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Written by Vijay Pattni
This is officially called the Mercedes Aesthetics Progressive Luxury", and it is not a car. It is a sculpture, built in deference to a specific point in the Benz story. Particularly, the point when Rudolf Caracciola set a world speed record on public roads. In 1938, Caracciola climbed on-board the Mercedes W125 Rekordwagen a road version of the W125 GP racer complete with a V12, and smashed a 268.8mph top speed with a flying start. So, Mercedes held an internal design competition with the specific aim of recreating the form of those 1930s racers, but with a "completely new and contemporary interpretation".
Date written: 5 Jul 2018
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This is officially called the Mercedes Aesthetics Progressive Luxury", and it is not a car. It is a sculpture, built in deference to a specific point in the Benz story. Particularly, the point when Rudolf Caracciola set a world speed record on public roads. In 1938, Caracciola climbed on-board the Mercedes W125 Rekordwagen a road version of the W125 GP racer complete with a V12, and smashed a 268.8mph top speed with a flying start. So, Mercedes held an internal design competition with the specific aim of recreating the form of those 1930s racers, but with a "completely new and contemporary interpretation".
Date written: 5 Jul 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12443