Benz 18/45 hp

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18/45 hp
Production period:	1914-1921
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	Phaeton , limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 4.7 liters (33 kW)
Length:	4680 mm
Width:	1720 mm
Height:	2180 mm
Wheelbase :	3400 mm
Empty weight :	Chassis: 1250 kg
Previous model	Benz 25/45 hp Benz 16/40 hp
successor	Benz 16/50 hp

The Benz 18/45 PS was the more powerful successor to the Benz 16/40 PS .

The car was equipped with a four cylinder in-line engine with 4710 cc capacity, the 45 HP (33 kW) at 1650 min ^-1 developed. The engine power was passed on to a four-speed gearbox via a leather cone clutch and from there to the rear wheels via a cardan shaft. The top speed was 75 km / h and the fuel consumption was 20 l / 100 km.

The vehicles were still equipped with leaf-sprung rigid axles and wooden or wire-spoke wheels.

source

• Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986 . 4th edition. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart (1987). ISBN 3-613-01133-6 , pp. 50-51