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    • A-Class

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      The A-Class

      Between temptation and reason.

    • B-Class

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      The B-Class Sports Tourer

      Designed to fit your life

    • C-Class

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      The C-Class Saloon

      Experience a car like no other

    • CL-Class

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      The CL-Class Coupé

      A masterpiece from Mercedes Benz

    • CLC-Class

      CLC-Class

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      The CLC-Class Sports Coupé

      Dynamism at its most alluring

    • CLK-Class

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      CLK-Class Cabriolet

      Dynamism at its most alluring

    • CLS-Class

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      The CLS-Class Coupé

      The technology of seduction

    • E-Class

      E-Class.

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      The E-Class Saloon

      See Mercedes-Benz in a new light.

    • G-Class

      The G-Class

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      The G-Class Cabriolet

      A modern classic

    • GL-Class

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      The GL-Class Off-Roader

      Off-road driving with on-road feel.

    • M-Class

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      M-Class Off-roader

      Refined power.

    • R-Class

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      The R-Class SUV Tourer

      The new form of space travel

    • S-Class

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      The S-Class Saloon

      Looking ahead, driving ahead

    • SL-Class

      SL-Class

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      The SL-Class Roadster

      The legendary sports car

    • SLK-Class

      SLK-Class

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      The SLK-Class Roadster

      All you need for an enjoyable drive

    • SLR

      SLR

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      The SLR Coupé

      The rebirth of a legend

Mercedes-Benz racing tradition

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1937 1938 1939
1938: The W 154 dominates three-litre formula races
Increasing power and speed: in the course of just a few years, the success of 750 kg formula racing cars reached new heights. Output ratings beyond 650 hp and top speeds in excess of 400 km/h on record runs called for a scaling down of engine performance. The three-litre formula limited the displacement of supercharged engines to three litres and that of engines without superchargers to 4.5 litres.

Daimler-Benz adhered to the supercharger principle and developed the W 154. The new car was based on the W 125 but was powered by a completely new V12 engine. It had a cylinder angle of 60 degrees and developed an initial 430 hp from 2962 cm³. It is interesting to note that all the new three-litre cars were faster than the more powerful racing cars entered the previous year.

The first major triumph with the W 154 was accomplished by the Mercedes-Benz team in Tripoli/Libya: Hermann Lang, Manfred von Brauchitsch and Rudolf Caracciola scored a fantastic triple victory. Against strong competition from Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Bugatti and Auto Union, Caracciola brought the 1938 European Champion's title back to Stuttgart-Untertürkheim.
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1922-1930
1931-1939
1951-1955
1956-1980
1981-1994