Mid-rear means having it placed further rearward ... Mercedes' challenger was called the CLK GTR, with the road-going version called the Strassenversion. It was a pure racer, as is evidenced ...

Ackermann gutted it, lowered the roof/pillars it into the body and added widebody fenders front and rear. For the last year or so he's slowly turned the car into the CLK GTR copy you see here.

The CLK GTR project – or ELK GTR as its creator calls ... wheels which are shod in low-profile tires. The racing-style rear wing couldn’t be missing from the game, while the side windows ...

This is one of just six CLK GTR Roadsters built ... Still, with a 6.9-liter V12 belting out 622 horsepower to the rear wheels, it would be nice if this mighty Merc could see a track at some ...

Front and rear double-wishbone suspension with pull ... Photo: RM Sotheby's The street-legal version of the CLK GTR was unveiled at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show. Two prototypes were built ...

Normally, the engine intake on a CLK GTR is found above the roof, but with no roof on the Roadster, it was relocated to both sides of the roll hoops. Additionally, the wide rear wing typically ...

The Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR is one of those cars. Built in the late ’90s to meet racing regulations, this machine was never just about turning heads — it was about winning races. But in order to ...

CLK GTR Was Homologated Six Days Before First Race ... In the road car it produces 622 hp and 539 lb-ft. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a six-speed sequential box. A total of 28 examples ...

Power is routed to the rear wheels via a 6-speed sequential transaxle. This CLK GTR Roadster wasn't the most expensive Mercedes sold during the recent RM Sotheby's sale. That honor goes to a 2013 ...

These materials helped give the CLK GTR excellent rigidity and low weight. At the rear sat a Mercedes M297 engine, a 6.0-liter V12 derived from the M120 in the S and SL class vehicles. This engine ...