In Germany tax horsepower, which had been defined by statute since 1906, was based on the dimensions of the cylinders in the engine. The “38” defined the manufacturer’s claims regarding car’s actual power output as defined in metric horsepower. On the Mercedes-Benz 10/50 PS the “10” defined the car’s tax horsepower, used by the authorities to determine the level of annual car tax to be imposed on car owners. The manufacturer applied the widely followed German naming conventions of the time. Ī light van based on the Mercedes-Benz W11 was also offered, and carried its own works number, being identified as the Mercedes-Benz W37 Naming conventions It continue in production till early 1934, although by then its replacements, the slightly smaller Mercedes-Benz W21 and the slightly larger Mercedes-Benz W18 had both already been in full-scale production for nearly a year. The new car was also sold as the Mercedes-Benz 10/50 PS and as the Mercedes-Benz Typ Stuttgart 260. It was developed from the Mercedes-Benz W02 first seen in 1926, and the W11 shared its chassis and bodywork with the W02, but the W11 came with a larger more powerful engine, a new name and a wider list of “standard bodies” from which customers could choose. The Mercedes-Benz W11 was a midsize six-cylinder automobile introduced by Daimler-Benz it 1929.
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