Mercedes Benz C112

[porlamfer]

This is my unforgettable car from my first auto magzine.

[bum-man]

any details on the car? why it never went into production? cool find though.

[lfb666]

This prototype from Mercedes-Benz has a 5987 cc 48-Valve V12 center engine, who produces 408 BHP/ 304 kW @ 5200 RPM. His maximum torque is 580 Nm and comes out @ 3800 RPM. His maximum speed is 310 kph/ 194 mph. The C112 weighs 1570 kg, is 462,4 cm long, 197,6 cm wide and 119,5 cm high. He has a 6-speed manual gearbox.

[henk4]

I may be totally wrong here but I wouldn't be surprised if this car served as the basis of the Mr Pagani's products.

[Scientist]

I may be totally wrong here but I wouldn't be surprised if this car served as the basis of the Mr Pagani's products.

Yeah, those high mirrors look like it...

Some more information:
- it was mainly a safety study, made with Sauber C11 technology.
- introduced on the 1991 Frankfurt autoshow
- one of the first cars to feature an adapting moving spoiler

[Coventrysucks]

I may be totally wrong here but I wouldn't be surprised if this car served as the basis of the Mr Pagani's products.

I doubt it, unless you mean in spirit.
Does it have a carbonfibre chassis?
The Pagani engine was a standard 6.0 V12 but with displacement upped to 7.3l, I think it is newer than the 6.0 in this car.
I don't see why it would be based on a car ~6/7 years old when the Pagani would have been first built.

[henk4]

I doubt it, unless you mean in spirit.
Does it have a carbonfibre chassis?
The Pagani engine was a standard 6.0 V12 but with displacement upped to 7.3l, I think it is newer than the 6.0 in this car.
I don't see why it would be based on a car ~6/7 years old when the Pagani would have been first built.

The spirit might be the best explanation, but I am sure Benz has been following the use of its big V12 in a sportscar, as it is rather ironic that 30% owned MacLaren's F1 is powered by a BMW engine

[dEUS]

I don´t know if you agreed whit me but this Mercedes is UGLY !

The only thing that I recognaise in this car of Mercedes is the symbol of Mercedes and nothing else!

[Coventrysucks]

The spirit might be the best explanation, but I am sure Benz has been following the use of its big V12 in a sportscar, as it is rather ironic that 30% owned MacLaren's F1 is powered by a BMW engine

That was in the good old days before Ron sold out...
Best engine for the job was the brief, and if you want a good normally aspirated engine, BMW are the people to see.

I think there are quite a few other supercars that use the Mercedes V12, Isdera Commendatore 112i being one of them