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2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class AMG DTM<\/h1>\n

With 66 wins secured in the 127 races it contested up to and including the 2008 season (1994\/1995 and since 2004 in DTM as well as in the DTM successor ITC, International Touring Car Championship, in 1996), the C-Class is the most successful car to ever have raced in the meanwhile 25-year-old history of the DTM. More than 45 percent of the 146 race wins Mercedes-Benz could celebrate in the 311 races contested have been secured by the C-Class which, since 1994, has been entered in the totally three generations built. 30 wins were clinched with the CLK (from 2000 to 2003) and 50 with the 190 (1988 to 1993). From 1997 to 1999, DTM and ITC respectively weren\u2019t held.<\/span><\/p>\n

First design meeting at HWA: May 2008
\nCar concept: June 2008 Car specification first issue: June 2008
\nFixing of car dimensions: June 2008
\nInitial CAD work started: July 2008
\nWind tunnel work commenced: July 2008
\nEngine tests: September 2008
\nChassis manufacturing began: November 2008
\nFirst chassis completed: December 2008
\nFirst car build started: Mid December 2008
\nFirst car completed: 21st January 2009
\nFirst track test of the new C-Class at Estoril, Portugal: 24th \u2013 26th January 2009<\/p>\n

Story by Daimler<\/p>\n

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type<\/td>\nRacing Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\n90\u00ba V8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
valvetrain<\/td>\n4 Valves per Cyl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
displacement<\/td>\n4000 cc \/ 244.09 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
power<\/td>\n372.89999 kw \/ 500 bhp @ 7500 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
specific output<\/td>\n125.0 bhp per litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bhp\/weight<\/td>\n476.19 bhp per tonne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
torque<\/td>\n500 nm \/ 368.79999 ft lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
body \/ frame<\/td>\nCarbon Fiber Body w\/Steel Roof over Steel Spaceframe Chassis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
driven wheels<\/td>\nRWD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheel type<\/td>\nAluminum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front wheels<\/td>\nF 45.700001 x 27.9 cm \/ 18 x 11 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear wheels<\/td>\nR 45.700001 x 30.5 cm \/ 18 x 12 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
steering<\/td>\nRack & Pinion w\/Power Assist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f suspension<\/td>\nDouble Wishbones w\/Inboard Spring\/Damper Units<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r suspension<\/td>\nDouble Wishbones w\/Inboard Spring\/Damper Units<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curb weight<\/td>\n1050 kg \/ 2315.25 lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheelbase<\/td>\n2795 mm \/ 110 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
length<\/td>\n4872 mm \/ 191.8 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
width<\/td>\n1845 mm \/ 72.599998 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
height<\/td>\n1255 mm \/ 49.400002 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
transmission<\/td>\n6-Speed Sequential Transaxle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tran clutch<\/td>\n3-Disc Carbon-Fibre Clutch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuel capacity<\/td>\n65 litres or 17.16 gal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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