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Mercedes W154 1938 best enging sound ever - willbhere4u - 02-15-2014
1938 which specified a maximum capacity of 3,0000 cc for super-charged engines and 4,500 cc for normally aspired cars with a sliding minimum weight scale. The engine for the new car was a 60° V-12 with 48 valves, twin Roots superchargers and no less than nine oil pumps!. The engine used a special fuel mixture which contained methyl alcohol, nitrobenzene, acetone, and sulfuric either. The car consumed about a liter of fuel for every kilometer (2.8 mpg) http://www.grandprixhistory.org/merc154.htm
and the older 646hp w125 a modified version of this car with mildly aerodynamic body work ran on the autobahn in 1938 and still hold a wold record speed of 268.9mph the fastest speed any car has ever gone on public roads. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W125_Rekordwagen
RE: Mercedes W154 1938 best enging sound ever - lgreeley83 - 02-15-2014
Sounds like something out of war of the worlds. Or an evil robot leveling a city with lazer beams.