What made the Mercedes W125 the fastest car for 80 years? In 1938, Mercedes built the W125 Rekordwagen, a streamlined silver bullet designed to set speed records. On a public road in Germany, it hit 268 miles per hour, a record that stood until the Bugatti Veyron came along in 2005. The car used a 5.6 liter supercharged V12 and body work so smooth it looked like a spaceship. But tragedy struck. One of the test drivers died during a later run, and public outcry ended high speed attempts for decad
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What made the Mercedes W125 the fastest car for 80 years? In 1938, Mercedes built the W125 Rekordwagen, a streamlined silver bullet designed to set speed records. On a public road in Germany, it hit 268 miles per hour, a record that stood until the Bugatti Veyron came along in 2005. The car used a 5.6 liter supercharged V12 and body work so smooth it looked like a spaceship. But tragedy struck. One of the test drivers died during a later run, and public outcry ended high speed attempts for decad
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