Sauber C9 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Sauber C9 (later named the Sauber Mercedes C9 or Mercedes-Benz C9) is a Group C prototype racing car introduced in 1987 as a continuation of the partnership between Sauber as a constructor and Mercedes-Benz as an …
Sauber-Mercedes C9 replica legal for street, nearly nails race …
WEBJun 24, 2019 · South African Johan Ackerman built a replica of the Le Mans-winning Sauber-Mercedes C9 of the 1980s. It's the only C9 legal for the street.
The Sauber-Mercedes C9 Is One Of The Most Gorgeous And …
WEBMar 18, 2020 · We’ve got a big soft spot for the Sauber-Mercedes C9. Its development story is fascinating, its podium ratio is quite good, and it just looks beautiful. The small, bi-turbo V8 beast was the most successful cars of the 1989 Group C racing season, winning eight races, including Le Mans.
What's It's Like to Drive a Sauber-Mercedes C9, a Group C Icon
WEBMar 15, 2020 · Even its dilapidated state—with minimum boost pressure and no ability to rev all the way to its redline—the C9 is producing around 700 hp and 725 lb-ft of torque. It's loud, visceral, and grippy.
How the Sauber-Mercedes C9 took the racing world by storm
WEBJul 24, 2020 · The Sauber-built C9 boasted an incredibly rigid aluminium monocoque chassis, longitudinal rear dampers to reduce the ride height, a wind-cheating silhouette body and the five-litre, twin-turbocharged Mercedes M118 and M119 production-based engines, built and tuned in Stuttgart.
1989: The Silver Arrow's triumphant return to Le Mans - Road & Track
WEBMay 7, 2014 · Today happens to be the birthday of Swedish racing driver Stanley Dickens, who—along with Jochen Mass and Manuel Reuter—drove the absurdly fast Sauber-Mercedes C9 to victory at Le Mans in...
1987 - 1989 Sauber Mercedes C9 - Images, Specifications and …
WEBSauber was particularly interested in the recently introduced, all-alloy five litre V8 engine, known internally as the M117. Mader was commissioned to turn this street engine into a full Group C powerplant by adding two KKK Turbochargers.
This Guy Built His Own Street Legal Mercedes Race Car - CarBuzz
WEBJun 25, 2019 · It's modeled on the Sauber-Mercedes C9 – the car that put the Silver Star back on the racing map after decades of abstention following the notorious Le Mans disaster of 1955.
Mercedes' glorious return to racing with the Sauber C9
WEBFeb 4, 2020 · The ‘new’ livery for the Sauber-Mercedes C9 Group C design tipped its hat to the glorious past of a manufacturer returning to motor sport after a long hiatus. And it also paved the way for an equally bright future that comes right up to the present day with the line of championship-winning F1 hybrids.
1989 Sauber-Mercedes C9 - arguably the greatest Group C car …
WEBEasily producing 750-800bhp on higher boost, the low stress five-litre V8 engines only revved to 7000rpm, making them both efficient and reliable. They were also equipped with huge, flat, torque curves. For its debut season in 1987, the C9s were run by Kouros Racing, overseen by the Mercedes factory.
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