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.

Mar 18, 2019 · If you visit the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart, you'll come across a massive and thoroughly outlandish creation of a car on six wheels. Its shape doesn’t do anything to hide that it was created with the sole intent of setting records. It’s called the T80 and it was a Hitler-dictated corporation between Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. More than

Oct 28, 2024 · Dr. Porsche, Hans Stuck and Mercedes-Benz hoped to make their T80 the fastest car on the planet. But it didn’t quite go as planned.

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.

Oct 23, 2010 · With a massive displacement of 44.5 liters, the supercharged and direct-injection engine was now in its third development faze and was capable of a gargantuan 3,000 horsepower.

Jul 13, 2018 · In addition, the T80 would still hold the record for the fastest piston-engined, wheel-driven vehicle. OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE. The Mercedes-Benz T 80 world record project car was the brainchild of racing driver Hans Stuck: he wanted to …

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.

Jul 15, 2018 · After several shenanigans and complications, the project was completed – a three-axled, 27-foot long car that’s pegged to achieve a maximum speed of 650 kph (404 mph). It’s powered by a V12 DB...

Oct 6, 2014 · The car was powered by a massive Daimler-Benz DB603 44.5 inverted V12 giving around 3000BHP. It had three axles, two driven, weighed 2.7 metric tons, was over 8 metres long and had a projected top speed of 470MPH.