Benz 8/18 hp

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8/18 hp
Production period:	1910-1912
Class :	Lower middle class
Body versions :	Phaeton , limousine , landaulet
Engines:	Otto engine : 2.0 liters (13 kW)
Length:	3900 mm
Width:	1500 mm
Height:	2050 mm
Wheelbase :	2850 mm
Empty weight :	900-1100 kg
Previous model	Benz 10/18 hp
successor	Benz 8/20 hp

The Benz 8/18 PS was a further development of the Benz 10/18 PS .

The car was equipped with a four cylinder in-line engine with 1950 cc capacity, the 18 HP (13 kW) at 1800 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 maximum speed was 62 km / h, the gasoline consumption 14-15 l / 100 km.

The leaf-sprung vehicle with wooden spoke wheels and tires cost as chassis without bodywork ℳ 6200 - when runabout ℳ 7200, - as Limousine ℳ 8500, - and as Landaulet the same price.

source

• Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986 . 4th edition. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart (1987). ISBN 3-613-01133-6 , pp. 48-49