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| Mercedes-Benz T80 | |
|---|---|
 T80 on display at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Model code | Type 80 |
| Also called | Mercedes-Benz Weltrekordwagen T80 |
| Production | 1939 (1 made) |
| Assembly | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Designer | Ferdinand Porsche |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Land Speed Record |
| Layout | Mid engine, 4 Wheel Drive (6×4) |
| Related | Mercedes Silver Arrows Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 44,520 cubic centimetres (2,717 cu in; 44.52 L) Daimler-Benz DB 603 Supercharged V12 |
| Power output | 3,452 brake horsepower (3,500 PS; 2,574 kW) @ 3,000 rpm 4,352 newton-metres (3,210 lbf⋅ft) @ 1,500 rpm |
| Transmission | Single Speed Direct Drive |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 5,128 millimetres (201.9 in) |
| Length | 8,128 millimetres (320.0 in) |
| Width | (body without wings): 1,753 millimetres (69.0 in) (body with wings): 3,200 millimetres (130 in) |
| Height | 1,245 millimetres (49.0 in) |
| Kerb weight | 2,896 kilograms (6,385 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen |
The Mercedes-Benz T80 was a six-wheeled vehicle built by Mercedes-Benz, developed and designed by Ferdinand Porsche in the late 1930s. It was intended to break the world land speed record, but never made the attempt, due to the project having been overtaken by the outbreak of World War II.