Mercedes-Benz M117 engine

The Mercedes-Benz M117 is an overhead camshaft V8 petrol engine with two valves per cylinder, made in several versions by Daimler-Benz between 1971 and 1992. It served across the top of the range, powering the 280 SE 4.5 of the W108, the 300 SEL 4.5 of the W109, the 450 SE and SEL of the W116, the 450 SL and the 560 SL of the R107, the 500 and 560 saloons and coupes of the C126 series and the 500 GE of the W463 series. It also reached racing in the Sauber C8 and C9 sports prototypes, and outside companies such as Isdera, Lotec, Monteverdi and Zender used it in their own cars, including a twin-turbo version in the Lotec C1000.