Check out the Mercedes C11 In Action at Le Mans

[Luccia at Pelican Parts]

What a great sight being able to watch the 1990 Sauber Mercedes C11 run laps around its home - Le Mans, where it unfortunately never won. It weighs in at 2,000lbs and produces 730hp/605ftlb of torque from a twin-turbo 5-liter V8. Enjoy the sounds and sights of this monster at the video below. Share your thoughts with us!

[stealthn]

Wow those must be big turbos, sounds more like a supercharger

[GG Allin]

One of the better looking race cars of that time.

Originally Posted by stealthn

Wow those must be big turbos, sounds more like a supercharger

I wonder if those are gears and not the turbo.

[CurtEgerer]

Those were awesome cars. Michael Schumacher and Jochen Mass won the Mexico round of the 1990 World Sportscar Championship in a C11.

[pavulon]

Terrific! She doesn't sound stressed at all...just picks up her skirt and scampers down the straights!! Turbochargers are pretty amazing.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by pavulon

Terrific! She doesn't sound stressed at all...just picks up her skirt and scampers down the straights!! Turbochargers are pretty amazing.

Its a 5 liter TT engine, why would it be stressed at 730 horses?

The 917/30 with a 5.3L did 1100 hp ,1580 Horses in Qualifying tune.
And that was in 1973 with much less refined technology..

[pavulon]

You're right. It's an entirely mundane thing to observe and no doubt experience. Not sure why anyone bothered to post it. Carry on.

Originally Posted by svandamme

Its a 5 liter TT engine, why would it be stressed at 730 horses?

The 917/30 with a 5.3L did 1100 hp ,1580 Horses in Qualifying tune.
And that was in 1973 with much less refined technology..

[svandamme]

Now you're just twisting things into something I did not say. I did not comment on the experience , just the sound and engines for the most part (along with straight cut gearboxes) make up for racing sound.

You commented on that it does not sound stressed
It has Big V8 with turbo's.
The 730 hp is made at 7000 rpm, for a purpose built racecar, that's not high revs
The Sauber-Mercedes also did not use high boost. 1 bar and a 1,1 bar for qualifying

a 917/30 had a boost dial that went up to 2.7 bar.

All I said, was that they did not in anyway design or build a highly stressed engine.
They built one for low end torque and durability.
So why would it sound stressed?