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Mercedes Typ 290 Cabriolet B lwb (W18)  

1935, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
35: i6/12V 6.6:1 2867cc.(175ci)

68-hp

@3200rpm

23.7 hp/l 1bbl ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.9l68hp: 108kph/67mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

18.0 l/100km13.1 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.50-17
transmission/drive wheel: 3+1/4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4870 x 1730 x 1660 mm (191.7 x 68.1 x 65.4 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 3300 mm - 1435/1476 mm (129.9 in - 56.5/58.1 in)
some calculations: base aera: 8.43 m² (90.7 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.37 m² (~25.5 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 13.99 m³ (494.1 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1850 kg (4078 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 27.2 kg/hp (60.0 lb/hp) 37 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 11,500 RM  
production: 3,929 (all W18 Typ 290 lwb)

   

The Mercedes-Benz Typ 290 replaced the Typ Mannheim and was replaced by the Typ 320 in 1937.

Pictures taken at the "2009 Classic Days at Schloss Dyck" in Jüchen (near Mönchengladbach), Germany
 
  Mercedes Typ 290 Cabriolet B lwb (W18) 1935   Mercedes Typ 290 Cabriolet B lwb (W18) 1935   Mercedes Typ 290 Cabriolet B lwb (W18) 1935  
             
  Mercedes Typ 290 Cabriolet B lwb (W18) 1935          
             
Pictures taken at the "2011 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
 
  Mercedes Typ 290 Cabriolet B lwb (W18) 1935   Mercedes Typ 290 Cabriolet B lwb (W18) 1935   Mercedes Typ 290 Cabriolet B lwb (W18) 1935  
             
  Mercedes Typ 290 Cabriolet B lwb (W18) 1935   Mercedes Typ 290 Cabriolet B lwb (W18) 1935      
             

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