Motor Cars
Germany
1930s

Mercedes-Benz Type 130 VB  W 144

Mercedes-Benz Type 130 VB W 144

Years:

1936 to 1937

Class :

prototype

Body design :

sedan

Engine:

Gasoline : 1.3 liters (26 kW)

Length:

4100 mm

Width:

1560 mm

Height:

1545 mm

Wheelbase:

2700 mm

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.

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  • Mercedes W144 130VB Technical details and specifications (1936-1937)

    Combustion four-stroke petrol
    Configuration front, longitudinal; vertical
    Engine type M 144
    Number of cylinders / arrangement 4 / opposed cylinders
    Bore x Stroke 74 x 74 mm
    Total displacement 1272 cc
    Compression ratio 7.5
    Rated output 35 hp at 4300 rpm
    Number of valves / arrangement 1 intake, 1 exhaust / vertical (in relation to cylinder)
    Valve operation 1 central camshaft
    Fuel system 1 down-draught carburettor Solex 26 FVS
    Fuel tank: position / capacity 40 l
    Front-wheel suspension wishbone, torsion bars
    Rear-wheel suspension swing axle
    Front springs torsion bars
    Rear springs semi-elliptical springs or suspension struts
    Steering rack-and-pinion steering
    Brake system (foot brake) hydraulic, acting on front- and rear wheels
    Parking brake (hand brake) mechanical, acting on rear wheels
    Tires 5.25-16
    Driven wheels front wheels
    Gearing 4-speed manual transmission with overdrive
    Shifting steering-column shift lever
    Transmission type change-speed gear
    Gear ratios I. 3.82; II. 2.26; III. 1.40; IV. 1.0; V. 0.765
    Final drive ratio 5.20
    Maximum speed 100 km/h
    Fuel consumption 12 l
    Wheelbase 2700 mm
    Front / rear track 1250 / 1250 mm
    Length 4100 mm
    Width 1560 mm
    Height 1545 mm
    Kerb weight 850 kg
    Gross weight 1200 kg