The Mercedes-Benz 540K, type W29, is a grand touring car built by the German firm Mercedes-Benz between 1936 and 1940. Introduced at the 1936 Paris Motor Show and designed by Friedrich Geiger, it was a development of the 500K, itself a development of the SSK. It was offered as a two- or four-seat cabriolet, a four-seater coupe or a seven-seater limousine with armoured sides and glass, and it was one of the largest cars of its time, retailing for 28,000 RM in 1936. Its straight-eight engine was enlarged to 5,401 cubic centimetres and, with the Roots supercharger engaged, developed 180 hp, enough for a top speed of 170 km/h. The chassis was lightened by replacing the girder-like frame of the 500K with oval-section tubes, an influence of the Silver Arrows racing campaign, and the Sindelfingen factory built the coachwork in house.
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is a grand touring car built by the German firm Mercedes-Benz between 1936 and 1940
History, body styles
Available as a both a two- and four-seat cabriolet, four seater coupé or seven seater limousine
History, coupe body
Available as a both a two- and four-seat cabriolet, four seater coupé or seven seater limousine
History, limousine body
Available as a both a two- and four-seat cabriolet, four seater coupé or seven seater limousine
History, top speed
enabling a top speed of 170 kilometres per hour (110 mph)
History, supercharged power
This increased power to 180 hp (130 kW)
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is a grand touring car built by the German firm Mercedes-Benz between 1936 and 1940
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is a grand touring car built by the German firm Mercedes-Benz between 1936 and 1940
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is a grand touring car built by the German firm Mercedes-Benz between 1936 and 1940
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the 540K was one of the largest cars of its time, and it retailed for 28,000 RM
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is a grand touring car built by the German firm Mercedes-Benz between 1936 and 1940
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is a grand touring car built by the German firm Mercedes-Benz between 1936 and 1940
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