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Maybach SW38 Sport-Cabriolet 

1936-1939, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
36-39: i6/12V 7.2:1 3817cc.(233ci)

140-hp

@4500rpm

36.7 hp/l 2x2bbl ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
3.8l140hp: 140kph/87mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

18.0-20.0 l/100km11.8-13.1 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.50-17
transmission/drive wheel: 5-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4600 x 1850 x 1650 mm (181.1 x 72.8 x 65.0 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 3380 mm - 1440/1480 mm (133.1 in - 56.7/58.3 in)
some calculations: base aera: 8.51 m² (91.6 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.52 m² (~27.1 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 14.04 m³ (495.9 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 2200 kg (4850 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 15.7 kg/hp (34.6 lb/hp) 64 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 21,185 RM (1936-1937) 
production: ~520 (all SW38)

The "small" Maybach below the Zeppelin. It is the successor of the SW35 and the predecessor of the SW42. The engine-size was
continuously increased (3.5l -> 3.8l -> 4.2l) to keep the power output at 140hp. This was necessary because of the decreasing gas quality before WWII.

Pictures taken in 2008 in the "Technikmuseum Sinsheim" in Sinsheim, Germany
 
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