Mercedes Simplex 40hp, 1902

This 40 hp Mercedes-Simplex is the oldest Mercedes still in existence. It was the direct successor to the 35 hp Mercedes designed by Wilhelm Maybach, which was the world’s first automobile of the modern age. The addition of the word "Simplex" related to the relative ease with which it handled for the period.

Cylinders: 4
Displacement: 414 cu in
Output: 40 hp (29 kW)
at engine speed: 1100/min
Top speed: 50 mph