The Mercedes-Benz W14 was a small-car prototype and the further development of the W01 of 1926, which the company management had judged unmarketable because of its expensive six-cylinder engine. Ferdinand Porsche reworked the concept and designed a four-cylinder engine of 1280 cubic centimetres rated at 18.4 kilowatts, again as a 5/25 PS type. Because the four-cylinder was less flexible he specified a four-speed gearbox, and the car reached 84 kilometres per hour. Twenty-eight prototypes were built as tourers and saloons. Management liked it better, but it set the break-even point at 1000 cars a month, which would have needed an immediate investment of 10 million Reichsmark, and the compact car project was shelved for good.
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The first Mercedes-Benz branded vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler's companies into the Daimler-Benz company on 28 June of the same year.
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is a German luxury automotive brand that was founded in 1926
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Description, prototypes built
Von diesem Modell wurden 28 Prototypen, Tourenwagen und Limousine, gebaut.
Description, engine output
konstruierte einen Vierzylindermotor mit 1280 cm³ Hubraum und ebenfalls 25 PS (18,4 kW)
Description, outcome
So wurde das Projekt Kompaktwagen endgültig ad acta gelegt.
Description, top speed
So erreichte der Wagen eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 84 km/h.
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Der Mercedes-Benz W 14 ist die Weiterentwicklung des Prototyps der unteren Mittelklasse Mercedes-Benz W 01 von 1926
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ist die Weiterentwicklung des Prototyps der unteren Mittelklasse Mercedes-Benz W 01 von 1926
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ist die Weiterentwicklung des Prototyps der unteren Mittelklasse Mercedes-Benz W 01 von 1926
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The first Mercedes-Benz branded vehicles were produced in 1926, following the merger of Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler's companies into the Daimler-Benz company on 28 June of the same year.
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is a German luxury automotive brand that was founded in 1926
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