Mercedes-Benz Type 130 VB W 144
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Years: |
1936 to 1937 |
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Class : |
prototype |
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Body design : |
sedan |
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Engine: |
Gasoline : 1.3 liters (26 kW) |
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Length: |
4100 mm |
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Width: |
1560 mm |
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Height: |
1545 mm |
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Wheelbase: |
2700 mm |
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Empty weight: |
850 kg |
The Mercedes-Benz W 144 , called Type 130 VB , was a prototype of a car with front-wheel drive, built by Daimler-Benz AG 1936-1937.
History
Hans Gustav Röhr , previously working for the Adlerwerke , designed the car based on the Adler Trumpf model .The vehicle of the compact class with 2700 mm wheelbase was intended as a two-door sedan. However, there is also a photo of a four-door sedan, in which the front doors were hinged at the front and the rear doors behind.
In total 18 test cars were built. They had a side-mounted four - cylinder boxer engine with square bore / stroke ratio(74 mm × 74 mm), giving a cubic capacity of 1272 cc. The engine developed 35 hp (26 kW) at 4300 rpm. and powered by a four-speed gearbox with overdrive (1: 0.765) and steering wheel gear on the front wheels, which were hung on wishbones and spring rods. The rear axle was designed as a pendulum axle and hung on semi-elliptic leaf springs and spring rods. All 4 wheels were hydraulically braked. The maximum speed of the vehicle was 100 km / h.All test cars were scrapped. r-Benz AG. Röhr's co-worker, senior engineer Dauben, stayed with the company for another 20 years.
