Mercedes releases 2016 DTM impression - iFreePress.com (blog)
Based on the new generation of the brand’s road-going AMG C 63 Coupe, it will replace the current Mercedes racer, which has won two races so far in 2015. With Audi Sport bringing in the RS5 DTM at the beginning of the 2013 season, and BMW... “I’m already looking forward to seeing the new Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM compete in 2016”, Mercedes-AMG DTM Team chief Ulrich Fritz said in a statement. The outgoing C-Class now represents Mercedes in DTM, Germany’s most popular home-grown racing series, so it’s time for a new racecar as well. “Our goal is of course to tie with this vehicle to the successful history of Mercedes-Benz in the DTM”. DTM, which stands for Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (German Touring auto Masters), is essentially Germany’s version of NASCAR, only with turns that go both left and right, and a much higher level of technology. Source: www.ifreepress.com
