What was the Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen?
The Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen was an experimental, high-speed automobile produced in the late 1930s. The streamlined car was derived from the 1937 open-wheel race car Mercedes-Benz W125 Formel-Rennwagen, of which also a streamlined version was raced at the non-championship Avusrennen in Berlin.
What was the fastest car in 1938?
W125
In the hands of racing driver Rudolf Caracciola, the W125 twelve-cylinder monster made history on January 28, 1938 when it established a world record on a public road: 432.7 kph (268.8 mph) over a flying kilometer on the German autobahn, specifically between Frankfurt am Main and Darmstadt.
What is a Mercedes W125?
The Mercedes-Benz W125 was a Grand Prix racing car designed by Rudolf Uhlenhaut to race during the 1937 Grand Prix season. The W125 was considered the most powerful road racing car ever for three decades until large capacity American-built V8 engines in CanAm sportcars reached similar power in the late 1960s.
What was the fastest car in 1940?
1940-1949 | Jaguar XK120 | 126mph.
What was the fastest car in 1930s?
Duesenberg Model SJ –
1930s: Duesenberg Model SJ – 140 mph (225 km/h)
What is the world’s fastest Mercedes?
The Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss is the fastest Mercedes-Benz car in the world. This car has a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour or 217mp/h. The Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss comes fitted with one of the best 5.4 liters, a supercharged v8 engine that can produce 651 horsepower.
What was the fastest car in the 1930s?
1930s: Duesenberg Model SJ – 140 mph (225 km/h)
What was the first car to reach 100 mph?
La Jamais Contente (English: The Never Contented) was the first road vehicle to go over 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). It was a Belgian electric vehicle with a light-alloy torpedo-shaped bodywork and batteries….
La Jamais Contente | |
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Also called | The Never Satisfied |
Production | 1899 |
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Engine | Electrical |