Mercedes-Benz W125 Silver arrow. Warming up at Goodwood FoS 2007
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And still do
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@Fritztoons Amen to that!
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..we still do... ;-))
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@emauele NO, It's 5.6L straight 8 supercharged.
Yes, the W125 Rekordwagen had V12 5.5L, but not the GP car :) ......
By the way, the Rekordwagen's V12 had 736hp(!) in 1938(!). It's still keeps the land speed record(432km/h) ahead of 2010's Bugatti Veyron Super Sport(428km/h). I think it is awesome....
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Yup straight 8. Smoother than a V8.
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@3L3CTR0static it's not a V8, it's an Inline 8 ;)
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not a v8 that's a V12 ASSHOLE!!
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I have found that usually, all the V's sound good, but to get the really EPIC sound, such as this, you must search among the engines that are not of V-design. Although they are harder to find when you can't search for a particular engine format.
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Hermann Lang demonstrated it at Monaco at the 1965 GP. It had phenomenal power, and that noise ... it shook the town! Then it had to slow to a crawl behind some silly little pale blue barbie doll Peugeot saloons which were being paraded in formation across the track for publicity. The Benz just made it home without stalling or overheating.
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they have managed to get the right fuel mix for the occasional run as used when the car first run in it's debut on the track
Forgett american v8... GERMAN v8 BABY!!! and this car is 70 years old
3L3CTR0static 2 years ago 38
Wow! Great sound when the engine starts so self idle, low and aggressive!
The Germans knew what they where doing!
W0mpa 2 years ago 33