Benz 18 hp

Benz
Benz 18 hp from 1905
18 hp
Production period:	1905-1907
Class :	Lower middle class
Body versions :	Double phaeton , limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.2 liters (13 kW)
Length:	3840-4125 mm
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase :	2800-3080 mm
Empty weight :	1350 kg
Previous model	Benz Parsifal 22 hp
successor	Benz 10/18 hp

The Benz 18 PS was a further development of the Benz Parsifal 22 PS.

The car was a four-cylinder series - four-stroke engine equipped with 3160 cc capacity, the (kW 13) 18 horsepower at 1400 min ^-1 made. The engine power was passed on to a three- or four-speed gearbox via a leather cone clutch and from there via chains or a cardan shaft to the rear wheels, depending on the customer's wishes .

The leaf-sprung vehicle with wooden spoke wheels and pneumatic tires cost ℳ 12,500.00 as a double phaeton or ℳ 14,500.00 as a limousine . The chain drive cost ℳ 1000, - extra.

literature

• Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986 . 4th edition. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart (1987). ISBN 3-613-01133-6 , p. 39