Mercedes-Benz W 144

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W 144
Presentation year: 1936-1937
Vehicle fair:
Class : Lower middle class
Body shape : limousine
Engine: Otto engine :
1.3 liters (26 kW)
Length: 4100 mm
Width: 1560 mm
Height: 1545 mm
Wheelbase: 2700 mm
Empty weight: 850 kg
Production model: none

The Mercedes-Benz W 144 , called the 130 VB , was the prototype of a lower middle class car with front-wheel drive that Daimler-Benz AG built from 1936–1937. Hans Gustav Röhr , successor to the late technical director Hans Nibel since 1934 and previously employed by Adlerwerke , had designed the car based on the Adler Trumpf model .

The compact class vehicle with a 2700 mm wheelbase was intended as a two-door sedan. However, there is also a photo of a four-door sedan with the front doors hinged at the front and the rear doors at the back. 18 test cars were built. They had a side-controlled four - cylinder boxer engine with a square bore / stroke ratio (74 mm × 74 mm), which resulted in a displacement of 1272 cm³. The engine developed 35 hp (26 kW) at 4300 rpm. and drove the front wheels, which were suspended on wishbones and spring bars, via a four-speed gearbox with overdrive (1: 0.765) and steering wheel shift. The rear axle was designed as a pendulum axle and hung on semi-elliptical leaf springs and spring bars. All 4 wheels were braked hydraulically. The top speed of the vehicle was 100 km / h.

In August 1937, Röhr died of pneumonia. All developments (with the exception of the 400 V type ) were stopped immediately and all test vehicles were scrapped. In this way his in-house opponents ensured that his work did not leave any lasting traces on Daimler-Benz AG. Röhr's employee, Chief Engineer Dauben, stayed with the company for another 20 years.

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