Photo: Paddy McGrath/SpeedHunters
The French fabulist Jean de La Fontaine used to say that “patience and time do more than strength or passion” but, looking at the following project car, we kind of beg to differ.
Time attack racing is one of the very few remaining types of racing where in most countries the limits in design are mostly about as high as the sky.
A Norwegian fellow named Mattias Kandevik, who is no stranger to time attack racing, decided to construct his own vision of a hardcore track monster out of an old Mercedes-Benz C-Class W203.
During the course of just a year and a half, the car pictured above went through a spectacular transformation that saw it go from your average compact premium car to a bonkers time attack circuit-eater.
Some purists might disagree with the fact that a bunch of different manufacturer parts have been transplanted on the German sedan, starting with the Volvo engine and finishing with the BMW transmission, driveshaft and differential, but keep in mind not even these components are entirely original either.
In short, almost every part added to the car has been manually modified and fitted by Mattias during nights and weekends. The entire car is the equivalent of a Frankenstein on wheels.
The result in terms of power is 525 hp and 650 Nm (479 lb ft) of torque from the turbocharged four-cylinder Volvo and a total weight of just 1200 kg, with a 50/50 split between the front and rear axle. You might want to check Speed Hunters for the project's entire story.
A Norwegian fellow named Mattias Kandevik, who is no stranger to time attack racing, decided to construct his own vision of a hardcore track monster out of an old Mercedes-Benz C-Class W203.
During the course of just a year and a half, the car pictured above went through a spectacular transformation that saw it go from your average compact premium car to a bonkers time attack circuit-eater.
Some purists might disagree with the fact that a bunch of different manufacturer parts have been transplanted on the German sedan, starting with the Volvo engine and finishing with the BMW transmission, driveshaft and differential, but keep in mind not even these components are entirely original either.
In short, almost every part added to the car has been manually modified and fitted by Mattias during nights and weekends. The entire car is the equivalent of a Frankenstein on wheels.
The result in terms of power is 525 hp and 650 Nm (479 lb ft) of torque from the turbocharged four-cylinder Volvo and a total weight of just 1200 kg, with a 50/50 split between the front and rear axle. You might want to check Speed Hunters for the project's entire story.
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