The Mercedes-Benz T80 was a six-wheeled vehicle built by Mercedes-Benz, developed and designed by Ferdinand Porsche in the late 1930s. It was intended to break the world land speed record, but never made the attempt, due to the project having …

More than eight metres long, powered by a Daimler-Benz aircraft engine developing up to 2,574 kW (3,500 PS) and designed for a speed of up to 650 km/h: the Mercedes‑Benz T 80 of 1939 was the automotive dream of the absolute world land speed record. The vision of breaking the record never became a reality.

Oct 28, 2024 · They requested that Mercedes engineers build a very special 44.5-liter, supercharged, 3000-horsepower version of their DB aero engine to power the T80, which Dr. Porsche now projected would run at an incredible 466 mph.

Jul 13, 2018 · More power was made available from the engine, and when the T80 was nearly finished in 1939, the target speed for its record run was 373 mph (600 km/h) after 3.7 mi (6 km) of acceleration. The T80 cost 600,000 Reichsmarks to complete; that is …

With its higher compression ratio, more performance-oriented camshaft timing, modified supercharging and explosive high-performance fuel, the V12 delivered a peak power of up to 2770 hp/2037 kW. In parallel to these tuned versions of the DB 601, Daimler-Benz had been working on a more powerful engine with the same technical basis since autumn 1936.

By 1939, the T80 was fully completed at a cost of RM 600,000. It was powered by a massive 44.5 liter Daimler-Benz DB 603 inverted V12, a derivative of the famous DB-601 aircraft engine which powered the lethal Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter in production at the time.

Dec 21, 2024 · The Mercedes Benz T80 wasn’t just a car—it was a vision, a dream to shatter speed barriers and claim the title of the fastest vehicle on Earth. Born in the late 1930s, this engineering marvel promised to rewrite the rules of speed …

Oct 1, 2012 · Powered by a 3,000 hp (2,240 kW) DB 603 aircraft engine, the Mercedes-Benz T80 was built to capture the world land speed record for Germany. Because of WWII, the car was never finished.

May 5, 2024 · Enter the T80—a land-speed record car designed by none other than Ferdinand Porsche and his brilliant team. Its mission? To break the 600 km/h (373 mph) barrier. The T80 wasn’t merely a car; it was a silver bullet—a long, sleek body that sliced through the air like a blade. But what truly set it apart was the colossal 44.5-liter V12 engine.

Mar 18, 2019 · It’s called the T80 and it was a Hitler-dictated corporation between Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. More than 80 years ago – in 1937 – Adolf Hitler was already in a position of significant power within Germany, and had developed …