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CLK LM road version
Two road-going CLK LM built, one used for crash testing
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Ben · CC BY-SA 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- V8 · 4,986 cc / 5.0 LFactory: 4,986 cc
- Power
- 441 kW / 600 PSFactory: 441 kW
- Top speed
- 360 km/hFactory: 360 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The CLK LM was the 1998 successor to the CLK GTR in the FIA GT1 class. The road-going version is documented as a one-off with aerodynamic bodywork different from the race cars.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Mercedes-Benz reportedly built five CLK LM cars in 1998: two campaigned in the FIA GT series, one test car, and two for homologation. One of the homologation cars was destroyed in crash testing and the other was converted into the street version.
According to Drive, the street car was sold through Mercedes-Benz's own brokerage in 2016 for EUR 2,000,000. Classic Sport Leicht gives the total as four built.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard CLK LM road version.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | M1191 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V82 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 4,986 cc / 5.0 LFactory: 4,986 cc3Factory race-car data sheet for the CLK-LM (C 298). No separate street-version figure in the sources. Sources also say '5 liter V8'. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 441 kW / 600 PSFactory: 441 kW3Race-car figure. The factory data sheet also gives about 600 hp. Drive gives 441 kW for the LM. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | 940 kgFactory: 940 kg1 Independently researchedSource states weight without saying dry or kerb. Same figure in Drive (940kg). |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 360 km/hFactory: 360 km/h3Race-car figure from the factory data sheet. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK LM FIA GT1 World Champion car Level C Classic Sport Leicht
- an evolution of the legendary M119 engine
- Weight : 940 Kg
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2
Road-legal Mercedes-Benz CLK LM offered for sale Level C Drive
- switched the V12 for a V8
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3
120 years of motor sport at Mercedes-Benz (Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 press kit) Level C Mercedes-Benz Group Media
- Displacement: 4,986 cubic centimetres (Technical data of the CLK-LM racing touring car (C 298))
- Output: about 441 kW (600 hp) (Technical data of the CLK-LM racing touring car (C 298))
- Top speed: 360 km/h (Technical data of the CLK-LM racing touring car (C 298))
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