Mercedes-Benz CLK Race Car

The Mercedes-Benz CLK Race Car is a hidden car in Gran Turismo 2, most likely based on the CLK DTM 2000 Studie from 1999 that preceded the real 2000 season DTM model. Interestingly, this car has complete specifications, suggesting that it was removed relatively late in development.
==Acquisition==
==Trivia==
*In the Japanese game manual, the car list still includes this car, named "Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM2000".
**Additionally, the car's internal name, "gmd2r", matches up the mention in the Japanese game manual, as "d2" likely stands for "DTM2000".
*The specifications of the car are very similar to the real-life Mercedes-Benz C-Class DTM '95, which was cut from GT2 earlier in development, potentially to be replaced by the newer CLK-bodied car. However, the announced car specifications for the revived DTM series were actually completely different from the 1995 era, which may have prompted the removal of this now inaccurate car.
*The final Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM '00 would later appear in Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec and feature in all subsequent mainline games up to Gran Turismo 6. The real version accurately reflects the large change between the 1994-1996 and 2000-on DTM regulations.
*This car includes its own nameplate and specifications, which supports the theory of the car's late removal from the game. However, it is still marked as being unusable by AI and lacks any description text, unlike the even later Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16V.
*The game files contain both a background image for a Mercedes-Benz Special dealership and a sale price of 1,000,000 Credits for this car, suggesting that it would have been purchased from the dealership.
*While this car has a replay name in the NTSC-J version of the game, in the international versions it is removed, leaving only the "[R]" symbol, similar to other removed cars that use a blank name or the word 'Delete'.
*Early screenshots of Gran Turismo 2 showed the CLK-GTR race car which was cut very early in development, leading to the CLK Race Car often being confused with the cut CLK-GTR.
==Pictures==
File:Gmd2rl--.png|The vehicle banner as it would have appeared in Gran Turismo 2.
==Notes==
Category:GT2 Secret Cars
Category:Mercedes-Benz Race Cars
Category:DTM
Category:1990s race cars
Category:Coupes
Category:Naturally Aspirated Cars
Category:Fictional Race Cars