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Maybach SW38 4door Cabriolet (lwb) body by Spohn |
1937, Germany |
engines/performance |
| engines: |
| years |
cyl./valv. |
compr. |
displacement |
power |
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specific |
fuel |
torque |
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| 37: |
i6/12V |
7.2:1 |
3817cc.(233ci) |
140-hp |
@4500rpm |
36.7 hp/l |
2x2bbl |
?lb-ft. (?Nm) |
@?rpm |
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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 |
19.0-21.0 l/100km | 11.2-12.4 mpg |
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tyres/transmission |
| tyres front/rear: |
6.50-17 |
| transmission/drive wheel: |
5-speed/RWD |
dimensions/weight |
| length x width x height: |
5090 x 1850 x 1650 mm (200.4 x 72.8 x 65.0 in) |
| wheelbase - tread f/r: |
3680 mm - 1440/1480 mm (144.9 in - 56.7/58.3 in) |
| some calculations: |
base aera: 9.42 m² (101.3 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.52 m² (~27.1 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 15.54 m³ (548.8 cu.ft.) |
| aerodynamics: |
coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft. |
| weight: |
2300 kg (5071 lb) |
| power/weight-ratio: |
16.4 kg/hp (36.2 lb/hp) 61 hp/ton |
price/production |
| base-price: |
19,200 RM (1937) |
| production: |
~520 (all SW38) |
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The "small" Maybach below the Zeppelin. It was the successor to the SW35 and the predecessor to 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.
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Pictures taken at the "2010 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany |
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