Now, we’re witnessing history again with the sale of this 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen for a whopping €51,155,000 (USD$52.5 million, AUD$85 million) at Sotheby’s. This is the first time ...

In name, all that separates the Nissan GT-R from the AMG GT R is a hyphen, but in reality, it's so much more than that. Both are focused, quick sports coupés with 550hp plus twin-turbo engines.

So it was only natural that some hot-hatch fanatics came along and pit the 2020 Mercedes-AMG A 35 against the crowd-favorite (arguably) Honda Civic Type R. Pleasantries aside, the white and the ...

Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen was introduced in July 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen recently became the second most expensive car in the world to be sold at an auction.

A press release from RM Sotheby's, a collector car auction house, states that the IMS Museum put its 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Stromlinienwagen up for auction, where it sold for a whopping ...

The W 196 R Stromlinienwagen—or Streamliner—was sold during a special one-car auction held at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, on February 1. The car, which had been part of the ...

Our original story continues unchanged below. A rare 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Streamliner is headed for auction, expected to surpass AU$85 million. The estimated price would set a new record ...

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Could get a few grand for it. Though this isn’t a tatty old 190. It is the [deep breath] Mercedes-Benz W196 R Stromlinienwagen: as the name suggests, the streamlined, high-speed iteration of ...

Grove Racing's owner, Stephen Grove, was behind the wheel of the No. 4 Mercedes-AMG when a racing incident sent the car high above the barrier on the skyline portion of Bathurst before returning ...

The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Stromlinienwagen – the first of its kind ever to be sold at auction – has more than doubled the price of the previous highest selling price of a Formula 1 car ...

A piece of motorsport art went under the hammer today. The Mercedes-Benz W196 R 'Stromlinienwagen', driven by none other than Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio, sold for an astronomical € ...