000
Towards an economical, low-emission future… In the late 1970s, the German Federal Ministry for Research and Technology starts the project called “Auto 2000”. Actually the project title was “Demonstration of automotive engineering research results in the form of integrated overall concepts for passenger car test models.” Manufacturers had until spring 1981 to prepare road-worthy prototypes […]
By Catalin Varvara • Concept Cars 0 • Tags: 1981 Mercedes, Auto 2000, Mercedes-Benz Auto 2000