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 ...

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 ...