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Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) Cabriolet B 

1937, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
37: i6/12V 5.6:1 3208cc.(196ci)

78-hp

@4000rpm

24.3 hp/l 1x2bbl 161lb-ft. (218Nm)

@1700rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
3.2l78hp: 126kph/78mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

17.0-18.0 l/100km13.1-13.8 mpg

tyres/transmission

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

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 5100 x 1770 x 1600 mm (200.8 x 69.7 x 63.0 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 3300 mm - 1475/1500 mm (129.9 in - 58.1/59.1 in)
some calculations: base aera: 9.03 m² (97.2 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.34 m² (~25.2 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 14.44 m³ (510.3 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1950 kg (4299 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 25.0 kg/hp (55.1 lb/hp) 40 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 9,900 RM  
production: 5,097 (all Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142))

   

The Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) was the successor to the Mercedes-Benz 290 (W18). In 1938 the engine
displacement was increase (3.2-litre -> 3.4-litre) to keep the engine output at the same level,
the gasoline quality was getting poorer in that time.

Pictures taken at the "2008 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
 
  Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) 1937   Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) 1937   Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) 1937  
             
  Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) 1937   Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) 1937      
             
Pictures taken at the "2009 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
 
  Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) 1937   Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) 1937   Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) 1937  
             
  Mercedes-Benz 320 (W142) 1937          
             

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