2008 Mercedes-Amg C-Course W204 Dtm

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Since the kickoff of the High German Touring Car Series, known by near as DTM,  in 1984, the authorization of Mercedes-Benz was unparalleled. The Mercedes factory team has secured eleven driver’second championships, xiv constructor’s trophies, in addition to earned several hundred podium finishes from notable drivers including Mika Häkkinen, Klaus Ludwig, Bernd Schneider, Ralf Schumacher, Jean Alesi, Kurt Thiim, Jamie Green, too Gary Paffet.

Despite using the heavily modified styling of a criterion Mercedes-Benz road automobile, Daimler’second inward-household motorsports sectionalisation, HWA AG, is the true constructor of all race chassis for industrial plant teams and privateers, including those for Formula One too the DTM touring cars like this ane.

Since the beginning of the German Touring Car Series 2008 Mercedes-AMG C-Class W204 DTM

Unveiled at the same fourth dimension during the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, the Mercedes-Benz W204 C-grade as well as the HWA DTM chassis showcased an externally like form. But piece the cars mightiness have the same shape, the DTM motorcar shares nearly cypher amongst the production machine. It had to perform every bit this novel automobile was replacing the winningest model to ever compete inward the series, with 54 outright victories across 106 races betwixt 1994 as well as 2006.

Since the beginning of the German Touring Car Series 2008 Mercedes-AMG C-Class W204 DTM

The C-Class W204 DTM began evolution in March 2006 under a squad at HWA led past Technical Director Gerhard Ungar. Wind tunnel testing proved immensely dull, just the automobile’s dramatic as well as lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastic bodywork was finalized subsequently several months of continuous revision. The chassis features a tubular infinite-frame construction alongside a steel roof, integrated carbon fiber prophylactic jail cell, too inboard-mounted double-wishbone pause at the forepart and rear. DTM rules of the fourth dimension mandated a nine,000-rpm rev limiter, lightweight aluminum engine block, Bosch fuel injection, together with partial intake restrictors to mechanically govern engine power. Furthermore, the car’s vi-speed sequential gearbox was reimagined as a transaxle connected to the powerplant via an F1-derived carbon-fiber driveshaft from its mounting signal in the parent of the motorcar.

Since the beginning of the German Touring Car Series 2008 Mercedes-AMG C-Class W204 DTM

Like the previous W203 DTM model, the auto’second front end fascia hides a cleverly devised, carbon fiber isolation channel that feeds fresh air direct into the velocity stack intakes of its naturally aspirated powerplant. Lightweight alloy wheels from Motegi family a full set up of carbon-fiber competition brakes from AP Racing, patch integrated cooling ducts in the bodywork assist continue components operating inside their optimal temperature reach.

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