1972 Mercedes-Benz C111 Prototype 1 of 16 – The ICE St. Moritz 2023

During The ICE at St. Moritz, Switzerland, I have filmed this 1972 Mercedes-Benz C111 Prototype. Mercedes-Benz presented the C 111 at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in September 1969. With its extreme wedge shape and gullwing doors, the research vehicle had a glass-fibre-reinforced plastic (GRP) body and was powered by a three-rotor Wankel engine with an output of 206 kW (280 hp). This futuristic sports car could reach a speed of up to 270 km/h. The following year, the revised version C 111-II was presented at the Geneva Motor Show, now with a four-rotor Wankel engine and 257 kW (350 hp). In this version, the C 111 accelerated from a standstill to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds and had a top speed of 300 km/h. Despite numerous orders, the C 111 remained a purely experimental vehicle and never entered production. Mercedes-Benz instead went on to develop a series of record-breaking vehicles based upon it: the C 111-II D (1976) and the C 111-III (1977 to 1978), both with a five-cylinder diesel engine, and the C 111-IV (1979) with V8 spark-ignition engine and turbocharger. In 1970, the C 111-II was also the basis for a V8 variant with the standard M 116 engine (147 kW/200 hp) for drive comparisons with the Wankel sports car.. Join my Notification Squad: click the Bell ? Make sure you like and comment the video, but also subscribe to the channel! *Michael - Automotive Mike* Socials: ?? https://www.facebook.com/AutomotiveMike ?? https://www.instagram.com/automotive_mike