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Benz Velo/Velociped |
1894-1898, Germany |
engines/performance |
| engines: |
| years |
cyl./valv. |
compr. |
displacement |
power |
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specific |
fuel |
torque |
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| 94-98: |
1/2V |
?:1 |
1045cc.(64ci) |
1.5-hp |
@450rpm |
1.4 hp/l |
carb. |
?lb-ft. (?Nm) |
@?rpm |
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performance: |
| engine |
topspeed |
0-50mph |
0-62mph |
0-100mph |
0-124mph |
1/4mile |
mileage (US-gallon) |
| 1.0l1.5hp: |
20kph/12mph |
?s |
?s |
?s |
?s |
?s@?mph/?kph |
14.0 l/100km | 16.8 mpg |
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tyres/transmission |
| tyres front/rear: |
solid rubber (ø550/ø850mm), since 1896 pneumatic tires (ø540/ø780mm) |
| transmission/drive wheel: |
2-speed/RWD |
dimensions/weight |
| length x width x height: |
2250 x 1250 x 1350 mm (88.6 x 49.2 x 53.1 in) |
| wheelbase - tread f/r: |
1340 mm - 1000/1040 mm (52.8 in - 39.4/40.9 in) |
| some calculations: |
base aera: 2.81 m² (30.3 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.39 m² (~15.0 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 3.80 m³ (134.0 cu.ft.) |
| aerodynamics: |
coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft. |
| weight: |
280 - 320 kg (617 - 705 lb) |
| power/weight-ratio: |
186.7 - 213.3 kg/hp (411.5 - 470.3 lb/hp) 5 - 5 hp/ton |
price/production |
| base-price: |
2,000 Mk. |
| production: |
~1,200 (all Velo/Comfortable 1894-1901) |
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The Benz Velo and the Benz Comfortable were the first compact car in the world,
and the first large scale production car in the world, too.
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Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Mercedes-Benz Museum" in Stuttgart, Germany
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Pictures taken in 2008 in the "EFA-Automuseum" in Amerang, Germany
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Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Cité de l'Automobile - Musée National - Collection Schlumpf" in Mulhouse, France |
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Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Cité de l'Automobile - Musée National - Collection Schlumpf" in Mulhouse, France |
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Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Cité de l'Automobile - Musée National - Collection Schlumpf" in Mulhouse, France |
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Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Cité de l'Automobile - Musée National - Collection Schlumpf" in Mulhouse, France |
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