Whether it is the Monte Carlo Rally, the European Rally Championship or the Street Grand Prix of Argentina: There was a time when Mercedes dominated the international rally scene with cars like the sluggish 180D or the heavy touring saloons 220 or 300SE. After retiring from Formula 1 and Le Mans, Mercedes used rally sport as a testing ground as the use of close-to-production cars was mandatory. Car History commemorates the entire Mercedes rally history.
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Car History
Mercedes Motorsports: The New Silver Arrows
1969 saw Mercedes' first win at a race after the 1955 Le Mans disaster and retiring from racing. What followed are the legendary appearance of AMGs red S-Class nicknamed 'red pig' in Spa, uncountable victories in the German Touring Car Championship, the return to Le Mans, the Formula 1 championships with Mika Häkkinen and Mercedes' own Grand Prix team featuring Lewis Hamilton.
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Classic Ride
Audi S1 Quattro, Part 2
It is sexy, spectacular and comes with tremendous speed: the Audi Sport quattro S1, the most exciting rally car ever built. In part 2 of the S1 special, Classic Rides accompanies S1 pilot Michael Gerber during the second day of the Rally Legend. Plus: The whole story of the S1 told with original comments by former world champion Walter Röhrl.
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Goodwood 2024
Festival Of Speed Day 1
Goodwood is a british motor racing event where fans get to witness modern and historic racecars in action
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Goodwood 2024
Festival Of Speed Day 2
Goodwood is a british motor racing event where fans get to witness modern and historic racecars in action
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FIA European Truck Racing Series 2024
Autodrom Most, Czeck Republic
The FIA European Truck Racing Championship is the biggest, most imposing racing series in the world. The racing trucks are equipped with 1200 hp engines doing up to 100 miles per hour. On a grid with 26 big rigs the 5.5-ton machines doing battle there’s guaranteed action-packed lights-to-flag racing galore.
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DTM 2024
Norisring, Germany
The DTM - Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters - is the premier German touring car championship. features 16 races across 8 weekends. Motorvision.TV shows the best bits from each event.
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European Le Mans Series 2024
Circuit Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
The European Le Mans Series is a multiclass endurance championship with several races across Europe
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NASCAR Whelen Euro Series 2024
GP Netherlands, Raceway Venray
NASCAR, America’s most popular racing series, is now well established in Europe and there is no better proof than its European division: the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. This year, 17 teams from nine different countries with a total of 39 cars prove once again that the NWES with its pure racing character is one of the best touring car series on the old continent. Motorvision.TV shows highlights from every race weekend.
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Fanatec GT World Challenge America 2024
VIRginia International Raceway
Fanatec GT World Challenge America is the premier North American GT series. Taking place on the best US circuits form Sonoma to Indianapolis, each of the seven race weekends features 90-min double-header races.
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Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe 2024
CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa, Belgium
The Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe is back for another season. The schedule consists of 10 rounds at high-level circuits, split evenly between the Endurance Cup and Sprint Cup. And once again, the calendar features the Total 24 Hours of Spa as the marquee event.
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FIA European Truck Racing Series 2024
Nürburgring, Germany
The FIA European Truck Racing Championship is the biggest, most imposing racing series in the world. The racing trucks are equipped with 1200 hp engines doing up to 100 miles per hour. On a grid with 26 big rigs the 5.5-ton machines doing battle there’s guaranteed action-packed lights-to-flag racing galore.
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IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship 2023
Motul Course de Monterey powered by Hyundai, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championhip is an endurance racing championship in North America where up to five different classes compete in eleven events
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Car History
Auto Union
The Auto Union is the incredible story of the 'Fantastic Four': Horch, Audi, DKW and Wanderer. With the sign of the four rings, they are the second-largest automotive group in Germany behind Opel in the 1930s. The four brands of Auto Union are automobile pacemakers, build technical milestones and the fastest car in the world. Today, the name is long gone, but the brand lives on.
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Tuning
Drift Tools and Muscle Cars
US car specialist Frank Slopianka of Special Cars Berlin makes American muscle dreams come true. He builds a Chevelle Super Sport for Kati and Patrick, which was specifically imported from the US. American Muscle Cars like the Chevrolet Chevelle are extremely popular in Germany. But before one can comfortably cruise around town, a lot of work has to be done. Plus: Werner Gusenbauer teaches people how to drift in snow with a tuned Mitsubishi Evo X and explains all skills and tricks. And if you need a drift tool: How about the BMW 330d by Kelleners? It has an extra portion of performance, which catapults the car for sure.
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Supercars
Powerful Estates
If you started a family and had to say goodbye to your beloved sports car, there's no reason to cry, because you can still get a bit of a racing feeling with a station wagon. The E 63 S AMG T with its 585 HP V8 biturbo engine is as fast as a sports car and can take your family wherever they want. Plus: The Audi RS6 and the G-Power M5 Hurricane can dry your tears as well.
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Australian Superbike Championship 2024
Supersport 600, Morgan Park, Queensland
The "ASBK" is an australian motorcycle championship with up to seven events per season
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Belgian Rally Championship 2024
Ardeca Ypres Rally
The "BRC" is a belgian rally championship where drivers of modern rally cars compete against each other on gravel and tarmac
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TER Series 2024
BCIC Rally Barbados
The TER World Series typically consists of several rounds held on various tarmac surfaces across Europe. It attracts both professional and amateur rally drivers competing in different classes. The championship provides a platform for drivers and teams to showcase their skills and compete for the title against competitors from around the world.
