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.

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.

This was based on Porsche's concept of a three-axle record-setting car, which was to be considerably sleeker and lighter than the vehicles of the British competitors, some of which were equipped with two engines and produced over 1000 hp/736 kW more.

2024年10月28日 · 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.

2018年7月13日 · The Mercedes-Benz T80 was a six-wheeled vehicle built by Mercedes-Benz, developed and designed by Ferdinand Porsche Vehicles Lifestyle

2010年10月23日 · The third land speed record car was based on the W125 Grand Prix car but keeping the twin-supercharged engine. It was upgraded to offer no less than 736 horsepower, thus bringing the car's...

2024年12月21日 · 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 …

2012年10月1日 · 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.

Uncover the legacy of the Mercedes Benz T80, a 1930s engineering marvel with a projected speed of 750 km/h, now on display at Mercedes Museum.