Mercedes-Benz W154

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The Mercedes-Benz W154 was a dominant late-1930s Grand Prix racing car, famed as one of the legendary German "Silver Arrows" for its speed, engineering innovation, and racing success.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Prix racing car ⓘ
Silver Arrow ⓘ
aspiration supercharged ⓘ
bodyMaterial aluminium ⓘ
bodyStyle single-seat open-wheel racing car ⓘ
brakeType drum brakes ⓘ
chassisType steel tubular frame ⓘ
colorScheme unpainted silver aluminium bodywork ⓘ
competitionRival Auto Union Type D ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
designedFor 750 kg formula ⓘ
Grand Prix motor racing ⓘ
engineConfiguration supercharged 60-degree V12 ⓘ
engineDisplacement 2962 cc ⓘ
enginePosition front-engine ⓘ
fuelSystem carbureted ⓘ
historicalSignificance iconic pre-World War II Grand Prix car ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer Mercedes-Benz ⓘ
nickname Silver Arrow ⓘ
linked to: Silver Arrows
notableAchievement considered one of the most successful Silver Arrows ⓘ
dominated late-1930s Grand Prix racing ⓘ
notableDriver Count Carlo Felice Trossi ⓘ
Hermann Lang ⓘ
Manfred von Brauchitsch ⓘ
Richard Seaman ⓘ
Rudolf Caracciola ⓘ
Walter Bäumer ⓘ
notableFeature advanced supercharged V12 engine for its era ⓘ
streamlined aerodynamics for some events ⓘ
notableRace 1938 European Championship ⓘ
1938 German Grand Prix ⓘ
1938 Swiss Grand Prix ⓘ
1939 European Championship ⓘ
1939 German Grand Prix ⓘ
1939 Swiss Grand Prix ⓘ
powerOutput approximately 468 hp in race trim ⓘ
predecessor Mercedes-Benz W125 ⓘ
productionEnd 1939 ⓘ
productionStart 1938 ⓘ
racingActiveYears 1938 ⓘ
1939 ⓘ
racingDebut 1938 Pau Grand Prix ⓘ
regulatoryContext built for new 3-litre supercharged formula introduced in 1938 ⓘ
successor Mercedes-Benz W165 ⓘ
suspensionType independent suspension front and rear ⓘ
topSpeed over 300 km/h ⓘ
usedBy Mercedes-Benz factory works team ⓘ

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Silver Arrows → notableCar → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
Silberpfeile → associatedWith → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
Mercedes-Benz W125 → successor → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
Auto Union Type D → competition → Mercedes‑Benz W154 ⓘ
linked to: Mercedes-Benz W154
Rudolf Uhlenhaut → notableWork → Mercedes-Benz W154 Grand Prix car ⓘ
linked to: Mercedes-Benz W154
Mercedes-Benz W194 → predecessor → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
Hermann Lang → drove → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
1938 Pau Grand Prix → polePositionCar → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
1938 Pau Grand Prix → winningCar → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
1938 German Grand Prix → featuredCars → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
1938 Swiss Grand Prix → polePositionCar → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
1938 Swiss Grand Prix → fastestLapCar → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
1938 Swiss Grand Prix → winningCar → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
1938 Swiss Grand Prix → secondPlaceCar → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
1938 Swiss Grand Prix → thirdPlaceCar → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ
1939 German Grand Prix → carType → Mercedes-Benz W154 ⓘ