The
Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR was a built in both road car and racing
versions by Mercedes-AMG, the performance and motorsports division
of Mercedes-Benz. Intended for racing in the 1997 FIA GT Championship,
the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR was designed primarily as a race car,
however a production run of 25 road cars was necessary in order
to meet homologation rules.
The road-going CLK GTRs were built by AMG at the Affalterbach
factory between winter of 1998 and summer of 1999, the road
cars differed only slightly from the race car. Driver comfort
and refinements were kept to a minimum. Leather trim was used,
and an air conditioning system was offered. Two small storage
lockers were also built underneath each upward swinging door.
traction control was also added for driver safety. One key difference
was the rear spoiler, which used a hoop-style integrated wing
in place of the separate racing wing. From the otherwise unrelated
standard production Mercedes-Benz CLK, only the instrumentation,
front grille and the four headlamps were used.
|
Add
a review or information on this vehicle
