Benz And Cie · 1909–present
Blitzen Benz
The Blitzen Benz is a racing car that was built by Benz & Cie in Mannheim, Germany, in 1909. In 1910 an enhanced model broke the world land speed record. It was one of six cars based on the Grand Prix car, but it had an enlarged engine, 21,504 cm3 (1,312.3 in3), capacity 185 mm × 200 mm (7.28 in × 7.87 in) with 200 hp (149.1 kW), inline-four and improved aerodynamics.
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Specifications
- name
- Blitzen Benz
- Manufacturer
- Benz & Cie
- Production
- 1909
- Assembly
- Mannheim, Germany
- Class
- Racecar
- Layout
- Front engine, rear-wheel drive Dual-chain drive
- Body style
- Roadster
- Engine
- 21504 cm3 I4
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual gate-type shift
- Kerb weight
- 1450 kg
- Wheelbase
- 2800 mm
- Length
- 4820 mm
- Width
- 1600 mm
- Height
- 1280 mm
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463461CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzen_BenzCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1344639975 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paris_-_Retromobile_2013_-_Blitzen_Benz_-_1909_-_006.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Thesupermat · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.