Opel 9 hp

Opel
Opel 9 hp, manufactured in 1902
9 hp
Production period:	1902-1903
Class :	Lower middle class
Body versions :	Phaeton , Tonneau , Coupé
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.3 liters (6.6 kW)
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Wheelbase :	2150 mm
Empty weight :	550-575 kg
Previous model	Opel patent motor car "System Lutzmann"
successor	Opel 8/9 PS

The Opel 9 PS was a lower middle class passenger car that Adam Opel KG built from 1902 to 1903 as the successor to the patented motor vehicle "System Lutzmann" .

History and technology

The 9 PS was the first Opel that the Rüsselsheim car manufacturer built using the Darracq system . In contrast to its predecessor, the engine of which was installed horizontally in the rear, the 9 hp had an engine installed in the front with a smaller displacement but greater power.

The engine was a single cylinder engine with 1281 cm³ displacement (bore × stroke = 112 mm × 130 mm), the 9 HP (6.6 kW) at 1400 / min. performed. The alternately controlled motor was water-cooled. The engine power was passed on to the rear axle via a leather cone clutch, a manual three-speed gearbox with steering column gear and a cardan shaft . The maximum speed of the cars was 45 km / h, the average gasoline consumption was 12 l / 100 km.

The frame consisted of sheet steel U-profiles and was reinforced with wood. As with the predecessor, the two rigid axles were suspended from semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs. The brake was designed as a band brake that acted on the rear wheels.

There were three body styles, a two-seat Phaeton , a four-seat tonneau and a two-seat coupé . The cheapest variant (Phaeton) cost 5900 RM.

At the end of 1903 the construction of the 9 hp was stopped. The successor was the 8/9 hp model .

literature

• Werner Oswald : German Cars 1885–1920. Volume 1. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02211-7 , pp. 281-299.