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Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline)  

1954-1955, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
54-55: i8/16V 12.0:1 2496cc.(152ci)

290DIN-hp

@8700rpm

116.2 hp/l FDI 182lb-ft. (247Nm)

@6300rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.5l290hp: 300kph/186mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

? l/100km? mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.00 x 16 // 7.00 x 16
transmission/drive wheel: 5-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4360 x 1680 x 1020 mm (171.7 x 66.1 x 40.2 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2350 mm - 1330/1358 mm (92.5 in - 52.4/53.5 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.32 m² (78.8 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.41 m² (~15.2 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 7.47 m³ (264.0 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 829 kg (1828 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 2.9 kg/hp (6.3 lb/hp) 350 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: ?
production: 4

   

Mercedes-Benz was part of the formula 1 in the seasons 1954 and 1955.
They built two different W196R cars, one with a streamlined body,
one with a typical monoposti-body with open wheels.
These cars were driven by drivers like Hermann lang or Juan-Manuel Fangio.

Pictures taken in 2009 in the car museum "PROTOTYP" in Hamburg, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the car museum PROTOTYP Hamburg
 
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  Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955   Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955   Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955  
             
  Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955   Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955   Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955  
             
  Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955   Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955      
             
Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Mercedes-Benz Museum" in Stuttgart, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the Mercedes-Benz Museum
 
  Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955   Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955   Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955  
             
  Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinie (streamline) 1954-1955          
             

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