Benz tonneau

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Tonneau / Phaeton
Production period:	1902
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	Tonneau , double phaeton
Engines:	Petrol engines : 1.7-3.7 liters (6.6-14.7 kW)
Length:	3350 mm
Width:	1600 mm
Height:	1700 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight :	900-1000 kg
Previous model	Benz Spider / Tonneau
successor	Benz Parsifal

The Benz Tonneau is a medium-sized car made by the German automobile manufacturer Benz in the early 20th century. The tonneau, which had been on offer since 1900, was enlarged after 1901, while the Benz Spider , which was almost identical in construction, was no longer available. The more elegant Benz Phaeton was added as a new model .

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

Construction period	Displacement	Bore × stroke	power	at speed
1902	1710 cc	100 mm × 110 mm	9 HP (6.6 kW)	920 min −1
1902	2690 cc	120 mm × 120 mm	12 HP (8.8 kW)	980 min −1
1902	2940 cc	125 mm × 120 mm	15 HP (11 kW)	1020 min −1
1902	3720 cc	135 mm × 130 mm	20 hp (14.7 kW)	980 min −1

The wagons had wooden spoked wheels with pneumatic tires and rigid axles with fully elliptic leaf springs. They were equipped with a four-stage countershaft transmission with reverse gear, which was connected to both rear wheels with chains. The maximum speed, depending on the engine, was 50–60 km / h.

The sales prices were very different. While the weakest model was available for ℳ 7,520, the strongest cost ℳ 15,200.

source

Werner Oswald: Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars 1886–1986 . 4th edition. Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart (1987). ISBN 3-613-01133-6 , pp. 33-35