This car has a 2 door roadster body style with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 4.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, side valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power at 2800 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1700 kg.
The Benz 16/50 Sport is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 110 km/h (68 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3274 mm | 128.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Length | 4600 mm | 181.1 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.41 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1700 kg | 3748 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.2 litre 4160 cc (253.859 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 80 × 138 mm
3.15 × 5.43 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.58 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) at 2800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 13.4 kW/litre 18.3 ps/litre 18 bhp/litre 0.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 5.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Ze carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 693.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 44.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 PS/kg 32.9 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 44.12 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 30.4 kg/kW 50.77 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 82478 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 23.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1923 Benz 16/50 Sport added 2001-07-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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