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Mercedes-Benz 24/100/140PS Model K sport-four-seater body by Mercedes-Benz/Sindelfingen

1927, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
27: i6/12V 4.7:1 6240cc.(381ci)

100-hp

@2800rpm

16.0 hp/l carb.+sc 318lb-ft. (431Nm)

@1400rpm

27: i6/12V 4.7:1 6240cc.(381ci)

140-hp

@3100rpm

22.4 hp/l carb.+sc 318lb-ft. (431Nm)

@1400rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
6.2l100hp: 135kph/84mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

24.0-25.0 l/100km9.4-9.8 mpg
6.2l140hp: 135kph/84mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

24.0-25.0 l/100km9.4-9.8 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 33x5
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4735 x 1760 x 1850 mm (186.4 x 69.3 x 72.8 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 3400 mm - 1430/1430 mm (133.9 in - 56.3/56.3 in)
some calculations: base aera: 8.33 m² (89.7 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.69 m² (~28.9 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 15.42 m³ (544.2 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 2000 kg (4409 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 14.3 - 20.0 kg/hp (31.5 - 44.1 lb/hp) 50 - 70 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: ?
production: 267 (all Model K)

   

The constructing engineer Ferdinand Porsche came to Mercedes in 1922, and he constructed a large car with a
supercharged 4liter and a supercharged 6.3liter engine. Later a "Modell K" (K for "Kurz" = short) was added.

(The second engine is with the supercharger switched on)

Pictures taken at the "2010Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
 
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