Mercedes-Benz Type 150V W 130
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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.