Mercedes-Benz W 103

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G 1
Production period: 1926
Class : Off-road vehicle
Body versions : Kübelwagen
Engines: Otto engine :
3.1 liters (37 kW)
Length: 4700 mm
Width: 2040 mm
Height: 2100 mm
Wheelbase : 2365 mm / 950 mm / 3315 mm
Empty weight : Chassis: 2400 kg
successor Mercedes-Benz W 31

The three-axle Mercedes-Benz G 1 SUV was created at the request of the Reichswehr in 1926 . It had the internal type designation W 103.

The heavy car had two seats in the front and a tub in the rear of the vehicle with a central door in the back for a further six people.

It had a side-controlled six-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 3079 cc. The drive unit delivered 50 hp (37 kW). An unsynchronized five-speed gearbox transferred the power to all four rear wheels. These hung on two rigid axles with a distance of 950 to 985 mm, which were suspended on semi-elliptical leaf springs. The front axle was also rigid and had semi-elliptical springs. All six wheels had cable brakes. The maximum speed was 60 km / h.

Together with Daimler-Benz AG , Horch and Selve were also commissioned to build sample vehicles. All of these vehicles looked similar. The Reichswehr finally decided in favor of the Horch car (designed by Paul Daimler by the way). In 1926 only five off-road vehicles were built at Daimler-Benz and one more each in the following two years. Series production never came about.

It was not until 1934 that Daimler-Benz took up the idea of ​​a heavy three-axle off-road vehicle with the G4 type .

Technical specifications

Mercedes-Benz G 1
Engine:  6-cylinder in-line engine (four-stroke), longitudinally at the front
Displacement:  3079 cc
Bore × stroke:  76 × 110 mm
Performance at 1 / min:  37 kW
(50 PS)
at 3000
Max. Torque at 1 / min:  151 Nm at 1320
Compression:  5.0: 1
Mixture preparation:  1 flat-flow carburetor Zenith 36
Valve control:  1 side camshaft, drive via spur gears
Cooling:  Water cooling
Transmission:  5-speed manual transmission
Driven wheels:  all four rear wheels
Front suspension:  Rigid axle, semi-springs
Rear suspension:  2 rigid axles,
1 semi-spring on each side for 2 wheels
Steering:  Screw steering
Track width front / middle / rear:  1600/1600/1600 mm
Wheelbase:  1./2. Axis / 2nd / 3rd Axis / 1st / 3rd Axis
2365/950/3315 mm or 2353/985/3338 mm
Dimensions:  4700 × 2040 × 2100 mm
Turning circle:  15.8 m
Empty weight:  2400 kg (weight of the chassis)
Top speed:  60 km / h
Consumption (L / 100 km):  24 (road) / 30 (terrain)
Number of pieces:  7th

literature

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

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