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
Manufacturer	Benz and Cie.
Also called	Benz Viktoria
Production	1893 – 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
Dimensions
Curb weight	650 kilograms (1,430 lb)
Chronology
Successor	Benz Dos-à-Dos

Vehicles

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

Vehicle number 99, located in the car museum of Einbeck, is street-legal in Germany. The first modern general inspection took place in April 2019. The local department of motor vehicles issued an allowance for usage at daytime and in good weather conditions, so that no additional vehicle lighting needed to be installed.^[4][5][6] The usage of a traffic paddle is still legal in Germany as a direction indicator for historic cars.^[5][6] Regular inspection was renewed in 2023.^[7]

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-à-Vis Benz Patent Motor Car

Models

Years produced	Engine displacement	Bore × stroke	Power output	at
1893–1896	1,730 cc (106 cu in)	130 mm (5.1 in) × 130 mm (5.1 in)	3 horsepower (2.2 kW)	450 rpm	[8]
1894–1895	1,990 cc (121 cu in)	130 mm (5.1 in) × 150 mm (5.9 in)	4 horsepower (3.0 kW)	500 rpm	[9]
1895–1898	2,650 cc (162 cu in)	150 mm (5.9 in) × 150 mm (5.9 in)	5 horsepower (3.7 kW)	600 rpm	[10]
1898–1900	2,915 cc (177.9 cu in)	150 mm (5.9 in) × 165 mm (6.5 in)	6 horsepower (4.5 kW)	700 rpm	[11]

See also

• List of Mercedes-Benz vehicles
• Benz Velo