Daimler · 1902–1903

Daimler Twenty-Two

The Daimler 22 was a full-size luxury car first displayed by Daimler in April 1902 at The Automobile Club’s Exhibition in London's Agricultural Hall. Daimler had elected to drop their multiple old low powered designs and restrict themselves to this 22 horsepower and a pair of 9 or 12 horsepower cars to the same design as the 22 but more lightly constructed. The King’s not quite finished new Daimler 22 was reported to be the chief attraction of the show. The 22 horsepower cars were geared to run at about 40 to 50 miles per hour when the engine was running at normal speed. The following January 1903 Daimler, having earlier dropped the 9 hp, replaced their 12 with a 14-horsepower car making a range of just two vehicles. In January 1904 Daimler introduced a wholly new range of four cars including a 3.8-litre 18/22.

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