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Isdera Imperator 108i Super Car

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If you have not heard about the Isdera Imperator 108i Coupé one of the rarest Super Cars of modern times, then you are excused, because the it is one such beautiful creature. Isdera was one such obscure German engineering and sports car specialist firm located at Leonberg, owned by Eberhard Schulz who worked closely with Mercedes-Benz as a design engineer. His company with ample support from Mercedes developed a mid-engined Super Car study called Mercedes F-CW-311 in 1978. Mercedes-Benz later allowed Schulz to produce the vehicle in 1984 under his own brand Isdera, but with the Mercedes star badge on the front grille however, it was later replaced with Isdera flying eagle badge. A total of 30 examples were produced between 1984 to 1993. Amazingly the company thought to have wound up in 1993, still exists.

Imperator was Based on the Mercedes Benz F-CW-311 Concept - Image Credit: ClassicDriver

Solidly engineered with the body shell made of fiber glass, aided with a futuristic monospace exterior design, chassis constructed with tubular steel, those impressive gullwing doors and a distinctive roof-top mounted periscope, weighing an impressive 1,350 Kg (2,976 lbs) but the Imperator was in no way a radical automobile of its day. However, for a certain period of time it could challenge many well established Super Cars.
ISDERA Logo - Image: CarType

The Imperator 108i featured 5.0 L (5,000 cc) Mercedes-Benz M117 V8 235 hp engine which gave the vehicle a top speed of 176 mph (283 km/h) and an acceleration of 0-60 mi (97 km) in 5.0 seconds. Quite an achievement for a car made in 1984 by a little known German manufacturer with performance matching the celebrated Lamborghini Countach. Later configurations included more powerful Mercedes-Benz V8 engines some of them featuring a sophisticated 32-valve cylinder heads setup. The final versions featured a potent AMG 5.6-liter V8 producing 420 hp. The transmission was ZF 5 speed manual gearbox mounted longitudinally. The Suspension was all double wishbones.

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Isdera also made other notable Super Cars namely the 1968 Isdera Erator GT, the 1993 Commendatore 112i and the controversial 2006 Isdera Autobahnkurier 116i.

Top - 1968 ERATOR / Middle - 1993 Commendatore 112i / Bottom - Autobahnkurier 116i
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