Benz Break

Benz
Break
Manufacturer	Benz & Cie.
design type	Post bus
Production period	1898-1901
axes	2
engine	Gasoline engines : 2.7-4.25 liters
power	5.9-11 kW
length	3.25 m
width	1.75 m
height	1.80 m

The Benz Break was offered parallel to the Benz Dos-à-Dos , but had eight or twelve seats. This makes it the brand's first omnibus .

The cars were exclusively equipped with four-stroke boxer engines with two cylinders, which were called Benz Contra engines . There were differently strong engines:

Construction period	Displacement	Bore × stroke	power	at speed
1898-1900	4245 cc	130 mm × 160 mm	13-15 PS (9.6-11 kW)	820 min -1
1899-1901	2690 cc	120 mm × 120 mm	8-10 PS (5.9-7.4 kW)	920 min −1

The wagons had wooden spoke wheels with solid rubber or pneumatic tires and rigid axles with fully elliptic leaf springs. They were equipped with a three-stage countershaft transmission with reverse gear, which was connected to both rear wheels with chains. The top speed was 30 km / h.

The stronger model was provided with 12 seats, the weaker with eight seats. Benz demanded from ℳ 6500.00 for the vehicles.

literature

Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986 . 4th edition. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart (1987). ISBN 3-613-01133-6 , pp. 32-33