Opel 8/16 hp

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8/16 hp
Production period: 1910
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Touring car , limousine , landaulet
Engines: Otto engine :
1.85 liters (11.8 kW)
Length: 4000 mm
Width: 1600 mm
Height: 2300 mm
Wheelbase : 2650 mm
Empty weight : Chassis: 650 kg
Previous model Opel 10/12 PS
successor Opel 8/20 PS
Opel 8 16 double phaeton Lingen August 8, 2010

The Opel 8/16 PS was an upper middle class passenger car that Adam Opel KG only built in 1910 as the successor to the 10/12 PS model .

History and technology

The engine was a four cylinder - block engine with 1847 cc capacity (bore x stroke = 70 mm × 120 mm) of the 16 hp (11.8 kW) at 1600 / min. performed. The side-controlled engine was water-cooled. The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a leather cone clutch, a three-speed gearbox with manual transmission and a cardan shaft . The top speed of the car was 55 km / h.

The frame consisted of sheet steel U-profiles. The two rigid axles were suspended from semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs. The service brake was designed as an internal shoe brake that acted on the transmission output shaft. The handbrake worked on the drums on the rear wheels.

There were three body styles, a four-seater double phaeton , a four-door sedan and a landaulet .

The cheapest variant (double phaeton) cost 6500 RM.

The 8/16 PS was discontinued in the year of its appearance. The following year it was replaced by the 8/20 PS .

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Opel timeline
Timeline of the Opel models from 1945 to today
class Body versions Part of General Motors PPE
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