Mercedes hypercar worth over $10M is a street-legal animal that was only built to meet racing regulations

In a bid to have one prototype built for racing, arguably the best Mercedes hypercar ever, the CLK-GTR is a rare phenomenon worth over $10 million.

Mercedes is no stranger to creating wonderful cars.

Granted, the most that the ordinary driver might see from Merc is the rear of an S-Class, or decades worth of F1 builds thanks to the Lewis Hamilton legacy.

But one of the best products ever released by Mercedes is this CLK-GTR hypercar, and nearly 20 years after production, sales still pull in fees over $10m.

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Mercedes has been ramping up its supercar game this year, bringing out the AMG-ONE, which has already stolen the hearts of the Monaco crowd and New York gearheads.

But it might never have a success story like its predecessor: the CLK-GTR.

Back in 1997, this Mercedes hypercar was made solely as an FIA-regulation abider.

At the time, it was mandatory for racing cars that were entered into the GT1 series to have street-legal units too.

So, in order to enter its newest creation, Mercedes spawned the CLK-GTR, and happenstance had it that it was actually a formidable beast.

The road-legal car was suffixed by the ‘Straßenversion’ tag, meaning ‘street version’ in German. Only 28 units were made, including six Roadsters and two SuperSports

Despite being so rare, they haven’t all ended up in retirement homes and museums.

In fact, in the last few months alone, three separate units of the Mercedes hypercar have made public appearances.

The first of these was a Roadster version. This enhanced model kicked things up a bit, including many racing buffs like moving the engine intakes, the addition of a new rollcage, and a fixed rear wing.

One of these one-of-six editions ended up in royal hands, as a dark-silver and purple model for the Sultan of Brunei’s $5 billion collection.

Another actually ended up being the subject of a YouTube video in February, where it was taken for a drive.

Two more, including the original 1997 racing prototype, were spotted in Lake Como recently, appearing at the supercar meet.

Sales for these hypercars land anywhere between $10-$15m, although very few of the CLK-GTR models actually hit the market.

Considering its bizarre creation requirements, Merc really hit the jackpot.

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