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2007 AMG-Mercedes DTM C-Class race car revealed

03/08/2007, 1:39 PM

By admin

Mercedes this week took the wraps off a new DTM race car for the 2007 season, based on the new C-Class sedan. The previous model is regarded as one of the most successful DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) cars of all time. The new iteration features an improved version of the race-oriented 4.0L V8, delivering 476 hp at 7500 rpm and 500Nm of torque.

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03/08, 1:45 PM

posted by:

mbgg099

WOW!

03/08, 2:01 PM

posted by:

kosai03

I love DTM cars :)

03/08, 2:03 PM

posted by:

Ricardo Head

The chick in the spacesuit is not really hot at all.

03/08, 2:18 PM

posted by:

Zorlox

that’s not a spacesuit…

03/08, 2:32 PM

posted by:

Eisen Faust

thats suzie stoddart, race driver, in her race suit einstein

03/08, 2:43 PM

posted by:

Nik Steffen

what a beauty of a car

03/08, 2:53 PM

posted by:

christianboy10

thats whats up

03/08, 3:02 PM

posted by:

edgarp

that’s just… wow. and the motor… 120 hp/liter.

03/08, 3:21 PM

posted by:

SRT-4Ken

————->shyne, suzie stoddart looks pretty good 2 me………

03/08, 3:23 PM

posted by:

CTS DRIVER

I WOULD BONE THE HELL OUT OF HER.

03/08, 3:51 PM

posted by:

Cobradreamer427

Sweet, the car, not that comment above…

03/08, 3:56 PM

posted by:

wiseassoffice

Why doesn’t Nascar do a car like that just with domestics, now that would be cool. Removing all the identity from their cars disassociates people from the production makes. I want real headlights and taillights and real production based powertrains. I just don’t want to watch foreign cars, Nascar I know you are not listening. Of course I wonder how much this thing costs compared to a COT.

03/08, 4:05 PM

posted by:

Adrio

This is a beauty. Wow.

03/08, 4:33 PM

posted by:

gumby

sick! but doesn’t the c-class have a two door? that would lower the weight even more, hot car nonetheless

03/08, 6:37 PM

posted by:

snork

I love the DTM cars. It’s cool how they’re purpose built race cars but you can still actually see the real car underneath. Is the whole body made out of carbon fiber? That’s pretty sweet.

03/08, 6:47 PM

posted by:

Don

that spoiler looks like a bookshelf

03/08, 7:00 PM

posted by:

The Stig

Looks good now but after a race or two it’ll get all f__ked up due crash damage.

03/08, 7:19 PM

posted by:

lilcua

nice both the girl and the car

03/08, 8:43 PM

posted by:

Raiden18

Pimpin’
I’ve always thought the DTM cars looked pretty cool. Why can’t they have a Touring Car race series in the US instead of the stupid NASCRAP?
(Oh, and the girl is not have bad, especially in the last picture. :P )

03/08, 8:47 PM

posted by:

Raiden18

^^^^^(My bad, I meant “half” bad).

03/08, 10:42 PM

posted by:

V-series

I’m sort of a fan of the new C-class, although the 2008 CTS will wipeout every other small luxury sedan. This is how I rank them:
1. 2008 Cadillac CTS (by a long shot)
2. 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-class
3. BMW 335i
4. Infiniti G35 (new one)
5. Acura (whatever it’s called, I don’t pay attention to Acura cars)
6. Lexus IS (this car sucks)
7. Audi A4 (this car sucks even more)

03/08, 11:19 PM

posted by:

V-series

Raiden, watch the SCCA Speed GT series. The CTS-V race car dominates in that series.

03/08, 11:48 PM

posted by:

0GSharK6

Definitely something NASCAR should do here.. building actual stock cars, and not designing some cookie-cutter machine and then calling it an Impala/Monte Carlo/Viper/Camry.

03/08, 11:54 PM

posted by:

gumby

I like how you included the viper in that last statement, how the hell is a viper a cookie cutter car? It has a freakin 8L V-10 and looks unlike any other car in the world and drives unlike any other as well, good statement mister shark

03/09, 1:06 AM

posted by:

ford fan

is that whole body carbon fiber?

