Nov 21 2013
Exquisite virtual reality: Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo Stuttgart. For the new PlayStation® 3 racing game Gran Turismo® 6, the Mercedes-Benz designers have developed the visionary concept of a super sports car – the Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo. Extreme proportions, sensual contours and intelligently implemented high tech blend to form a body that […]
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 11 2013
The legend begins: The C111 was a series of experimental automobiles produced by Mercedes-Benz in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. The company was experimenting with new engine technologies, including Wankel rotary engines, turbo diesels, and turbocharged gasoline engines. The basic C111 platform was used as a testbed for all of the Mercedes-Benz researches. […]
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 […]
Nov 7 2013
“It was in the 80’ when my dad brought the 6.9 450 SEL. I mean in the 80’ in Russia, in Armenia we had mainly Ladas around and Volgas around and all of a sudden this car comes in, over-engineered. It look like an UFO near those square Ladas . Some of the impressions that […]
Nov 29 2013
W126 Crash Commercial
This Mercedes-Benz was travelling on a highway outside Neuben, at 9 o’clock on a tuesday evening, inside, with Niece family. Husband, wife and two teenagers on the way to their farm. As they crested the hill another car on the wrong side of the road and travelling at high speed on a 100 Km (62 […]
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