Mercedes-Benz C292

The Mercedes-Benz C292 was a stillborn Group C prototype race car intended for the 1992 World Sportscar Championship season as an evolution of the C291. It never raced, because Mercedes-Benz withdrew from sportscar racing after a dismal 1991 season. Sauber built it for Mercedes-Benz around the same M291 3.5 litre flat-12 that had disappointed in 1991 but had been developed over the winter until it could produce power similar to Jaguar, Peugeot and Toyota. Given the large sums already spent on sportscar racing, the project was cancelled after only a few cars had been built, the exact number is unknown, and one remaining car is on display in the Sauber museum. It was never tested, and it was the last Mercedes-Benz sportscar until the CLK-GTR of 1997.