Isdera Imperator 108i
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Isdera Imperator 108i | ||
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Curb weight 1,250 kg (2,756 lb)[2] | | |
Chronology | ||
Predecessor | Isdera Spyder 033 | |
Successor | Isdera Commendatore 112i |
The Isdera Imperator 108i is a low-volume German sports car produced from 1984 to 1993. The Imperator 108i was born out of the Mercedes-Benz CW311 concept car from 1978, which Eberhard Schulz, who at the time worked as a design engineer for Porsche, designed in his free time. Mercedes-Benz had no interest in putting the CW311 into production, so Schulz established his own engineering company, Isdera, to produce the car under his own brand.[3]
Specifications and performance
Implementing a
Unusually, the Imperator 108i featured a rear-view
Inside, the car featured a luxurious interior and sourced many interior components from the Porsche 928.
Model year changes
In 1991, the car received a face-lift which saw the return of the pop-up headlamps from the 1978 show car and a more curvaceous body shape, additional vents at the front near the doors, NACA duct on the front in place of three vents, redesigned front grille and repositioning of turning indicators from the front grille to the bottom of the headlamps along with optional wing mirrors. Around 17 cars were produced with the face lift design.[2]
Production
Production ended in 1993 with a total of thirty examples produced, two of which were exported to Japan.[4]
Gallery
References
- ^ "The mystery Merc you've never heard of". classicandsportscar.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Wouter Melissen (21 July 2015). "Isdera Imperator 108i specifications". Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Melissen, Wouter (21 July 2015). "Isdera Imperator 108i". Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "1991 Isdera Imperator 108i Mercedes Gullwing". German Cars For Sale Blog. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2012.