Benz Viktoria

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Benz Patent-Motorwagen Viktoria
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Overview
Manufacturer Benz and Cie.
Also calledBenz Viktoria
Production1893 1900
Body and chassis
Body style Phaeton
Layout RR layout
Powertrain
Engine 1,730–2,915 cc (105.6–177.9 cu in) single-cylinder
Transmission 2-speed, 3-speed available later
Chronology
Successor Benz Dos-à-Dos

The Benz Patent-Motorwagen Viktoria is a car that was produced by Benz and Cie. from 1893 to 1900. [1] It was the first four-wheeled vehicle produced by Benz and Cie.

Contents

The first car brought to, and used in, Västerbotten, Sweden was a Benz Viktoria. In 1900, Jon Haraldsson Hedin, a pharmacist from Lycksele, purchased a Viktoria in Stockholm for 5,000 kr, approximately the value of 300,000 kr in 2020. [2] [3]

Benz Victoria in National Technical Museum in Prague 1893 Benz Viktoria.jpg
Benz Victoria in National Technical Museum in Prague
Karl and Bertha Benz, their daughter Clara and Fritz Held on a Benz Victoria during a trip near Schriesheim in 1894 Carl and Bertha Benz, their daughter Klara and Fritz Held on a Benz Victoria during a trip near Schriesheim in 1894.jpg
Karl and Bertha Benz, their daughter Clara and Fritz Held on a Benz Victoria during a trip near Schriesheim in 1894
Karl Benz, his family and Baron Theodor von Liebieg [cs] in 1894, on a trip from Mannheim to Gernsheim driving a Benz Victoria and a Vis-a-Vis Benz Patent Motor Car Carl Benz, his family and Theodor Baron von Liebieg in 1894, on a trip from Mannheim to Gernsheim, driving a Benz Vis-a-Vis and a Benz Victoria.jpg
Karl Benz, his family and Baron Theodor von Liebieg  [ cs ] in 1894, on a trip from Mannheim to Gernsheim driving a Benz Victoria and a Vis-à-Vis Benz Patent Motor Car

Models

Years produced Engine displacement Bore × stroke Power outputat
1893–18961,730 cc (106 cu in)130 mm (5.1 in) × 130 mm (5.1 in)3 horsepower (2.2 kW)450 rpm [4]
1894–18951,990 cc (121 cu in)130 mm (5.1 in) × 150 mm (5.9 in)4 horsepower (3.0 kW)500 rpm [5]
1895–18982,650 cc (162 cu in)150 mm (5.9 in) × 150 mm (5.9 in)5 horsepower (3.7 kW)600 rpm [6]
1898–19002,915 cc (177.9 cu in)150 mm (5.9 in) × 165 mm (6.5 in)6 horsepower (4.5 kW)700 rpm [7]

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