Mercedes W125
Powertrain
ercedes-Benz put together a supercharged, 5.6-litre, in-line-eight-cylinder engine to power the W125. This proved to be hugely powerful for the time and kicked out over 600bhp. The Root-stype supercharger was fitted downstream of the carburettor to eliminate any loss of compression, delivering a highly pressurised final air/fuel mixture to the pistons to
