Commissioned to eclipse every road car of its era, the C1000 remains one of the most extreme Mercedes-powered machines ever conceived.

In 2004, when Audi returned to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) as an official factory works team, few expected such immediate, brutal dominance. Driven by Swedish sensation Mattias Ekström, the Red Bull and PlayStation 2-liveried Audi A4 DTM tore through the grid, capturing the championship in its very debut season.