The Mercedes 15/70/100 PS was a large, fast and very expensive road car introduced by Daimler in 1924, designed by drawing on the knowledge gained from the company's racing cars. Its defining feature was a switchable supercharger, the Kompressor, fitted to a six cylinder in-line engine of 3920 cc with an overhead camshaft: the figure 15 gave the German tax horsepower, while 70 and 100 gave the claimed output in metric horsepower with the supercharger off and on. The Daimler company merged with Benz and Cie in 1926, and from then on the same car was sold as the Mercedes-Benz Typ 400 with no change to the car itself. Bodies ranged from Torpedo tourers to Pullman limousines, landaulets and cabriolets, and many buyers bought a bare chassis and had a coachbuilder fit the body. Production ran until 1929, with 1002 built before the merger and a further 911 after it. Its replacement was the Nürburg 460.
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However, cars of the newly merged company were now branded “Mercedes-Benz” and the model also acquired the new model name “Typ 400
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the manufacturer applied the widely followed German naming conventions of the time
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Lead, introduction
The Mercedes 15/70/100 PS was a large automobile introduced by Daimler in 1924.
Lead, production ended
Production continued till 1929 by which time Daimler had merged with Benz & Cie (effective 1926) as a result of which the car's name had changed to Mercedes-Benz Typ 400.
Bodies, limousine
The manufacturer's listed body types were a four or (from 1925) six seater Torpedo bodied “Tourenwagen”, a six-seater ”Pullman-Limousine”, a six-seater “Landaulet”, a six-seater “Coupe-Limousine” and a 4-door four seater Cabriolet.
Bodies, landaulet
The manufacturer's listed body types were a four or (from 1925) six seater Torpedo bodied “Tourenwagen”, a six-seater ”Pullman-Limousine”, a six-seater “Landaulet”, a six-seater “Coupe-Limousine” and a 4-door four seater Cabriolet.
Bodies, Torpedo tourer
The manufacturer's listed body types were a four or (from 1925) six seater Torpedo bodied “Tourenwagen”, a six-seater ”Pullman-Limousine”, a six-seater “Landaulet”, a six-seater “Coupe-Limousine” and a 4-door four seater Cabriolet.
Bodies, cabriolet
The manufacturer's listed body types were a four or (from 1925) six seater Torpedo bodied “Tourenwagen”, a six-seater ”Pullman-Limousine”, a six-seater “Landaulet”, a six-seater “Coupe-Limousine” and a 4-door four seater Cabriolet.
The engine
The six cylinder in-line 3920 cc engine featured an overhead camshaft which at the time was an unusual feature, with “bevel linkage
The engine, power without supercharger
With the device switched off maximum claimed output was of 70 PS (51 kW; 69 hp). With the supercharger invoked, maximum output rose to 100 PS (74 kW; 99 hp).
The engine, power with supercharger
With the device switched off maximum claimed output was of 70 PS (51 kW; 69 hp). With the supercharger invoked, maximum output rose to 100 PS (74 kW; 99 hp).
The engine, top speed 105
The top speed listed was 105 km/h (65 mph) or 112 km/h (70 mph)
The engine, top speed 112
The top speed listed was 105 km/h (65 mph) or 112 km/h (70 mph)
Naming conventions, merged company
However, cars of the newly merged company were now branded “Mercedes-Benz” and the model also acquired the new model name “Typ 400
Naming conventions, German
the manufacturer applied the widely followed German naming conventions of the time
Of Make: Mercedes-Benz, Naming conventions, Mercedes-Benz
However, cars of the newly merged company were now branded “Mercedes-Benz” and the model also acquired the new model name “Typ 400
In Group: Vintage And Pre-War Automobiles, Lead, large automobile of 1924
The Mercedes 15/70/100 PS was a large automobile introduced by Daimler in 1924.
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The Mercedes 15/70/100 PS was a large automobile introduced by Daimler in 1924.
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