Mercedes-Benz Type 150V W 130

Make:	Mercedes-Benz
Designation:	Type 150V
Production period:	1934 to 1936
Class :	sports car
Body versions :	Roadster ,Kübelwagen
Engines:	Gasoline : 1.5 liters (40 kW)
Length:	3945 mm
Width:	1630 mm
Height:	1350 mm
Wheelbase :	2600 mm
Curb weight :	985 kg

The Mercedes-Benz Type 150 V (W 130) , first appeared in 1934 in parallel with the Type 150.

History

The small sports roadster conventional design had the four-cylinder in-line engine type 150 with 1498 cc, which gave an output of 55 hp (40 kW). With a unsynchronized four-speed gearbox with stick to drive the rear wheels. On all four wheels there were hydraulically operated drum brakes. The rear axle was designed as a pendulum axle with coil springs. Like its sister model with rear engine, the Roadster reached a top speed of 125 km / h.

In addition to some pre-series copies in 1934 , which were used by the factory for various road and terrain competitions, emerged a few specimens with Kübelwagenaufbau for the Wehrmacht . However, that was little interest in larger quantity of these vehicles, so that in 1936 the idea of ​​mass production finally ceased.