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See more pictures of Merc's GTR road cars
If you’re feeling flush this morning, then we dare you to buy this Mercedes CLK GTR roadster. It’s up for auction at RM’s London sale in October, alongside a coupe version for people who like roofs.
Of course, we wouldn’t want you throwing your cash around without a little more
information. So here it is.
Back in 1997 Mercedes entered the FIA GT1 series, and under championship rules each
car needed a road-legal equivalent. And so the firm began building the numberplated
GTRs, even when the GT1 class folded in 1999. Mercedes had promised cars to
customers and to avoid beatings from oligarchs’ henchmen, it delivered.
Each car packed a 6.8-litre V12 with 612bhp and to make them a little cosier,
Mercedes threw in some leather and a glovebox, and traction control to help
keep things in shape. Just 20 coupes and six roadsters were built at a cost of
about one million euro each.
And if you want an idea of how piggish and absurd they were to drive in
everyday conditions, watch this video.
Of course, the cars were designed to be cut loose on race circuits. They could
do 0-62mph in 3.4 seconds and laser onwards to 200mph, at which point – as the
race cars neatly demonstrated – they turned into aeroplanes…
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AlKim commented on this article
at 12:33 pm on 24 September 2009
I'll have three.
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IronicalBalls commented on this article
at 12:58 pm on 24 September 2009
Didn't the road legal version have transmission problems since the tolerances were so high? Either way doesn't look like it can go over the "top gear speed bump" requirement.
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Gergo commented on this article
at 01:00 pm on 24 September 2009
I´d buy a cabrio.I think its a very cool car.Imagine yourself arriving at work in one of these.I like that it´s over 4.8meters long and has only two seats.On the other hand for this money you can buy a Veyron cabrio vhich is faster, more modern,and you wont fly it into a tree.
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Gergo commented on this article
at 01:01 pm on 24 September 2009
I´d buy a cabrio.I think its a very cool car.Imagine yourself arriving at work in one of these.I like that it´s over 4.8meters long and has only two seats.On the other hand for this money you can buy a Veyron cabrio vhich is faster, more modern,and you wont fly it into a tree.
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Gergo commented on this article
at 01:02 pm on 24 September 2009
I´d buy a cabrio.I think its a very cool car.Imagine yourself arriving at work in one of these.I like that it´s over 4.8meters long and has only two seats.On the other hand for this money you can buy a Veyron cabrio vhich is faster, more modern,and you wont fly it into a tree.
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