Benz Patent Motor Car Ideal

Benz
	Benz Patent Motor Car Ideal (1901)
Patent motor car ideal
Production period:	1898-1902
Class :	Small car
Body versions :	Phaeton
Engines:	; Petrol engines : 1.05–1.7 liters ; (2.2–5.9 kW)
Length:	2400 mm
Width:	1350 mm
Height:	2250 mm
Wheelbase :	1560-1620 mm
Empty weight :	425-600 kg
Previous model	Benz patent motor car Velo
successor	Benz Elegant

The Benz patent motor car Ideal was a further development of the first Benz patent motor car Velo .

description

This car, too, initially had single-cylinder engines that were installed across the rear of the vehicle. The first two - cylinder boxer engine appeared in 1902 . The following engines were offered:

Construction period	design type	Displacement	Bore × stroke	power	at speed
1898	Single cylinder	1045 cc	110 mm × 110 mm	3 HP (2.2 kW)	700 min ^-1
1899-1901	Single cylinder	1143 cc	115 mm × 110 mm	4.5 HP (3.3 kW)	960 min ⁻¹
1902	2-cylinder boxer	1728 cc	100 mm × 110 mm	8 HP (5.9 kW)	1000 min ^-1

A three-speed gearbox with reverse gear transferred the engine power to the rear wheels.

The vehicles cost between 3800 and 5200 gold marks . There was also the Duc with four forward gears and emergency seat for 6,000 gold marks and the Charette , also with four forward gears for 5500 to 5700 gold marks.

A total of around 300 vehicles were built.

literature

Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986. 4th edition, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-613-01133-6 , pp. 28-31.

Web links

Commons : Benz Patent-Motorwagen Ideal - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Information on the 3 HP engine (accessed on April 8, 2018)
↑ Information on the 4.5 HP engine (accessed April 8, 2018)
↑ Information on the 8 HP engine (accessed April 8, 2018)
↑ Harry Niemann: Benz & Cie. For the 150th birthday of Karl Benz. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-613-01643-5 , p. 75.

Timeline to 1926

Timeline of the Benz models from 1885 to 1926
class	1880s					1890s										1900s										10s										20s
class	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9
Microcar	number 1	No. 3
Small car										Bike
														ideal
																Elegant			Parsifal
Lower middle class																Spider, Tonneau										6/14 hp								6/18 hp			6/45 hp
Lower middle class															Dos-à-Dos			Tonneau, Phaeton				18 hp		10/18 hp		8/18 hp		8/20 hp
Middle class									Victoria									Tonneau, Phaeton							10/20 hp				10/25 hp, 10/30 hp								10/30 hp, 10/35 hp						W 02 ...
																													12/30 hp
																						28/30 hp			14/30 hp
																						28/30 hp			20/35 hp			16/35 hp, 16/40 hp
																						35/40 hp		24/40 hp				16/35 hp, 16/40 hp											11/40 hp
																									25/45 hp					18/45 hp
upper middle class																														21/50 hp							16/50 hp
Upper class																						50 hp, 28/50 hp						25/55 hp			25/65 hp			25/55 hp
																						60 hp, 35/60 hp				29/60 hp					25/65 hp
																						70 hp, 37/70 hp						33/75 hp							27/70 hp
																												39/100 hp
Sports car																												82/200 hp
race car																								Prince Heinrich carriage															RH wagon
race car																									Blitzen-Benz / 200 hp

[1] Information on the 3 HP engine (accessed on April 8, 2018)

[2] Information on the 4.5 HP engine (accessed April 8, 2018)

[3] Information on the 8 HP engine (accessed April 8, 2018)

[4] Harry Niemann: Benz & Cie. For the 150th birthday of Karl Benz. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-613-01643-5 , p. 75.