What Designer Rudolf Uhlenhaut came up with was the W196, and from stem to stern it was a cutting-edge car for the mid-1950s. The 2.5-liter straight-eight engine featured dual ignition ...

Innovative or straight up quirky, these five fascinating road and track Mercedes-Benz models might be different, but they're ...

The W196 R boasted an aerodynamic body made from lightweight Elektron magnesium alloy and was powered by a 2.5-liter straight-eight engine. With over 250 horsepower, the car was a marvel of mid ...

The world record for the most expensive F1 car ever auctioned has been shattered by the 00009/54 chassis of Juan Manuel Fangio’s title-winning Mercedes W196 machine, which took to the track ...

Sir Stirling Moss recorded the fastest lap at the 1955 Italian Gran Prix with the W196 R It featured a 2.5-litre straight-eight engine with direct fuel injection, generating up to 290hp The W196 R ...

In May, a version of the legendary Mercedes W196 car will go under the hammer and is expected to become the most expensive F1 car in history at £42m (€50m). The car was driven by five-time ...

The sleek, silver W196 R Stromlinienwagen ... Mercedes returned to F1 as an engine provider in 1994 and with its own works team from 2010. The car sold on Saturday, chassis number 00009/54 ...