Mercedes-Benz Fun Facts – Sports

Top ten Mercedes-Benz Sports Fun Facts

Words Jim Davis January 23, 2014

With the Olympics and the Super Bowl right around the corner, I can’t help but have sports on the brain. In order to combine my love of sports and my love of Mercedes-Benz, I thought nothing would be more appropriate and entertaining this morning than a look at ten Mercedes-Benz sports fun facts.

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Fun Fact #1
Theoretically speaking, Nico Rosberg could drive on a tunnel's ceiling at a speed of 240 km/h thanks to the downforce of the Formula 1 car.
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Fun Fact #2
The E 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY has a maximum speed of 220 km/h. That's as fast as Boris Becker's average first serve!
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Fun Fact #3
How's this for a crazy record: David Coulthard and pro-golfer Jake Sheperd set a new world record for the farthest golf shot caught in a moving car.
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Fun Fact #4
Mercedes-Benz and the German National Soccer Team, what do they have to do with each other? A lot! Not only is Mercedes-Benz the team's sponsor, it also ensures the team travels safely. For example with the O 302 in 1974 or currently in a Travego 1.
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Fun Fact #5
Since Mercedes-Benz joined the DTM (German Touring Car Masters) racing game in 1988, it brought home the most wins of all participating manufacturers.
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Fun Fact #6
At 18,000 rpm, the Mercedes-Benz V8 Formula 1 engine admits around 27,000 liters of air per minute. A more or less supernatural diver with that lung capacity could stay underwater for nearly two whole days!
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Fun Fact #7
Friends or foes? Mercedes-Benz ambassadors Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko had to promise their mother to never ever fight each other in the ring. Not even for fun!
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Fun Fact #8
Mercedes-Benz ambassador Bernhard Langer knows what it takes to be the best: in 1981 he climbed a tree to hit the ball back into the green. Of course he succeeded without violating any regulation. Chapeau!
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Fun Fact #9
Adventurer Mike Horn crosses the seven oceans on the Pangaea sailing yacht. Since there's no time to lose, two 440 hp low-emission Mercedes-Benz diesel engines help out - just in case there's no wind blowing.
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Fun Fact #10
In 1934, in order to meet the weight regulations, the Mercedes-Benz mechanics had to scrape off the white paint and putty on the W 25, right down to the bare metal body. Thus the legendary Silver Arrow was born, scoring a historic win!

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