Daimler Stahlradwagen

Stahlradwagen ("steel-wheeled car")
Daimler Stahlradwagen, 1889
Overview
ManufacturerGottlieb Daimler
Production1889
AssemblyCanstatt, Germany
DesignerWilhelm Maybach
Body and chassis
LayoutMR layout[1]
Powertrain
EngineIOE 16° V-twin engine, 565 cc[2][3]
Power output1.3 brake horsepower (1.3 PS; 0.97 kW)
2.86 newton-metres (2.11 lbf⋅ft)
Transmission4-speed manual[1][4]
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,350 millimetres (93 inches)
Length2,350 millimetres (93 inches)
Width1,450 millimetres (57 inches)
Height1,200 millimetres (47 inches)
Kerb weight300 kilograms (660 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorDaimler Motorized Carriage
SuccessorDaimler Belt-driven Car

The Stahlradwagen (or "steel-wheeled car")[5] was Gottlieb Daimler's second motor car.[1]

After seeing Panhard's Daimler-designed V-twin engine demonstrated at the Paris Exposition of 1889 and inquiring into the engine's weight and power, Armand Peugeot expressed his interest in a lightweight motor vehicle powered by the engine. Daimler worked with Wilhelm Maybach to develop the vehicle.[6] The tubular steel frame resembled two bicycles joined side by side and was made by bicycle manufacturer Neckarsulmer Stahlfabriken, which would later become part of NSU Motorenwerke.[1][6] Water, to cool the engine, was run through the tubular frame.[7]

The Stahlradwagen was demonstrated toward the end of the 1889 Exposition.[4][8] Peugeot began building cars based on the Stahlradwagen design by 1890.[3][7]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Posthumus 1977, p. 13.
  2. ^ Dick 2005, pp. 13–14.
  3. ^ a b Eckermann 2001, p. 33.
  4. ^ a b Dick 2005, p. 16.
  5. ^ Luikens & Hedberg 2008, p. 9.
  6. ^ a b Dick 2005, pp. 15–16.
  7. ^ a b Posthumus 1977, p. 16.
  8. ^ Posthumus 1977, p. 14.

References

  • Dick, Robert (2005). "2 — Meeting Point: Eiffel Tower". Mercedes and Auto Racing in the Belle Époque: 1895 - 1915. Jefferson, NC USA: McFarland. pp. 13–16. ISBN 0-7864-1889-3. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  • Eckermann, Erik (2001) [1989]. "The Pioneering Era and Coming of Age — 1885 -to 1918". Vom Dampfwagen zum Auto [World History of the Automobile]. Peter L. Albrecht, translator (English ed.). Warrendale, PA USA: Society of Automotive Engineers. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-7680-0800-X. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  • Luikens, Jim; Hedberg, Mary M. (2008). "History". Standard Catalog Of Mercedes-Benz. Iola, WI USA: Krause Publications. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-89689-703-8. LCCN 2008928410. Retrieved 2013-06-05. Displayed at the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, their creation was called the Stahlradwagen (steel-wheeled car).
  • Posthumus, Cyril (1977) [1977]. The story of Veteran & Vintage Cars. John Wood, illustrator (Phoebus 1977 ed.). London: Hamlyn / Phoebus. pp. 13, 14, 16. ISBN 0-600-39155-8.


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