The Mercedes-Benz W03 was a large six-cylinder passenger car that Daimler-Benz presented at the Berlin Motor Show in October 1926, sold as the 12/55 PS and at first as the Typ 300. It was developed in haste under Technical Director Ferdinand Porsche, in parallel with the smaller W01, which never went beyond a prototype, and the two-litre W02, soon after Daimler and Benz and Cie merged into Daimler-Benz. The car was offered as a bare chassis for independent coachbuilders, with standard bodies that included a four-door Pullman limousine, and carried a side-valve six-cylinder engine of 2,968 cc. Only 205 were sold in 1926, because it was seen as comfortable but too large and heavy, and an upgraded version followed in January 1927.
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by Daimler-Benz at the Berlin Motor Show in October 1926
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by Daimler-Benz at the Berlin Motor Show in October 1926
Typ 300, bodies
(sedan/saloon) bodies. Bodies provided by specialist coachbuilders also included cabriolets and landaulets
Typ 300, bodies, body style
Bodies provided by specialist coachbuilders also included cabriolets and landaulets
Typ 300, engine
delivered a maximum output of 55 PS (40 kW; 54 hp) at 3,500 rpm
Typ 300, engine, top speed
translated into a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph)
Lead, maker
by Daimler-Benz at the Berlin Motor Show in October 1926
Naming conventions
The manufacturer applied the widely followed German naming conventions of the time.
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The Mercedes-Benz W03 was a large six-cylinder-engined automobile introduced as the Mercedes-Benz 12/55 PS and, initially, as the Mercedes-Benz Typ 300, by Daimler-Benz at the Berlin Motor Show in October 1926.
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The Mercedes-Benz W03 was a large six-cylinder-engined automobile introduced as the Mercedes-Benz 12/55 PS and, initially, as the Mercedes-Benz Typ 300, by Daimler-Benz at the Berlin Motor Show in October 1926.
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The Mercedes-Benz W03 was a large six-cylinder-engined automobile introduced as the Mercedes-Benz 12/55 PS and, initially, as the Mercedes-Benz Typ 300, by Daimler-Benz at the Berlin Motor Show in October 1926.
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