1930→1943 Mercedes-Benz 770 Großer
The ‘Grand Mercedes’ – model 770 – was launched at the Paris Motor Show in October 1930. A representative car designed to meet the most exacting demands, the 770 featured an eight-cylinder inline engine with a displacement of 7.7 liters, available either without supercharger (150 hp) or with supercharger (150 hp/200 hp). Incidentally, only thirteen buyers decided against the supercharger.
Only a small number of 770s were built at the Mercedes-Benz-Werk in Untertürkheim. The W07 platform 770 was produced from 1930 through to 1938 to a total of 117 cars while the wartime W150 carried the production into 1943 and added 88 additional units.
Gro§er Mercedes 770 (W150)
Gro§er Mercedes 770 (W150)
In Detail
| submitted by | Richard Owen |
| type | Series Production Car |
| production years | 1930 – 1943 |
| built at | Untertürkheim, Germany |
| production | 205 |
| engine | Twin Spark M150 Inline-8 |
| valvetrain | 2 Valves per Cyl |
| fuel feed | 1 Mercedes-Benz Triple-Jet Double Carburetor |
| displacement | 7655 cc / 467.1 in³ |
| bore | 95 mm / 3.74 in |
| stroke | 135 mm / 5.31 in |
| compression | 6.1:1 |
| power | 171.5 kw / 230 bhp @ 3200 rpm |
| specific output | 30.05 bhp per litre |
| driven wheels | Steel over Oval Tube Frame |
| front tires | 8.25-17 |
| rear tires | 8.25-17 |
| front brakes | Hydraulic Drums w/Bosch-Dewandre Vacuum Booster |
| rear brakes | Hydraulic Drums w/Bosch-Dewandre Vacuum Booster |
| f suspension | Double Wishbones w/Coil Springs |
| r suspension | De Dion Axle w/Double Coil Springs |
| wheelbase | 3880 mm / 152.8 in |
| front track | 1600 mm / 63.0 in |
| rear track | 1650 mm / 65.0 in |
| length | 6000 mm / 236.2 in |
| width | 2070 mm / 81.5 in |
| height | 1800 mm / 70.9 in |
| top speed | ~160.9 kph / 100 mph |
