Benz 37/70 hp

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70 hp / 37/70 hp
Production period:	1906-1909
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	Double phaeton , limousine , landaulet
Engines:	Otto engine : 9.9 liters (51 kW)
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Wheelbase :	3350 mm
Empty weight :	1850 kg
successor	Benz 33/75 hp

The Benz 70 PS was added to the Benz 60 PS as the largest model. In 1909 the car was offered as a Benz 37/70 hp .

The car was equipped with a four cylinder in-line engine with 9850 cc capacity, the 70 HP (51 kW) at 1300 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 100 km / h.

The leaf-sprung chassis with wooden spoke wheels and pneumatic tires cost ℳ 30,000.

source

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