Slated at the time as the greatest race yet, the highly anticipated 1914 French Grand Prix was in many ways a peaceful prelude to the Great War that would sweep over Europe just a couple of days later. Represented by Peugeot and Mercedes, the protagonists of the race were also France and Germany. Built to completely revised regulations, the Germans brought this brand 18/100 Grand Prix. Powered by a 4.5-litre, four-cylinder engine with four valves and spark plugs per cylinder, this was the most sophisticated competition car built to date. After a thrilling 20-lap race on a massive circuit on the roads around Lyon, Mercedes came out as the winner with Christian Lautenschlager heading a historic one-two-three victory. To mark the occasion, Mercedes-Benz brought all three surviving examples, including the actual winner to Lyon earlier this year. We captured the three machines at the Goodwood Festival of Speed where they ran up the hill nose-to-tail. Good news for American enthusiasts; the winning car will be out later this month at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during the Monterey Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
With the all-new Toyota GT 86 CS-R3 announced earlier this week, the Japanese manufacturer is set to bring rear-wheel-drive back to the World Rally Championship. Based on the highly acclaimed GT 86 road car, it features a 250 bhp version of the Subaru-built four-cylinder boxer engine. The GT 86 CS-R3 will make its debut in a fortnight at the German round of the WRC and will be available to customers in 2015.
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1914 Mercedes 18/100 Grand Prix - Images, Specifications and Information
2014 Renault Renaultsport R.S. 01 - Images, Specifications and Information
2014 Toyota GT 86 CS-R3 - Images, Specifications and Information
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