PKW2100020 Mercedes 28/50 hp, from 1913: 28/60 hp (chain-drive car)
  • Production period
    1910 - 1920
  • Combustion principle
    four-stroke
  • Configuration
    front, longitudinal; vertical
  • Number of cylinders / arrangement
    4 / in-line (in pairs)
  • Bore x Stroke
    120 x 160 mm
  • Total displacement
    7240 cc
  • Rated output
    50 hp at 1200 rpm; from 1912: 60 hp at 1300 rpm
  • Number of valves / arrangement
    1 intake, 1 exhaust / lateral, vertical (T-disposition)
  • Valve operation
    2 lateral camshafts
  • Camshaft drive
    via spur gears in the middle of the crankshaft
  • Fuel system
    piston-type carburettor
  • Fuel tank: position / capacity
    under the car's rear
  • Frame design
    U-section pressed-steel frame
  • Front-wheel suspension
    rigid axle
  • Rear-wheel suspension
    rigid axle
  • Front springs
    semi-elliptical springs
  • Rear springs
    semi-elliptical springs
  • Steering
    worm-and-nut steering, right-hand
  • Brake system (foot brake)
    mechanical (water-cooled), acting on drive shaft
  • Parking brake (hand brake)
    mechanical, acting on rear wheels
  • Wheels
    wooden-spoke wheels with steel rims (from 1912 detachable)
  • Tires
    front: 915 x 105; rear: 935 x 135
  • Driven wheels
    rear wheels
  • Drivetrain
    chains
  • Gearing
    4-speed manual transmission
  • Shifting
    shift lever, right exterior (gate shift)
  • Clutch
    coil spring clutch, from 1912 leather biconical clutch
  • Transmission type
    change-speed gear
  • Gear ratios
    I. 3.80; II. 2.10; III. 1.33; IV. 1.0
  • Final drive ratio
    2.59
  • Maximum speed
    80 km/h
  • Wheelbase
    3475 mm
  • Front / rear track
    1450 / 1450 mm
  • Length
    saloon: 4820 mm
  • Width
    saloon: 1750 mm
  • Height
    saloon: 2300 mm
  • Chassis weigth
    1250 - 1300 kg
  • Gross weight
    2680 kg
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