When it comes to performance cars, some of the coolest earned their reputations by being pushed on the racetrack. This was especially true during the 20th century, when the slogan “win on Sunday, sell on Monday” rang in the ears of automotive product planners across the industry. Mercedes-Benz has one of the greatest racing legacies of all, and in the 1980s was doing its best to dominate the world of touring cars.
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