Today's supercars defy the laws of physics. While Bugatti and Koenigsegg are fighting hard to exceed 500 km/h, a certain Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen already reached 432.7 km/h in... 1938!! With a drag coefficient of 0.170, a supercharged V12 engine of 5.576 l developing 765 horsepower and a weight close to 1,000 kilos, the Rekordwagen is an example of efficiency, it which lost its record only 79 years later to the benefit of the Agera RS and its... 1360 horsepower. Impressive!

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