Mercedes, one of the giants among car brands, was founded in 1938. Reaches a speed of 432 km/h He broke a major record.

This record was achieved with the W125 Rekordwagen model. until 2017 managed to stay at the top.

There has always been a speed race between cars.

For brands, speed is of course something to brag about. They always compete for their maximum speed. Especially today, there are many advanced technological materials and this competition more controversial It happens.

But automotive technologies while it is not yet that developed A record was broken in 1938, which was hard to believe with the technology of the time.

Considering the period, they used advanced technologies.

Mercedes had developed a vehicle with the code W25 to participate in the Grand Prix, but when it encountered many problems, the problems were resolved. W125 they had revealed.

The vehicle had a chassis made of steel with nickel chrome alloys. 8 cylinder and Engine with a power of up to 640 hp Not to mention.

They participated in the speed race.

The goal of Mercedes, which replaced the eight-row engine with a V12 engine, was to exceed 400 km/h. Besides, he didn’t have to travel for such minutes. Only reach top speed It was sufficient, but during the test drive some parts broke.

Later, in 1938, they redeveloped the vehicle and tried it again, and were asked by the German government to break the highway speed record because, in addition to the car, new roads would be introduced…

The Mercedes W125 fulfilled the wish and hit the highway in 1928. At 432.7 km/h He had set a record that would not be broken for decades.

In 2017, someone else was the record holder.

Koenigsegg; He crossed the same road twice in the speed race he took part in in America with his vehicle named “Ruthie” and broke the 80-year-old record both times. at 284 km/h broke. In fact, it wasn’t that much higher than the 1938 record, but that did break it…

Let’s think of it this way, car enthusiasts: