Mercedes 15/70/100 PS

Mercedes -Benz 15/70/100 hp Type 400

The Mercedes 15/70/100 PS was after the departure of Paul Daimler, designed by his successor as chief engineer, Ferdinand Porsche. He came to the market in 1924.

Mercedes 15/70/100 PS ( 1924-1926 )

The car was factory as a chassis, sechssitziger touring car, six-seater Pullman sedan, six-seater coupe - sedan, six -seater Pullman - Cabriolet, and Landaulet Cabriolet D available (with four doors).

Its six- cylinder in-line engine with overhead camshaft ( OHC ) and vertical shaft has 3920 cc capacity, making 51 kW (70 PS) in suction and 74 kW ( 100 hp ) with the switchable Roots Blower ( compressor).

A four-speed gearbox, the rear wheels are driven, which are mounted on a rigid axle and suspended from semi-elliptic leaf springs. The front axle is rigidly attached to semi-elliptic leaf springs. The car has cable brakes for all four wheels.

Reaching the car, depending on rear axle ratio, 105 to 112 km / h

Mercedes- Benz Type 400 (1926-1929)

After 1926, the Daimler -Motoren- Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie.. had been merged to form Daimler -Benz AG, one named the same crafted Mercedes 15/70/100 hp Mercedes- Benz Type 400 order.

The rear suspension was changed in 1927 from boom - leaf springs underslung springs. As of 1928, the cable brakes were given a Saugluftunterstützung to the brake booster.

In 1929, the model was replaced by the Nürburg 460 model.

Datasheet 15/70/100 hp ( type 400 )

Construction times and numbers

Swell

  • Oswald, Werner: Mercedes -Benz passenger cars 1886-1986, motor -Verlag Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-613-01133-6
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