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Mercedes-Benz Type 230n (W143) Roadster 

1937, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
37: i6/12V 6.6:1 2229cc.(136ci)

55-hp

@3600rpm

24.7 hp/l 1x2bbl 101lb-ft. (136Nm)

@1800rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
2.2l55hp: 116kph/72mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

13.0-14.0 l/100km16.8-18.1 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 5.50-17
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4400 x 1710 x 1600 mm (173.2 x 67.3 x 63.0 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2700 mm - 1370/1390 mm (106.3 in - 53.9/54.7 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.52 m² (80.9 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.26 m² (~24.3 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 12.04 m³ (425.0 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1350 kg (2976 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 24.5 kg/hp (54.1 lb/hp) 41 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 6,500 RM  
production: ?

   

The Mercedes-Benz 230 (W143/153) replaced the Mercedes-Benz 230 (W21). It was a competitor to
the Adler 2.5-Liter or the Opel Kapitän. The beginning of the WWII prevented better sale figures,
but the car lived on in the post-war Mercedes 170S and 220.

Pictures taken at the "2008 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
 
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  Mercedes-Benz Type 230n (W143) 1937   Mercedes-Benz Type 230n (W143) 1937   Mercedes-Benz Type 230n (W143) 1937  
             

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