Mercedes-Benz CLK Touring Car '00

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Mercedes-Benz CLK Touring Car '00
Appears in	Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Gran Turismo 4 Gran Turismo PSP Gran Turismo 5 Gran Turismo 6
Type in GT5	Standard
Interior in GT6	Simple
Manufacturer	Mercedes-Benz
Displacement	4,000 cc
Drivetrain	FR
Aspiration	NA
Max Power	429 BHP
Performance Points	571 PP
Top Speed	184 miles per hour (296 km/h)
Length	4,655 mm
Width	1,850 mm
Height	1,260 mm
Weight	1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb)
Power/Weight Ratio	2.33 kg (5.1 lb) per horsepower

The Mercedes-Benz CLK Touring Car '00 is a Race car produced by Mercedes-Benz. It appears in Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, Gran Turismo 4, Gran Turismo PSP, Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 6. with the exception of Gran Turismo Sport

The car appears to be the #1, driven by Bernd Schneider, who finished 1st place overall in the 2000 DTM Driver's Championship.

In-game description

"The pipe-framed racing machine that fought the new era of the DTM."

The DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft) in which powerful works teams clashed, earned great popularity in the beginning of the 1990s. However the technological competition became too costly and the series was cancelled in 1996. The DTM made a comeback in 2000, revised with its previous mistakes in mind. To reduce development costs, vehicle regulations were greatly revised, and all cars were restricted to rear wheel drives with 4L V8 engines. The tires and brake system were unified, and electronic features like ABS and traction control were banned. The transmission was a selection between Hewland or X-Trac.

Manufacturers expressed the image of their base cars with roofs and front grills, but inside was a pipe frame, with carbon fibre panels all around the cabin, making it a type of semi-monocoque. It was far from being anywhere near a production car. In the case of the CLK, only the front grill, front headlights and rear combination headlamps were the same as the production CLK. Its weight was 1000 kg, and its V8 engine produced roughly 444 HP.

The Mercedes-Benz group assembled a formidable team including former F1 driver Bernd Schneider to overwhelm the competition in the initial year of the new DTM. In 2000, and 2001, the DTM D2 AMG Mercedes CLK took the overall win for the season.

Acquisition

GT6

This car can be purchased for 1,150,000 Credits. It is a simplified car.

GT5

As a Standard car, the Mercedes-Benz CLK Touring Car '00 can be purchased from the Used Car Dealership for 1,233,692 Credits. It is a Level 19 car.

GTPSP

This car can be purchased for 1,250,000 Credits.

GT4

The CLK Touring Car can be obtained through winning the Legends Of The Silver Arrow event in the Mercedes-Benz dealership. It is not for sale in said dealership.

GT3

This car can be won by winning the Legend Of Silver Arrow, in the Amateur League section.

Trivia

• The Mannesmann and Arcor logos shown on this car were censored in GTPSP, GT5 and GT6. Curiously, the Opel Astra Touring Car (Opel Team Phoenix) '00 (and the Vauxhall Astra Super Touring Car '00) shared the same logos, but uncensored. However, D2 logos remain unchanged.

Pictures

The Mercedes-Benz CLK Touring Car '00 as it appears in Gran Turismo. As stated above, the Mannesmann and Arcor logos shown on this car were censored for an unknown reason.

The censorship remained in Gran Turismo 5 and still persists in Gran Turismo 6. In that time, the Dekra logos on the side were also completely removed rather than obscured into a barcode.