Daimler motor carriage (»belt-driven car«, 7.5 - 8 hp)

Combustion principle:
four-stroke
Configuration:
vertical, behind rear axle
Engine type:
Daimler "Phoenix" engine
Number of cylinders / arrangement:
2 / in line
Bore x Stroke:
100 x 140 mm
Total displacement:
2190 cc
Rated output:
7.5 - 8 hp at 700 rpm
Number of valves / arrangement:
1 intake (automatic) / overhead; 1 exhaust (controlled) / lateral, vertical
Fuel system:
spraying nozzle carburettor
Fuel tank: position / capacity:
under the car's centre / 32 l

Frame design:
wood-iron construction
Front-wheel suspension:
rigid axle
Rear-wheel suspension:
rigid axle
Front springs:
1 semi-elliptical spring, transverse
Rear springs:
coil springs
Steering:
fifth-wheel, later king-pin steering; vertical steering column
Brake system (foot brake):
wooden shoe-type brake, acting on countershaft
Parking brake (hand brake):
iron shoe-type brake, acting on solid-rubber tyres of rear wheels
Wheels:
wooden-spoke wheels with iron rims (not detachable)
Tires:
solid-rubber tyres; from 1897 also pneumatic tyres
Driven wheels:
rear wheels
Drivetrain:
flat belt from the engine to the countershaft and then to the half axles of the drive shaft; pinion gear on the half axles of the drive shaft in the mesh with int. toothed rings at the rear wheels