Präsident
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The Präsident was an automobile manufactured by the Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft (Nesselsdorf or NW), now Tatra, in 1897. It was the first practical, factory-produced petrol engine automobile built in Central and Eastern Europe[4] (Siegfried Marcus's earlier cars were experimental and not practical). It was constructed by Leopold Sviták [cs] and Hans Ledwinka. The automobile was more of a carriage without horses than a car in modern sense. The car is steered via handlebars (while most of the cars of the era had a tiller). The wooden bodywork is placed on an iron frame. It has four seats and a convertible top that would cover only the rear seats. Both axles have suspension of semi-elliptical leaf springs. The wheels were similar to the ones of a horse carriage, but had rubber tyres. The car had a two cylinder spark ignition Benz engine placed by the rear axle.
Nesselsdorf Präsident | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft now Tatra |
Production | 1897 |
Assembly | Nesselsdorf, Margraviate of Moravia, Cisleithania |
Designer | Leopold Sviták [cs], Hans Ledwinka, Edmund Rumpler |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | Phaeton |
Layout | RR layout |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 2,714 cc (165.6 cu in), 120 mm × 120 mm (4.7 in × 4.7 in) bore/stroke, water cooled, flat-twin,[1] flathead[2] Benz[1] |
Power output | 6.5 bhp (4.8 kW) at 600 rpm |
Transmission | 2-speed[1] |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 1,780 mm (70 in)[3] |
Length | 3,225 mm (127.0 in)[3] |
Width | 1,472 mm (58.0 in)[3] |
Height | 2,290 mm (90 in) (with roof on)[3] |
Curb weight | 1,072 kg (2,363 lb)[3] |