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Toto Wolff has helped guide Mercedes through one of the most dominant eras by an F1 team. The Austrian has seen his team win 8 consecutive constructor titles.

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Naturally, being the team principal of Mercedes F1 has multitudes of perks, One of which is having an array of stellar Mercs to drive. Toto was recently spotted driving the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing.

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It came with a 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine producing about 215 horsepower at 5,800 rpm. This allows the 2-door coupe to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 8.8 seconds and has a top speed of 130 mph. These numbers are quite impressive considering it is a ‘supercar’ from the 1950s.

The car costs around a whopping $1.4 Million and is extremely rare to come by. There were only a limited number of them produced, which further makes them one of the most iconic cars in the world.

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Toto Wolff is one of the lucky men to be able to take this machine out for a casual driver whenever he likes. Former Mercedes driver, Nico Rosberg is another who belongs to the elite club and drives the 300 SL.

Former Mercedes driver, Nico Rosberg, takes his 1955 300 SL for a spin

The 300 SL is one of the rarest cars in the world to come by. Mercedes only built 3,258 cars, out of which only 1400 were coupes. The stunning car also saw the debut of the iconic Gullwing doors.

The Former F1 world champion took his followers on a virtual tour of Monaco in his beautiful 1955 Mercedes 300SL. The video featured the car’s quirky ignition process, coupled with the original leather seating.

Rosberg appeared to have a blast while taking his beauty of a car for a spin and did nothing to hide the unusual kinks of the almost 70-year-old car. He even went on to push the car to its limits, all the way up to its 130F optimal engine oil temperature. Rosberg also revealed that the car has only 30,000 miles on it.

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With the car so rare to come by, the 2016 world champion must treasure and cherish his 300 SL. Having the chance of taking it out for a spin whenever you like is almost every motorhead’s dream come true.

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Divyansh Priyadarshi is an F1 Author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his under-graduation in computer science engineering and is naturally drawn to the intriguing data-driven world of Formula 1. Being an author at ES isn't his first stint in penning down thoughts for his favorite sports, as he has a solid prior background in writing content for soccer, NBA, and UFC. Come Sunday, he can be seen rooting for Ferrari and more specifically Carlos Sainz to cross the finish line, and take the highest step on the podium. When he is not following the enthralling world of motorsports, he can be found playing soccer, reading books, and challenging his friends at Valorant and FIFA.

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