| Mercedes-Benz Lotec C1000 | |
| Manufacturer: | Mercedes-Benz Lotec |
| Production: | 1995 (1 produced) |
| Class: | Sports car (S) |
| Body Style: | 3.5-door coupé |
| Layout: | mid-engine rear-wheel drive |
| Engine: | 5.6 L V8 Garrett twin-turbos[1] [2] |
| Transmission: | Hewland 5-speed manual |
| Weight: | [3] |
| Doors: | Butterfly |
The Mercedes-Benz Lotec C1000 was a one-off Megacar, jointly designed, developed and built by German automotive manufacturers Lotec and Mercedes-Benz. It was originally conceived in 1994, and constructed in 1995. The 1000 in the name stood for the number of horsepower it produced.[4] It was powered by a twin-turbocharged Mercedes-Benz M117 V8 engine, capable of producing, which enables it to accelerate from in 3.2 seconds, and could reach a theoretical top speed of .[5] At the time, it cost US$575,000 (worth about US$2.2 million in 2013).[6] [7] It is worth about US$7.2 million today.[8]