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Mercedes-Knight 10/30 hp - 25/65 hp
Mercedes-Knight 16/40 hp, since 1913: 16/45 hp, since 1924: 16/50 hp |
| Type |
Mercedes-Knight 16/40 hp |
| Name |
Mercedes-Knight 16/40 hp, 16/45 hp, 16/50 hp |
| Name |
Mercedes-Knight 16/40 hp, since 1913: 16/45 hp, since 1924: 16/50 hp |
| Short name |
Mercedes-Knight 16/40 hp, 16/45 hp, 16/50 hp |
| Model |
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| Production |
1910 - 1924 |
| Number produced |
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| Comments concerning the production period |
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| Prices |
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| Wheelbase |
2320, 2960, 3180 or 3240 mm |
| Track rear/front |
1300/1350 mm; since 1923: 1400 mm |
| Length |
4700 mm |
| Width |
1700 mm |
| Height |
2250 mm |
| Smallest turning circle |
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| Chassis weight |
| Max. total weight |
2200 - 2500 kg |
| Max. front axle weight |
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| Max. rear axle weight |
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| Max. load |
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| Max. trailer weight braked |
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| Max. trailer weight unbraked |
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| Weight empty |
1750 kg |
| According to guideline |
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| Operating method |
four-stroke (carburettor engine with Knight slide-valve control) |
| Configuration |
front, parallel; upright |
| Type |
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| No. of cylinder/configuration |
4 / in line (in pairs) |
| Bore x stroke |
100 x 130 mm |
| Total displacement |
4080 ccm |
| Compression ratio |
4; since 1916: 5 |
| Crankshaft bearing |
5 |
| Output |
45 - 50 hp at 1750 /min |
| Maximum torque |
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| No. of valves/configuration |
2 Knight sleeve slide |
| Valve operation |
1 lateral crankshaft |
| Camshaft drive |
via toothed wheels in the middle of the crankshaft |
| Mixture formation |
1 piston-type carburetter |
| Cooling |
water cooling / pump |
| Lubrication |
Combination of forced-feed circulation- and fresh-oil lubricat. |
| Electric system |
12 V |
| Battery |
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| Dynamo |
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| Starter motor |
starting crank, since 1912 electrical |
| Ignition |
double ignition (combined magneto and battery ignition) |
| Fuel tank |
under the car's rear / 70 l, later 100 l |
| Fuel supply |
exhaust-gas pressure |
| Driven whells |
rear wheels |
| Power transmission |
cardan shaft |
| Frame desing |
U-type sectional pressed-steel frame |
| Wheel suspension front |
rigid axle |
| Wheel suspension rear |
rigid axle |
| Suspension front |
split springs |
| Suspension rear |
split springs |
| Damper |
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| Steering |
screw spindle, right |
| Steering transm ratio |
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| Breaking system |
foot brake |
| Breaking system |
mechanical; effective on drive shaft, since 1922 additionally on front wheels |
| Parking breake |
hand brake |
| Parking breake |
mechanical, via linkage on rear wheels |
| Diamatre |
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| Wheels |
wood-spoked wheels with steel rims (detachable) |
| Wheels rims |
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| Tyres |
820 x 120, 820 x 135 or 825 x 150 |