Mercedes-Benz W18
| Mercedes-Benz W18 | |
|---|---|
Mercedes-Benz 290 "Cabriolet B" (ca 1934) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
| Also called | Mercedes-Benz Typ 290 |
| Production | 1933–1937 7,495 units |
| Assembly | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Luxury car |
| Body style | Shorter chassis 1933–1937: 4-door "Limousine" (sedan/saloon) with 6 side windows Torpedo-bodied 4-door “Tourenwagen” 2 & 4-door Cabriolets (various) Longer chassis 1934–1937: 4-door "Limousine" (sedan/saloon) with 4 side windows 4-door 6-seater "Pullman-Limousine" (sedan/saloon) with 6 side windows Torpedo-bodied 4-door 6-seater “Tourenwagen” 2 & 4-door Cabriolets (various) Roadster (from 1936) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2,867 cc M18 I6 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,880 mm (113 in) or 3,300 mm (130 in) |
| Length | 4,370 mm (172 in) or 4,870 mm (192 in) |
| Width | 1,730 mm (68 in) |
| Height | 1,440 mm (57 in) - 1,660 mm (65 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Mercedes-Benz W10 |
| Successor | Mercedes-Benz W142 Mercedes-Benz 320A |
The Mercedes-Benz W18 was a six-cylinder automobile introduced as the Mercedes-Benz Typ 290 in 1933. It was a smaller-engined successor to the manufacturer’s Typ 350 / 370 Mannheim model. In terms of the German auto-business of the 1930s it occupied a market position roughly equivalent to that filled by the Mercedes-Benz E-Class in the closing decades of the twentieth century. The W18 was replaced in 1937 by the manufacturer’s W142 (Typ 320).
Several different models with names incorporating the number “290” were produced by Mercedes-Benz during the 1930s, so that for the avoidance of ambiguity the car is frequently identified using the manufacturer's Works Number as the Mercedes-Benz W18.