03/09, 3:22 AM

posted by:

traffic school

Now that is one dam race car! Being a fan of the old c class I would take one of thos any day… if they let me drive it on the road that is.

Regards, Travis

03/09, 6:48 AM

posted by:

55amg

cool. they should make a road going version (like the CLK DTM). have a road going version of that engine too!!

03/09, 10:51 AM

posted by:

oneighturbo

First, the CTS-V does NOT dominate the GT class.

2006 Manu points
Porsche – 59
Dodge – 56
Cadillac – 55
Chevrolet – 39

Andy Pilgrim – 3rd
Ron Fellows – 10th
Johnny O’Connell – 15th
Max Angelelli – 28th

sorry to rain on the parade ;)

note: this was all fun.

03/09, 3:19 PM

posted by:

Aston Martin

V-series,
There is no way all those rubbish American barges would stand up to a proper car like a BMW or Mercedes. BMW rules, and Mercedes is great as well. Audi’s have classy design and are also excellent cars.
This C racer looks great. I’m sure AMG will do well with it.
55amg, having a road going version is a great idea. A mad, low, carbon fiber, V8 Merc…

03/09, 4:43 PM

posted by:

V-series

you’re right, they didn’t win this last season, but the season before they did very well

03/09, 4:44 PM

posted by:

V-series

I was just trying to get people angry by saying Cadillac dominates

03/09, 5:16 PM

posted by:

Raiden18

—–>V-Series
You’re right, my bad, I forgot abot the SCCA Speed GT series (and the American Le Mans for that matter, although that’s technically sports car racing, difference?).
NASCAR has so much publicity that it makes it seem as if there are no other racing series in the US. It would be cool if you wouldn’t have to study the cars and look at the writing just to tell what make they are driving, you differntiate them a little bit.

03/09, 5:47 PM

posted by:

CTS DRIVER

i love scca, it is by far more interesting than nascar.

03/09, 10:10 PM

posted by:

1c3d0g

Gumby: it shows just how much “0GSharK6″ really knows about cars. Kid, stay off the street and go back to school. And don’t forget to take your meds tonight, OK?

Uncle Bob.

03/10, 4:01 AM

posted by:

europerspective

Stig, of course it won’t look beaten up after a few races, this isn’t some clubman series we’re talking about here, its one of the world’s leading series, its where Michael Schumacher came from, recent drivers include Mika Hakkinen and Jean Alesi.
.
V-series, I can’t argue with your ranking, that’s your opinion, although I think that what you want from a car is very different from what I do.
.
I won’t bother argueing with your statement that “the 2008 CTS will wipeout (sic) every other small luxury sedan”, I’ll just place any money you want on a bet that the 3-series, A4 & C-class will all be around and doing very nicely in a few years’ time. I’ll even give you odds that the global sales of each will be better than the CTS.

03/11, 2:35 PM

posted by:

Sharif

For some strange reason i get a GM#1forever vibe off of V-series. I’m sorry but like a week ago you said something, i completely forgot what, but it made me think that GM#1forever was trying to be someone else for like the 4th time but this time is trying to blend in, and trying not to make a complete fool out of himself. I don’t recognize your name so i gonna assume your new to this site, furthermore, just for now i am gonna assume you don’t know who GMpropagandaguy is. So with that said i am sorry for comparing you to that asshole, unless of course u and him are…

03/12, 11:53 AM

posted by:

deutschetouring1337

DTM needs atleast 3 manufacturers atleast it states that in their rulebook. Audi is still fighting to have quattro, Opel left, Alfa may return soon, Merc has always showcased their cars here but have an endless amount of money to put in their car which in past years costs have skyrocketed.

03/12, 11:56 AM

posted by:

deutschetouring1337

Also a sad fact alot of the JGTC GT300 cars are way faster than alot of DTM vehicles. For an exhibition Nissan/Honda brought over the V6/V8 powered cars to see how competitive these two classes are and the Jaapanese totally blew the germans away.

 
 
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