That Rudolf Caracciola took a Mercedes-Benz to 269 mph is impressive. That he did it in 1938 is remarkable. The official speed was a two-way average of 268.9 mph. The car was a heavily modified ...

Before the "space race" became a metaphor for national technological capability, the Grand Prix motor race was regarded, at least by Hitler and Mussolini, as the most readily available way of ...

Back in the years that preceded the second world war, the racing world was dominated by Silver Arrows, super-fast machines by the standard of that time, driven by legendary daredevils on the world’s ...

The special Mercedes display included numerous vehicles documenting the marque's storied racing heritage, including this famous W125. During its short racing career, it won 7 of 13 races, urged on by ...

Mercedes-Benz isn't too upset over the fact that the Koenigsegg Agera RS has broken its 8-decade-long title for the fastest land-speed vehicle on a public road. Actually, the German automaker is ...

The Mercedes W125 is one of the most fearsome racing cars ever built and the point where engine technology and lightweight construction were way, way ahead of tyre and chassis know-how. Which is how ...

It took 40 years and turbo technology for any other Formula One racer to match the power of the 1937 Mercedes-Benz W125, seen by many as the greatest grand prix car ever built. The racing rule-makers ...

Goodwood 2012 offered me another chance to see this great car and I was fascinated to see the Daimler-Benz Classic crew tending to it in period overalls and using the same set of tools and equipment ...