Maico MC 400/4

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MC 400/4
Production period: 1956
Class : Microcar
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
0.4 liters (11 kW)
Length: 3420 mm
Width: 1470 mm
Height: 1395 mm
Wheelbase : 2020 mm
Empty weight : 585 kg
successor Maico MC 500/4

The Maico MC 400/4 is a vehicle from the manufacturer Maico from Pfäffingen . It appeared in May 1956 as the brand's first four-seater sedan. Some vehicles were produced up to October 1956. Production on a larger scale only took place with the largely identical, but more powerfully motorized Maico MC 500/4 , which appeared in June 1956.

body

The two-door body in the shape of a sedan offered space for four people.

mass and weight

With a wheelbase of 202 cm and a track width of 120 cm at the front and 115 cm at the rear, the car was 342 cm long, 147 cm wide and 139.5 cm high. The empty weight was 585 kg, the permissible total weight 880 kg.

drive

The water-cooled two - cylinder two - stroke engine from Heinkel had a displacement of 396 cm³ and developed 15 HP (11 kW). It was installed in the rear of the vehicle and drove the rear wheels via a four-speed gearbox. The top speed was 95 km / h. The fuel consumption was given as 6 liters per 100 km.

New price and number of pieces

The new price was DM 3,490 . Between May 1956 and October 1956, 21 vehicles were built.

literature

  • Hanns Peter Rosellen: German small car. Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg 1991, ISBN 3-89350-040-5 .