Mercedes-Benz SS

The Mercedes-Benz SS, from the German Super Sport, was a sports car produced by the German firm Mercedes-Benz from 1928 to 1934. It had an open body with a folding roof and was driven by a 7.1 litre engine of 7,065 cubic centimetres, fed by a carburettor, with a four-speed manual gearbox. It produced 170 horsepower, or 102.5 kilowatts, and 225 horsepower, or 165 kilowatts, with the supercharger engaged, with a maximum torque of 520 newton metres. The top speed was 192 kilometres per hour and the car reached 100 kilometres per hour in 10.1 seconds, with an average fuel consumption of 20.6 litres per 100 kilometres. The kerb mass was 1,700 kilograms. It was essentially the Mercedes-Benz S improved by a supercharged engine.