Benz Viktoria

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.

Benz Patent-Motorwagen Viktoria
Overview
ManufacturerBenz and Cie.
Also calledBenz Viktoria
Production1893 – 1900
Body and chassis
Body stylePhaeton
LayoutRR layout
Powertrain
Engine1,730–2,915 cc (105.6–177.9 cu in) single-cylinder
Transmission2-speed, 3-speed available later
Chronology
SuccessorBenz Dos-à-Dos

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
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 in 1894, on a trip from Mannheim to Gernsheim driving a Benz Victoria and a Vis-à-Vis Benz Patent Motor Car

Models
Years producedEngine displacementBore × strokePower 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]

See also

References
  1. "Benz Victoria and Vis-à-Vis, 1893 - 1900". marsClassic. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  2. "Västerbottens museum Länets första bil - Västerbottens museum". Västerbottens museum (in Swedish). 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. "Västerbottens första bil – lyxåket som blev en flopp". www.umea.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. "Benz »Victoria«, »Vis-à-Vis« (3 PS)". marsClassic (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. "Benz »Victoria«, »Vis-à-Vis« (4 PS)". marsClassic (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  6. "Benz »Victoria«, »Vis-à-Vis« (5 PS)". marsClassic (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  7. "Benz »Victoria«, »Vis-à-Vis« (6 PS)". marsClassic (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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