Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen 1938

[Humungus]

Something to give the Auto Union Type C Streamliner a run for it's money.

This monster was based on the W125 Grand Prix racer, but the 5660cc, 646hp Inline 8 engine was replaced by the twin supercharged, 5577cc DAB V12 that was lower and therefore more aerodynamic,
and also more powerful, producing 736hp and 100mkp of torque (around 1000Nm/738lb-ft).
The engine was cooled with ice, which allowed the engineers to keep air intakes small to further reduce drag. In the end, the body had a drag coefficient of 0.157.
On January 28th 1938, Rudolf Caracciola was clocked at 432.7kph for the flying kilometer on the Reichsautobahn Frankfurt-Darmstadt (the current A5). To this day, this remains the highest officially recorded speed on a public road.
The Car is currently on display at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart-Cannstatt.

Facts:
5577cc DOHC Daimler-Benz DAB V12, 736hp, 100mkp, longitudinally mounted
4-speed manual transmission, rear-wheel-drive
1185kg
Length/ Width/ Height: 6250mm/1850mm/1150mm
Top speed: 432,7kph (268mph)

 

[StarLight]

This is what I would call a "silver bullet" ....

 

[SnakeOfBacon]

YES! If it could be included in the game, alongside an updated, premium Auto Union Type-C Streamline, then they would compliment each other perfectly! (also a similar design to the AMG VGT, *nudge nudge*, throw it in there as a promo deal)

This is what I would call a "silver bullet" ....

Well then, I'll just go get my "silver railgun"

This, for the unenlightened, is the Mercedes-Benz T80
- 6 wheels (four of which are driven)
- 44,500cc V12
- 3,000 bhp (and under 3 tonnes)
- over 8 metres (27 feet) long
- top speed somewhere around 550-750 km/h
Unfortunately, the car has been sitting around being bored for 75 years because there were scheduling conflicts between its first test run and World War II

 

[GranTurismo guy]

The info from my duplicate thread lol

This one-off high-speed special started life as the highly successful Mercedes-Benz W125 Grand Prix race car. The engineers affixed smoother bodywork that enveloped the wheels, and added a 725-hp V12 engine. In January 1938, the Benz rocketed down a stretch of Germany's Autobahn. It's 268-mph speed was not an overall record--the Blue Bird had already cleared 300 mph in 1935--but it is the fastest any car has traveled on a public road. Less than an hour after driver Rudolf Caracciola made his run, one of the greatest drivers of all time, Bernd Rosemeyer, stepped into an Auto Union Streamliner in an attempt to go even faster. Rosemeyer, however, crashed and was killed.

The soon to be premium () audi streamliner needs some competition

 

[GBalao888]

Something to give the Auto Union Type C Streamliner a run for it's money.

This monster was based on the W125 Grand Prix racer, but the 5660cc, 646hp Inline 8 engine was replaced by the twin supercharged, 5577cc DAB V12 that was lower and therefore more aerodynamic,
and also more powerful, producing 736hp and 100mkp of torque (around 1000Nm/738lb-ft).
The engine was cooled with ice, which allowed the engineers to keep air intakes small to further reduce drag. In the end, the body had a drag coefficient of 0.157.
On January 28th 1938, Rudolf Caracciola was clocked at 432.7kph for the flying kilometer on the Reichsautobahn Frankfurt-Darmstadt (the current A5). To this day, this remains the highest officially recorded speed on a public road.
The Car is currently on display at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart-Cannstatt.

Facts:
5577cc DOHC Daimler-Benz DAB V12, 736hp, 100mkp, longitudinally mounted
4-speed manual transmission, rear-wheel-drive
1185kg
Length/ Width/ Height: 6250mm/1850mm/1150mm
Top speed: 432,7kph (268mph)

Reminds me a very little bit of the Angelus in Ridge Racer PSP

 

[Humungus]

The info from my duplicate thread lol

This one-off high-speed special started life as the highly successful Mercedes-Benz W125 Grand Prix race car. The engineers affixed smoother bodywork that enveloped the wheels, and added a 725-hp V12 engine. In January 1938, the Benz rocketed down a stretch of Germany's Autobahn. It's 268-mph speed was not an overall record--the Blue Bird had already cleared 300 mph in 1935--but it is the fastest any car has traveled on a public road. Less than an hour after driver Rudolf Caracciola made his run, one of the greatest drivers of all time, Bernd Rosemeyer, stepped into an Auto Union Streamliner in an attempt to go even faster. Rosemeyer, however, crashed and was killed.

The soon to be premium () audi streamliner needs some competition

 

[CostasDrifter]

We need this in GT6. Period!

 

[Pootis]

This would be perfect. Intense races between this and the Type C Streamliner on Route X!

 

[Pootis]

The info from my duplicate thread lol

This one-off high-speed special started life as the highly successful Mercedes-Benz W125 Grand Prix race car. The engineers affixed smoother bodywork that enveloped the wheels, and added a 725-hp V12 engine. In January 1938, the Benz rocketed down a stretch of Germany's Autobahn. It's 268-mph speed was not an overall record--the Blue Bird had already cleared 300 mph in 1935--but it is the fastest any car has traveled on a public road. Less than an hour after driver Rudolf Caracciola made his run, one of the greatest drivers of all time, Bernd Rosemeyer, stepped into an Auto Union Streamliner in an attempt to go even faster. Rosemeyer, however, crashed and was killed.

The soon to be premium () audi streamliner needs some competition

How do you know it will be a premium? Random guessing?

 

[JMoney]

The Auto Union looks so much better though...