1954-1955 Mercedes-Benz W196 The Most Expensive Car Ever Sold

1954-55 Mercedes-Benz W196 The Most Expensive Car Ever Sold .Quickly after the end of World War II, the motor sporting was understandably a priority for the Mercedes-Benz. Amazing Grace for the economic move around the country, a German manufacturer could come back to run faster than most expected. Their first efforts was in the beginning 1950 with the car made model 300 SL, which took the victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1952. Everyone knew that there was a question of when to return to the Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix.

Did it meet expectations incredibly high as in the past, they not only control, but also won on their results to sport in 1914 and 1934. Exactly 20 years later,Mercedes-Benz W196 returned with GP Racing, and they did not let down. There was a more significant couse for Mercedes-Benz to quit off their program in the Grand Prix in 1954, when he was the first year of the new 2.5-liter Formula 1-rules. This meant that all active producers also had to start with a blank sheet of paper, leaving them less of an edge over beginners.

In the last the Mercedes-Benz sport car were not only quickest but also the most technologically advanced, a present of the businessess superior specialized features.The W196, in particular type straight eight engine right into this pattern. Given the relatively small displacement of 2.5 liters, the choice of German engineers for the long straight eight engine was quite surprising. The engine produced 257 horsepower exceptional in its infancy and continues to develop so that the power increased in the year to 290 hp at 8500 rpm impressive.

Most Expensive Car Ever sold $13 Million

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