00:00The fastest car can be considered the Mercedes-Benz 540K.
00:04It was used by high-ranking officers to travel between the fronts
00:06and by the top leadership of the Reich.
00:09But more often by Wehrmacht and SS generals as staff and official cars,
00:13they can be seen in many photographs.
00:15They accompanied high command during troop inspections.
00:19Hitler and Göring personally used several of these cars for travel.
00:23Inside was an inline-8 engine with a displacement of 5.4 liters
00:27equipped with a mechanical supercharger.
00:30In normal mode, the engine produced about 115 HP pay,
00:33but when the supercharger kicked in, the power increased to 180 HP.
00:38This design allowed the car to reach speeds of up to 160 kilometers per rush
00:42making it, without a doubt, the fastest military vehicle of its time.
00:46For comparison, the American Willys Jeep reached a maximum speed of 100 kilometers per rush
00:50while the Soviet Gad 67 topped out at about 90 kilometers PSH.
00:54It is worth noting that the 540K stood out not only for its top speed
00:58but also for its remarkable engine flexibility.
01:01The immense torque allowed it to move confidently even on poor roads.