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Tour European Rally 2024
Season Review
Tour European Rally is an up-and-coming rally series that combines some of Europe's most breathtaking and challenging rally events into one pan-European rally series. Each season consists of 5-6 individual events, plus annual TER promo events.
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Tour European Rally Historic 2024
Rallye Sierra Morena, Spain
The Tour European Rally Historic is a brand new independent rally series that made its debut in 2019. It offers an exciting mix of great rallies and outstanding venues.
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4x4
Powerful Estate Wagons
All-Wheel drive is not just for off-road adventures. The new Mercedes E-Class T-Model sends its power to all four wheels to ensure abnormal acceleration and the best dynamic handling in bends. Paired with the output of 333 hp, the AMG version becomes a powerful estate wagon. The equivalent from Volvo is the V60 Polestar. The sporty version comes with an output of 367 hp and racing technology.
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4x4
Steinbeisser Trophy
Tough, Tougher, Steinbeisser. The Steinbeisser Trophy is the toughest off-road race in Europe and only for tough guys with off-road experience. 'Only the strong survive' is the motto of the 16th edition. About 50 teams drive around the 8-hectare Off-Road Park Langenaltheim near Nuremberg in Germany as quickly and accident-free as possible. Team 'Bader' wants to win the Steinbeisser with their top-class prototype 'Black Widow!' Will they emerge victorious after two days full of struggles, mud and thrill?
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BTRDA Rallycross 2024
Round 3, Pembrey
BTRDA is an UK-based rallycross championship where drivers compete against each other in sprint races
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Tuning
Red Gold Dream
This years motto of the Conti Tuning Day is 'power sedans' and Tuning host Lucy examines the bolides carefully. Plus: The McLaren SLR is the masterpiece of Mercedes, a super sports car among all sports cars. Only 3.500 units have been produced. Tunings showcases the most expensive SLR in the world, which outshines all other SLR models.
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Car History
AMG
AMG - three letters that quicken your pulse. From the very beginning, AMG has been specialized in improving performance for Mercedes cars. It is the embodiment of automotive performance, exclusivity and dynamic driving pleasure. Car History details AMG’s growth from its humble beginnings as an independent engineering firm to being a world renowned company owned by Mercedes-Benz.
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Australian Motocross Championship 2022
MX1, Maitland Motorcross Park, New South Wales
The Australian ProMX Championship is the nation’s premier motocross championship. The series acts as a successful development platform for young Australian talent and is designed as a tiered system with three dedicated classes: MX3 for younger drivers, the MX2 for senior drivers and the MX1, which is the elite category in the championship.
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King of the Roads 2024
Aberdare Part 2
Narrow roads and speeds of more than 200 mp/h: we present some of the most dangerous motorbike races in the world, where the top riders put their lives on the line again and again in the battle for the title of "King of the Roads".
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Australian Superbike Championship 2024
Supersport 600, Golburn Raceway, NSW
The "ASBK" is an australian motorcycle championship with up to seven events per season
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FIM Superenduro World Championship 2024
Grand Prix of Poland, Krakow
The FIM SuperEnduro World Championship is an international off-road motorcycle racing series that focuses on endurocross-style racing. In SuperEnduro events, riders compete on a closed course that features a combination of obstacles such as rocks, logs, and tight turns, often indoors or in arena settings.
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FIM Sidecarcross World Championship 2024
GP of Lommel, Belgium
The FIM Sidecarcross World Championship is an international motocross racing series featuring sidecar motorcycles. In this championship, a rider and a passenger (the "passenger" often referred to as the "passenger" or "monkey") work together to navigate challenging off-road tracks. The championship typically consists of multiple rounds held at various locations around the world.
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FIM X-Trial World Championship 2024
Grand Prix of Estonia, Tallinn
The FIM X-Trial World Championship is an international indoor motorcycle trials championship that features some of the best riders in the world competing in highly technical and challenging obstacle courses. In X-Trial events, riders navigate through a series of sections that include obstacles such as rocks, logs, and other challenging terrain, aiming to complete the course with the fewest penalties.
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Car History
The Audi Story
Selling more than a million cars per year, Audi is now one of the most successful car manufacturers in the world. The brand with the four rings does stand for innovation, superior technology and outstanding design. In the '80s Audi revolutionized the automotive world with the Audi Quattro, which not only changes the world of rally sports but also brings the all-wheel drive to everyday cars.
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Tuning
American Size XXXL
Bigger is better! Carol Shelby hat the same thoughts and put ford engine blocks into his AC Cobras. Later on he used those wicked engines for his Shelby Mustangs as well until Ford decided to integrate the tuned models into their official range. One size larger is the Dodge RAM 1500 Rebel by Geiger Cars. Its 5.7-liter HEMI engine generates a power output of 400 hp, which can be transferred to either the rear axles or all wheels. And then there is drift king Ken Block. He shows us his latest toy: a Ford F-150 Raptor with all-terrain tracks instead of wheels so it can be used in deep snow.
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Supercars
The Epitome of Luxury
Bentley and Rolls-Royce are two car brands that are closely linked with luxury. Supercars drives the 636 hp Bentley GTC from the hood through downtown to the highsociety quarters of the German capital city of Berlin. Plus: The Phantom Drophead Coupe is the most exclusive convertible in the world. Supercars checks out this luxury car in the Alpine region of Bavaria.
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Bike World 2023
Episode 17
"Bike World" is all about the fascination of motorcycles whether it's on a racetrack or on the street
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Australian Superbike Championship 2024
Superbike, Morgan Park, Queensland
The "ASBK" is an australian motorcycle championship with up to seven events per season