Stoewer Greif V8

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Griffin V8
Production period: 1934-1937
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , limousine , convertible
Engines: Petrol engines :
2.5 liters
(40–42 kW)
Length: 4000-4250 mm
Width: 1650 mm
Height: 1600-1650 mm
Wheelbase : 2750-3000 mm
Empty weight : 1180-1250 kg
Previous model Stoewer 8
successor Stoewer Arkona

The Stoewer Greif V8 - named after the city coat of arms from the original manufacturing Szczecin - is a car of the upper middle class , which the Stoewer Stoewer-Werke AG, formerly Gebr. , In 1934 as a successor to the type Marshal brought out. Like the brand's smaller models, the car, unlike its predecessor, had front-wheel drive and independently suspended wheels.

The elegant pre-series car designed by Bernhard Stoewer was shown at the Berlin Motor Show in 1933, but did not go into series production with its 2-liter engine.

The production vehicle had an 8-cylinder V-engine with a displacement of 2.5 liters and upright valves , which developed 55 hp. The engine was installed at the front and powered the front wheels via a 4-speed gearbox. These were suspended on two transverse leaf springs, the rear wheels on longitudinal swing arms with horizontally installed coil springs. The body was designed conservatively and lacked the flair of previous Stoewer designs.

A year later, a sports cabriolet with a more powerful engine (57 hp) appeared. Of all the versions, only 825 were made by 1937.

In 1937 the six-cylinder Stoewer Arkona replaced the V8 types.

Technical specifications

Type Griffin V8 Greif V8 sports cabriolet
Construction period 1934-1937 1935-1937
Superstructures T4, L4, Cb2 R2
engine 8-cylinder V-engine, 4-stroke 8-cylinder V-engine, 4-stroke
Valves standing (sv) standing (sv)
Bore × stroke 69.5 mm × 82 mm 69.5 mm × 82 mm
Displacement 2489 cc 2489 cc
Horsepower) 55 57
Power kW) 40 42
consumption 15 l / 100 km 15 l / 100 km
Top speed 110 km / h 120 km / h
Empty weight 1250 kg 1180 kg
Perm. total weight 1700 kg 1600 kg
Electrics 6 volts 6 volts
length 4250 mm 4000 mm
width 1650 mm 1650 mm
height 1650 mm 1600 mm
wheelbase 3000 mm 2750 mm
Front / rear track 1260 mm / 1280 mm 1350 mm / 1370 mm
Turning circle 12.5 m 12 m

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