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Mercedes-Benz Typ 300/320/350
12/55PS-14/60PS (W03/04/05) 4d. sedan

1926-1929, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  fuel torque  
'26-27: i6/12V 5.0:1 2968cc.(181ci)

55-hp

@3200rpm

1bbl ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

'27-28: i6/12V 5.1:1 3030cc.(185ci)

55-hp

@3200rpm

1bbl 103lb-ft. (140Nm)

@1280rpm

'28: i6/12V 5.0:1 3131cc.(191ci)

55-hp

@3200rpm

1bbl 119lb-ft. (162Nm)

@1200rpm

'28-29: i6/12V 5.0:1 3444cc.(210ci)

60-hp

@3200rpm

1bbl ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

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

1/4mile

3.0l55hp: 100kph/62mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

3.0l55hp: 105kph/65mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

3.1l55hp: 95kph/59mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

3.4l60hp: 100kph/62mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 32 x 6.00
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimension/weight

length x width x height: 4650 x 1760 x 1920 mm (183.1 x 69.3 x 75.6 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 3430 mm - 1420/1420 mm (135.0 in - 55.9/55.9 in)
weight: 1980 kg (4365 lb)
price: 13,800 RM (1926-1928) - 13,000 RM (1928-1929)
production: 4,234 (all W03/04/05)

The Mercedes-Benz W03 12/55PS was developed by Ferdinand Porsche. The car sold badly from the beginning,
it was large and heavy and underpowered. The W03 was replaced by the Typ 370 Mannheim.
This was the first new car after the merger of Mercedes and Benz, together with the Mercedes-Benz 8/38PS.
Pictures taken in 2009 in the "Mercedes-Benz Museum" in Stuttgart, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the Mercedes-Benz Museum
 
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