Mercedes-Benz C112

The Mercedes-Benz C112 was an experimental mid-engine concept car that Mercedes-Benz built in 1991 as a test bed, similar to the later versions of the C111. It shared a chassis code with the 1960s W112 but was unrelated to it, and was intended as the road-legal counterpart of the Sauber-built C11 Group C race prototype. It used the new 6.0 litre M120 V12 engine with a peak power of 300 kW, a body built by the Italian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Coggiola, gullwing doors that nodded to the 300 SL, and an electronically controlled front spoiler. A smooth body and wing mirrors on the A-pillars gave a drag coefficient of 0.30, the lowest of any sports car at the time, and a lightweight bonded aluminium chassis weighed 59 kg.