The Mercedes-Benz CLR was a closed-cockpit prototype race car built for the 1999 season under the new Le Mans Grand Touring Prototype rules. Mercedes-Benz developed it with its tuning partner AMG and the motorsport firm HWA, and it followed the CLK GTR and the CLK LM in the company's 1990s sports car programme. A carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb monocoque carried a 5.7 litre V8 that was loosely based on a road-going Mercedes engine, with a front end and lights styled after the new CL-Class. Aerodynamic instability caused cars to leave the ground at Le Mans in 1999, and after the crashes Mercedes withdrew its entries and cancelled the whole programme and its sports car racing effort.
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EngineGT108C 5.7 L naturally aspirated 32 valve V8 1 Connections
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The Mercedes-Benz CLR was a prototype race car developed by Mercedes-Benz in collaboration with in-house tuning division AMG and motorsports specialists HWA GmbH.
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the CLRs were intended to compete in sports car events during 1999
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The Mercedes-Benz CLR was a prototype race car
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led Mercedes not only to withdraw its remaining car from the event immediately, but also to cancel the entire CLR programme
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The GT108C 32 valve naturally aspirated V8 engine was loosely based on the M119 engine used in Mercedes-Benz road cars at that time.
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which allowed the engine to produce approximately 600 bhp (450 kW; 610 PS)
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The Mercedes-Benz CLR was a prototype race car developed by Mercedes-Benz in collaboration with in-house tuning division AMG and motorsports specialists HWA GmbH.
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The Mercedes-Benz CLR was a prototype race car developed by Mercedes-Benz in collaboration with in-house tuning division AMG
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