Benz 39/100 hp

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39/100 hp
Production period:	1912-1920
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	Touring car , Phaeton , limousine , landaulet
Engines:	Otto engine : 10.1 liters (74 kW)
Length:	4800 mm
Width:	1700 mm
Height:	1450 mm
Wheelbase :	3500 mm
Empty weight :	1870 kg

The Benz 39/100 PS was a sporty car that was equipped with an engine that was otherwise intended for use in airships .

The car was equipped with a four cylinder in-line engine with 10,087 cc, of 100 hp (74 kW) at 1400 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 110 km / h and the fuel consumption was 30 l / 100 km.

The vehicles were still equipped with leaf-sprung rigid axles and wooden or wire-spoke wheels. The chassis cost 23,000 marks , the runabout 26,500 marks and the sedan and landaulet 28,500 marks.

literature

• Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986. 4th edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-613-01133-6 , pp. 55 + 57.