Mercedes-Benz shared a series of teasers on social media to hint at its historic revival. C 111 Sports car concept.
Images and videos posted to social media show round, pixelated tail lights reminiscent of the original 1970s C 111, surrounded by a familiar orange body-colored circular light bar.
A short video showing the full-width light bar displaying the text ‘One-Eleven’.
An image also shows the animated ‘H243’ text on the taillights, showing how this reawakened concept car could be used to showcase developments in the balance scopes share the same codename.
Although the original C 111 concept series never entered production, it served as a signal of Mercedes-Benz’s commitment to innovation.
It also previews turbo-diesel power ahead of its debut on Mercedes-Benz production cars, suggesting the revived concept could potentially preview new electric motor or battery technology for the cars. future power of the brand.
The captions for the showcase images describe the model as “A new concept sports car”, “An Icon Reloaded” and “An Icon Reimagined” “ready to inspire a new generation”. new era”.
Mercedes-Benz has yet to provide any further details or give a release date.
The German automaker unveiled the original C 111 at the 1969 Frankfurt auto show, with gullwing doors, a mid-ship engine and a wedge-shaped bodywork painted in bright metallic Weissherbst orange.
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C 111
The model aimed to explore the potential of the Wankel rotary engine for road cars, an engine that Mercedes-Benz eventually abandoned due to concerns about durability and high fuel consumption.
Its three-blade Wankel engine produces 205 kW of power and allows the concept to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in five seconds before hitting a top speed of 260 km/h – an impressive number for the time. grand.
The following C 111-II added another propeller with a total output of 257 kW and a top speed of 300 km/h.
The C 111 concept was also used to demonstrate the brand’s diesel engine, with the 1975 version featuring a 140kW/363Nm turbo-diesel that set a record at the high-speed Nardò circuit.
The diesel-powered sports car drove at an average speed of 252 km/h over 16,000 km during the 64 hours of driving with 4 drivers taking turns.
In addition to setting records, the C 111-III also introduced buyers to the concept of a turbo-diesel engine ahead of the launch of the world’s first turbo-diesel touring car in the S-Class line-up.
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C111-III
The C 111-IV ditched the turbo-diesel engine in favor of a 4.8-liter twin-turbo V8 with 368 kW of power.
About a dozen examples of this burgeoning concept were built, and prototypes of each era are still kept by the company.
Mercedes-Benz won’t be the first brand to awaken a historic model to show off its next-generation features.
In 2021, Hyundai gets married its 1975 horse with the tram architecture of Hyundai ioniq 5 to create a retro futuristic concept.
