Mercedes 24/100/140 PS

Mercedes 24/100/140 PS
(aka Mercedes-Benz Typ 630)
Mercedes-Benz 24/100/140 PS (1927)
Overview
ManufacturerDaimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (1924–1926)
Daimler-Benz AG (1926–1929)
Also calledMercedes 24/100/140 PS (1924–1926)
Mercedes-Benz 24/100/140 PS (1926–1929)
Mercedes-Benz Typ 630 (1926–1929)

High performance variant:
Mercedes-Benz Modell K (1926–1929)
Mercedes-Benz 24/110/160 PS (1926–1929)
Production1924–1929
AssemblyGermany: Stuttgart
Body and chassis
ClassFull-size luxury car
Body styleTorpedo bodied “Tourenwagen”
”Limousine” (sedan/saloon)
Landaulet
4-door Cabriolet
Many customers purchased the base chassis and commissioned the bodies separately
LayoutFR layout
Powertrain
Engine6,240cc Inline six cylinder ohc engine with ”Kompressor”
Dimensions
Wheelbase3,750 mm (148 in)
Length5,085 mm (200.2 in)
Width1,780 mm (70 in)
Height1,950 mm (77 in)
Chronology
SuccessorMercedes-Benz 770
Mercedes-Benz 24/100/140 PS
Mercedes-Benz 24/100/140 PS Roadster (1926)

The Mercedes 24/100/140 PS was a large luxury car introduced by Daimler of Untertürkheim in 1924. Production continued until 1929 by which time Daimler had merged with Benz & Cie (effective 1926) and the car's name changed to Mercedes-Benz Typ 630.[1] The car was conceptually and structurally similar to the contemporary Mercedes 15/70/100 PS, but the 24/100/140 PS was longer, heavier, more powerful, faster and more expensive.

A still more powerful Mercedes-Benz Modell K sports car version, sometimes known as the Mercedes-Benz 24/110/160 PS, was offered between 1926 and 1929.

A defining feature of the cars was the switchable supercharger (”Kompressor”) fitted to the engine.

  1. ^ Oswald, pp 206 & 215