Mercedes 15/70/100 hp

Mercedes / Mercedes-Benz
	Mercedes-Benz 15/70/100 hp type 400
15/70/100 hp
Sales designation:	15/70/100 PS ; 15/70/100 PS Type 400 (1926-1929)
Production period:	1924-1929
Class :	Upper class
Body versions :	Touring car , limousine , Pullman limousine , landaulet , cabriolet
Engines:	Otto engine : ; 3.9 liters ; (51-74 kW)
Length:	5200 mm
Width:	1800 mm
Height:	1950 mm
Wheelbase :	3630 mm
Empty weight :	2200-2400 kg
successor	Mercedes-Benz W 08

The Mercedes 15/70/100 PS , known from 1926 as the Mercedes-Benz 15/70/100 PS Type 400 or Mercedes-Benz Type 400 , is a luxury vehicle from the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG). After Paul Daimler's departure , it was designed by his successor as chief designer, Ferdinand Porsche . At the same time as this model, the slightly larger six-cylinder Mercedes 24/100/140 PS was created , which only differs in engine and wheelbase. Around 1900 vehicles of this type were produced in the production period from 1924 to 1929.

Mercedes 15/70/100 hp (1924-1926)

The car was available from the factory as a chassis, six-seat touring car, six-seat Pullman sedan, six-seat coupe-sedan, six-seat Pullman convertible, Landaulet and Cabriolet D (with four doors).

Its six-cylinder in-line engine with overhead camshaft ( OHC ) and vertical shaft has a capacity of 3920 cm³ , develops 51 kW (70 hp) in suction mode and 74 kW (100 hp) with the connectable Roots blower (compressor).

The rear wheels, which are attached to a rigid axle and suspended from semi-elliptical leaf springs , are driven via a four-speed gearbox . The front axle is also rigid and hangs on semi-elliptical leaf springs. The car has cable brakes for all four wheels.

The cars reach 105 to 112 km / h, depending on the rear axle ratio.

Mercedes-Benz Type 400 (1926–1929)

After Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft with Benz & Cie. merged to form Daimler-Benz AG , the unchanged manufactured Mercedes 15/70/100 PS was renamed Mercedes-Benz Type 400 .

The rear axle suspension was changed from cantilever leaf springs to underslung springs in 1927 . From 1928, the cable brakes received suction air assistance to boost the brake force.

In 1929 the model was replaced by the Nürburg 460 .

Data sheet 15/70/100 PS (type 400)

Front view of a Mercedes 15/70/100 PS

Rear view of a Mercedes 15/70/100 PS

	Mercedes 15/70/100 hp (from 1926 Mercedes-Benz 15/70/100 hp type 400)
engine	Otto engine (four-stroke)
Engine type	In-line engine
Displacement	3920 cc
cylinder	6th
Compression ratio	4.7: 1
power	51 kW (70 PS) or 74 kW (100 PS) with the compressor switched on
Gearbox (standard)	4-speed manual transmission
drive	Rear wheel drive
Turning circle	12.5 m
Wheelbase in mm	3630
Dimensions L × W × H	5200 × 1800 × 1950
Empty weight according to DIN 70020	2400 kg (sedan) 2200 kg (touring car)
Top speed, km / h	105–112 (depending on the translation)
Fuel consumption (combined in l / 100 km)	23

Construction times and quantities

	Mercedes 15/70/100 hp	Mercedes-Benz 15/70/100 hp "Type 400"
construction time	1924-1926	1926-1929
number of pieces	1002	911

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Werner Oswald : Mercedes-Benz passenger cars 1886–1986 , Motorbuch-Verlag Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-613-01133-6 .

Web links

Commons : Mercedes-Benz 15/70 / 100hp - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Timeline to 1926

Vehicle class

1880s

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

8th

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4th

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6th

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8th

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4th

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6th

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8th

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4th

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6th

7th

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4th

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6th

7th

8th

9

Small car

Steel wheel wagon

Belt carriage

Lower middle class

8/18 hp, 8/20 hp, 8/22 hp

6/25 hp, 6/25/38 hp

8/11 hp

15/20 PS ^[C] , 10/20 PS ^[C] , 10/25 PS ^[C]

12/32 hp

12/16 hp

10/30 hp

Middle class

Phoenix

20 HP ^[S]

18/22 hp ^[S]

18/28 hp ^[S]

14/30 PS ^[C] , 14/35 PS ^[C]

10/40 hp, 10/40/65 hp

35 hp

16/40 hp, 16/45 hp, 16/50 hp

28 PS ^[S] , 28/32 PS ^[S] , 35 PS

35 HP ^[C] , 22/35 HP ^[C]

22/40 PS ^{[C] [K]} , 22/50 PS ^{[C] [K]}

upper middle class

40 HP ^[S] , 40/45 HP ^[S] , 45 HP, 26/45 HP

28/50 PS ^{[C] [K]} , 28/60 PS ^[C]

38/70 PS ^[K] , 38/80 PS ^[K]

65 hp, 37/70 hp

37/90 hp, 37/95 hp, 38/100 hp

15/70/100 hp

...

75 hp, 39/80 hp

28/95 hp

24/100/140 hp

...

Sports car

Phoenix
Mercedes

35 hp

60 HP ^[S] , 90 HP ^[S]

120 hp

28/95 hp sport

6/40/65 hp sport

marketed as Daimler

marketed as Mercedes ; [S] until the end of 1904 with the addition of Simplex , [C] as Cardan car , [K] as chain car

marketed as Mercedes-Knight with internal combustion engine technology from Charles Yale Knight

Timeline to 1945


Vehicle class	1920s				1930s										1940s
Vehicle class	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th
Compact class						W 15 (type 170)
									W 23 (type 130)
										W 30 (type 150)
											W 28 (type 170 H)
Middle class	W 02 (type Stuttgart 200)										W 136 / W 149 (types 170 V / 200 V)
				W 11 (type Stuttgart 260)								W 143 (type 230 n)
								W 21 (type 200/230)					W 153 (type 230)
											W 138 (type 260 D)
upper middle class	W 03 / W 04 / W 05 (types 300/320/350)							W 18 (type 290)
				W 10 / W 19 (types 350/370/380)								W 142 (type 320)
								W 22
Upper class	Type 400 & Type 630								W 24 / W 29 / W 129 (types 500 K / 540 K / 580 K)
			W 08 (type Nürburg 460/460 K / 500 / type 500 N)
					W 07 / W 150 (types 770/770 K)
Sports car	Model K
Sports car	W 06 (type S / SS / SSK / SSKL)								W 24 / W 29 / W 129
Off-road vehicle	W 103 (type G1)								W 31 (type G4)
Off-road vehicle										W 133 III (type 170 VG) / W 139 (type 170 VL) / W 152 (type G5)
Vans		L 3/4		L 1000 Express												L 301
Vans							L 300