Sports Cars
Germany
1930s

Mercedes-Benz 580K W 129

Mercedes-Benz 580K W 129

Make:

Mercedes-Benz

Presentation Year:

1939 to 1940

Class :

sports car

Body design :

Coupe , Roadster

Engine:

Gasoline:5.8 liters (147 kW)

Length:

4480 mm

Width:

1940 mm

Height:

1520 mm

Wheelbase:

2980 mm

Empty weight:

2650 kg

 

The Mercedes-Benz 580 K  (W 129), was a prototype that was the successor to the  540 K type in 1939 and 1940.

History

The Mercedes-Benz 580 K design corresponded to the type 540 K. The engine capacity had grown to 5800 cc. The engine produced 96 kW (130 hp) in the suction mode and 147 kW (200 hp) with compressor. The top speed was 180 km / h.

On the short chassis, however, only a few prototypes emerged as a sports coupe and sports roadster. Due to the war, serial production no longer occurred.The two-seat special roadster of these models are among many as the most beautiful ever built cars and a icon of automotive design .

 

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Technical

Technical

  • Mercedes-Benz Type 580 K Technical data 

    Engine: 

    8-cylinder inline engine (four-stroke), front longitudinal

    displacement: 

    5800 cc

    Bore × stroke: 

    95 × 100 mm

    Power at 1 / min: 

    without / with compressor: 
    96/147 kW 
    (130/200 hp) 
    at 3400

    Max. Torque at 1 / min: 

    about 439 Nm at 2200

    Compression: 

    6.5: 1

    Fuel supply: 

    Updraft-barrel carburetor

    Valve control: 

    1 lateral camshaft, drive via spur gears

    Cooling: 

    water cooling

    Transmission: 

    5-speed manual 
    rear-wheel drive

    Front suspension: 

    Independent suspension on double wishbones , coil springs

    Rear suspension: 

    Swing axle , double coil springs

    Steering: 

    Screw steering

    Track front / rear: 

    1535/1547 mm (sports roadster)

    Wheelbase: 

    2980 mm (sports roadster)

    Dimensions: 

    4480 × 1940 × 1520 mm (sports roadster)

    Turning circle: 

    11.8 m (sports roadster)

    Empty weight: 

    2250 kg (sports roadster)

    maximum speed: 

    180 km / h

    Consumption (L / 100 km): 

    30