The Mercedes-Benz 2040 W196R Streamliner is a toxic study by creator Minwoong Im, who took as his basis the Mercedes-Benz W196R model that Mercedes raced in the Formula One Championship between 1954 and 1955. The daring reincarnation has a jet drive that allows it unimaginable speeds and accelerations.
Mercedes-Benz 2040 W196R Streamliner found inspiration in a Formula 1 car Mercedes-Benz W196. But they share more than that. To be famous racing car it was inspired by the jet planes with which this daring study shares its drive.
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He signs under it Minwoong Im, which claims that the Mercedes-Benz 2040 W196R Streamliner would because of of jet propulsion easily broke all speed records. Although it partially follows the lines of a racing car from the fifties, we find more similarities with a supersonic aircraft than ancient Formula 1 cars.
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