Mercedes's Unique ICE-COOLED Attempt

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“Caracciola speedraces against plane on Frankfurt Autobahn (1936)” by British Pathé

“Grand Prix 1934” by kohli79

“Mercedes-Benz W125” by Mercedes-Benz UK Press

“1938 Land Speed Trial Caracciola for Mercedes-Benz” by King Rose Archives

“Mercedes W125” by Confucious

“Speed record '30: Caracciola (Mercedes) vs Rosemeyer (Audi)” by Carlo Grillenzoni

“Koenigsegg Agera RS - NEW WORLD RECORD - Fastest production car in the world” by Koenigsegg

[audriusbaranauskas]

I use the same cooling method for my whiskey. It really works.

[gerard]

Ooh man the sound of those engines, I can listen that all day long.

[HolDenBigKingXXL]

Interesting fact: Daimler AG was onto constructing another record car, the T80 which should reach 650 kmh/403mph with a 3500 hp engine (yes 3thousand5hundred hp). Sadly the war broke out before the first test drives.
Continental AG had already successfully tested newly constructed wheels up to 700kmh at that point.

[philiptownsend]

Thanks for that, some new material for me. I soak up all I can find about the racers of the mid to late 30's, Incredible engineering and very brave drivers in the total absence of any safety concerns or aerodynamic knowledge. I find myself thinking how I would change the aero to improve the cars.

[johnnessuno]

Visio ove been watching you since at least 8 years ago and the fact you have half a million subscribers is baffling yet applaudable.
I consider myself car/engine nerd yet you still bring new info on a mostly weekly basis.
Bravo and thank you my bro.

[EssexCountyPhoto]

Excellent work, as usual, keep it up. 👍🏼

[oldschool]

Always enjoy your videos. They are all so interesting

[themetalslayer]

but the Koenigsegg doesn't use ice-cooling
they use ice in competition when weather is hot but only before the race starts (they use dry-ice)

[fidelcatsro]

My cat sings
Ice ice baby...ting tong😂😂

[robertutley]

Volkswagen has the VR6 and W12, which is two VR6 side by side. Why no VR12 a thin V12 two VR6 end to end?

[Michael_Michaels]

5:52 The Veyron Super Sport won a record way before Koenigsegg reach that top speed!

[altruismfirst]

waiting for best economy engines w/o batteries, japanese factory kei van 5 seater can get 21km/L 660cc and cvt

[white_mage]

5:27 is it using ground effect for downforce?

[GSTEYR]

The speed gave ram air intake and exhaust scavenging of the exhaust, so it developed way more power at !!! 437km/h so when I look at a new supercar that goes 100 less I think it's just weak

[jwalster]

Internal Combustion Engine, cooled by an Internal combustion Engine?

[Spectrolite]

Imagine if Mercedes-Benz re-created these cars today!

[joeAK.]

i have a place in my heart for big 8 and 12 cylinder engines.
be it flat 8/12, v8/12, 45°60°/90°/120°/180° bank angle, opposed piston variants like soviet tank engines, w8/12, x8/12, h8/12, i8/12 or twin inline 8/12s or in total madness multibank engines with 8/12 cylinders per bank be it 4, 5 or 6.
vr8/12 is ok too, i just love them all.
because a real motor like that has a soul, temperament, character, beautiful angel singing voice or growl like a lion, something that electric engines will never have and therefore suck, idgaf for ev, i hate soulless woke crap!
the 30s and 40s were truly insane times to be a petrolhead, i love it!
and thank god that in 2024 more and more guys and girls realize how cool cars with a real manly engine are!
ev is dead, long live the king of the road, the majestic v12!
imagine if we had this stupid war never happened, the 40s wouldve been pure gold!
the mercedes benz t80 rekordwagen would have been finished, the aero improved, the db 605 been ready for use and would have done it, i dare to say that it would have the speed record till today.
call me crazy, but since i was a little boy, i loved the roar of those metal beasts and smell of gas and petrol!
have a nice day.

[beatbox_one_and_two]

Who was here for the original thumbnail

[HariSupriono]

Ice Ice *Merc-y*

Edit: Also 437 KILOMETERS AN HOUR? *IN THE THIRTIES?*

Edit 2: *AND IT HAD PLANE AERO AND NO WINGS OR A DIFFUSER TOO?*

[AaronOgawa]

They could have added a front spoiler and rear wing