Two hundred and forty-eight miles an hour. That's how fast this car, the Sauber C9, screamed down the Mulsanne Straight at the 24 Hours of Le Mans back in 1989. And the motor that got it there was ...

These tributes to Merc's championship-winning Group C Saubers and CLK GTR are labors of love of the highest order. Johan Ackermann’s Sauber C9 and Mercedes-Benz C11 clones. Johan Ackermann ...

The twin-turbo 5.0-liter V8 engine used by the Sauber C9 could get up to 800 horsepower when running on full boost. With that kind of power, the C9 recorded a speed of 248 mph (400 kph) on the ...

It seems that an accident during the second hour was pretty much all it took for the three Sauber-Mercedes C9 cars not to do a 1-2-3 finish and fill the podium at the 1989 Le Mans 24 Hours race.

The resulting Sauber C9 was a factory Silver Arrow in all but name. While Mercedes at this point was still running a skunk works operation, ...

Sauber driver Esteban Gutierrez of Mexico steers his car during the Monaco Formula One Grand ... as the team were known, enjoyed great success with the C9 and C11. The next step was Formula One.

Instead, splashes of color conjure images of Group C’s legends: the Sauber C9, the Silk Cut Jaguar XJR-9, and the all-conquering Porsche 962.

But not just any V8, but the same engine (albeit sans turbos) that brought the Sauber C9 to victory at Le Mans. Read More: Here’s How, With Help From Porsche, Mercedes Built The Venerable 500E.

The cars will run in a special silver livery inspired by the Mercedes-powered Sauber C9 car, which claimed a one-two finish at Le Mans in 1989 – Mercedes’ last appearance at the Circuit de la ...

Notable exhibits will include the famous Birkin Bentley Speed Six from 1929, Amon and McLaren's 1966 Ford GT40 MkII, the Porsche 917K, the Sauber Mercedes C9, Mazda's rotary 787B, and last year's ...