Benz 35/60 hp

Benz
60 hp / 35/60 hp
Production period:	1906-1910
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	Double phaeton , limousine , landaulet
Engines:	Petrol engines : 8.9–9.25 liters (44 kW)
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Wheelbase :	3130-3350 mm
Empty weight :	1750-1850 kg
successor	Benz 29/60 hp

The Benz 60 PS was added to the Benz 50 PS as the next larger model. From 1909 the car was offered as a Benz 35/60 hp .

The car was first with a four cylinder - line engine with 9240 cc capacity, the 60 hp (44 kW) at 1350 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 chains. The top speed was 95 km / h. In 1908 the displacement was reduced to 8885 cm³ while maintaining the same output.

The leaf-sprung chassis with wooden spoke wheels and pneumatic tires cost 27,000 gold marks .

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• Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986 . 4th edition. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart (1987). ISBN 3-613-01133-6 , p. 41