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Originally Posted by some_other_dave
Minor quibble: The Auto Union cars used V16 engines with a fairly narrow angle (60 degrees, I believe), with a supercharger. They ran a surprisingly low red-line (4000 RPM?) in part so the engines could last a little longer between rebuilds.
I believe the M-B racers were inline engines, though.
-soD
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Yep they were 45 degree engines, thought they were opposed.
I think MB used both inlines and some V8s later.
regards
Mech