The Angry Wasp
‘The Mercedes C111-III proved that diesel engines weren’t just for lorries and tractors—they could also be for lunatics.’ The Mercedes-Benz C111 was the hypercar that never was. A gullwing-doored experiment that smashed speed records and tested radical engines—rotary, turbo-diesel, even a twin-turbo V8—but never saw production. Despite blank cheques from eager buyers, Mercedes kept it







