Mercedes-Benz W 18

Mercedes Benz
	Mercedes-Benz Type 290 Cabriolet B (1933)
W 18
Sales designation:	Type 290, ; type 290 long
Production period:	1933-1937
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Touring car , roadster , limousine , Pullman limousine , convertible
Engines:	Petrol engines : ; 2.9 liters ; (44–50 kW)
Length:	4450-4870 mm
Width:	1730 mm
Height:	1440-1660 mm
Wheelbase :	2880-3300 mm
Empty weight :	1725-1980 kg
Previous model	Mercedes-Benz W 10
successor	Mercedes-Benz W 142

Mercedes-Benz 290 long Cabriolet A (1935)

The Mercedes-Benz W 18 was presented under the name Mercedes-Benz Type 290 in 1933 as the successor to the Type 350/370 Mannheim with a smaller M 18 engine .

Mercedes-Benz Type 290 (1933-1937)

The car was available from the factory as a four-door touring car, four-door sedan, three or four-seater convertible A, B, C and D (with two or four doors), Kübelwagen (for the Wehrmacht ) or a bare chassis. Its side-controlled six-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 2867 cm³ develops 60 hp (44 kW) and accelerates the vehicle to 108 km / h. A four-speed gearbox (with overdrive 1: 0.73) drives the rear wheels, which are attached to a pendulum axle and suspended from coil springs. The front axle has a transverse leaf spring and additional coil springs. The trolley is equipped with hydraulic brakes for all four wheels.

Data sheet type 290

	Mercedes-Benz Type 290
engine	Otto engine (four-stroke)
Engine type	In-line engine
Displacement	2867 cc
cylinder	6th
Compression ratio	5.75–6.0: 1 from 1935: 6.6: 1
power	44 kW (60 PS) from 1935: 50 kW (68 PS)
Gearbox (standard)	3-speed manual transmission with overdrive until 1937, from 1937 4-speed manual transmission
drive	Rear wheel drive
Turning circle	11.3 m
Wheelbase in mm	2880
Dimensions L × W × H	4450 × 1730 × 1440
Empty weight according to DIN 70020	1725 kg (sedan) 1840 kg (Cabriolet D)
Top speed, km / h	108
Fuel consumption (combined in l / 100 km)	17th

Mercedes-Benz Type 290 long (1934–1937)

One year after the model series appeared, models with a long chassis were also available. The factory superstructures were the six-seat touring car, the four-door sedan, the convertibles A, B, D and F (Pullman convertible), a Pullman sedan, a streamlined sedan, a roadster and the chassis. Some special roadsters were also built. Instead of the four-speed gearbox with overdrive, the long versions have a full-fledged four-speed gearbox. They reach a top speed of 103 km / h.

In 1937 the model series was replaced by the type 320 .

Data sheet type 290 long

	Mercedes-Benz type 290 long
engine	Otto engine (four-stroke)
Engine type	In-line engine
Displacement	2867 cc
cylinder	6th
Compression ratio	5.75–6.0: 1 from 1935: 6.6: 1
power	44 kW (60 PS) from 1935: 50 kW (68 PS)
Gearbox (standard)	3-speed manual transmission with overdrive until 1937, from 1937 4-speed manual transmission
drive	Rear wheel drive
Turning circle	12.7 m
Wheelbase in mm	3300
Dimensions L × W × H	4870 × 1730 × 1660
Empty weight according to DIN 70020	1850 kg (Pullman sedan) 1980 kg (Cabriolet F)
Top speed, km / h	103
Fuel consumption (combined in l / 100 km)	18th

Construction times and quantities

	Type 290	Type 290 long
construction time	1933-1937	1934-1937
number of pieces	3476	3929

Picture gallery

Type 290 long special roadster
Type 290 long special roadster rear view
Type 290 Cabriolet D (1936)
Type 290 Cabriolet A

literature

Werner Oswald : Mercedes-Benz passenger cars 1886–1986 , Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3613011336 .

Web links

Commons : Mercedes-Benz W18 - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Entry of types 290 and 290 long in the Mercedes-Benz Classic Wiki

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