Monday, 5 August 2013

Ultra-Rare Isdera Imperator Emerges For Some Track Time

The very rare Isdera Imperator 108i is a Mercedes-powered German supercar of the 1980s with a pretty interesting background. Closely-based on the CW 311 Studie, a Mercedes-Benz forgotten concept car from 1978, the first ever road-going Isdera car is technically a Mercedes that its parent company didn't want to manufacture themselves. This particular Imperator is powered by an AMG-sourced 6.0-liter V8 that’s good for 420 horsepower. It can go from 0-62 mph in 5.7 seconds and has a top speed of nearly 190 mph. Just 30 units of the odd-looking supercar with a periscope rearview mirror were ever produced, only few of which being manufactured with an engine tuned by AMG, like the one in the following video. Production started in 1984 and ended nine years later, with 28 cars being sold on the Old Continent. Take a look below for the full video from Spa. (autoevolution)

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