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 Arrows
surface form: Silver Arrow
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-AMG Petronas Formula One Team
surface form: 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
this entity surface form: Mercedes‑Benz W154
Rudolf Uhlenhaut notableWork Mercedes-Benz W154
this entity surface form: Mercedes-Benz W154 Grand Prix car
Mercedes-Benz W194 predecessor Mercedes-Benz W154