| Mercedes-Benz Typ 12/55 PS / Typ 300 (W03) | |
|---|---|
 Mercedes-Benz W03 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Daimler-Benz AG |
| Also called | 1926–1929 Mercedes-Benz 12/55 PS 1929–1930: Mercedes-Benz 14/60 PS 1926–1927: Mercedes-Benz W03 1927–1929: Mercedes-Benz W04 1929–1930: Mercedes-Benz W05 1926–1928: Mercedes-Benz Typ 300 1928–1929: Mercedes-Benz Typ 320 1929–1930: Mercedes-Benz Typ 350 |
| Production | 1926–1930 4,432 cars |
| Assembly | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | Torpedo bodied “Tourenwagen” 4-door ”Pullman-Limousine” (sedan/saloon) Various coachbuilt bodies supplied by independent coachbuilders |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,430 mm (135 in) |
| Length | 4,650 mm (183 in) |
| Width | 1,760 mm (69 in) |
| Height | 1,920 mm (76 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Mercedes-Benz W10 |
The Mercedes-Benz W03 was a large six-cylinder-engined automobile introduced as the Mercedes-Benz 12/55 PS and, initially, as the Mercedes-Benz Typ 300, by Daimler-Benz at the Berlin Motor Show in October 1926. It was developed in some haste under the manufacturer's Technical Director, Ferdinand Porsche in parallel with the smaller Mercedes-Benz W 01 (which never progressed beyond the prototype stage) and the two-litre-engined Mercedes-Benz W02 following the creation of Daimler-Benz, formally in July 1926, from the fusion of the Daimler and Benz & Cie auto-businesses.[1]