The most expensive car in the world is now officially a Mercedes-Benz, with news one of its cherished 300 SLR Uhlenhauts has ... 2982cc in-line eight-cylinder engine that produced around 310bhp.

A vintage 1955 Mercedes-Benz has been sold for $ ... Championships with driver Juan Manuel Fangio. The 300 SLR had a larger, 3.0-liter engine and was able to reach 180 mph, making it one of the ...

His biggest win wasn’t in an F1 car, though. Instead, it came in the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR that he and Denis Jenkinson drove to victory at 1955 Mille Miglia, a performance historians consider ...