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〔 | transmission = leather-lined clutch, flexible jointed splined propellor shaft to 4-speed and reverse gearbox enclosed as a unit with differential and countershaft in an aluminium casting. final drive by sprockets and side chains.〔 | propulsion = | wheelbase = 〔 | length = | width = | height = | weight = bare chassis〔 | predecessor = 16/18 | successor = 18/22 | sp = uk }} Their new Daimler 22 horsepower full-size luxury car was 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.〔page 69, ''The Automotor Journal'', London, 17 January 1903〕 In January 1904 Daimler introduced a wholly new range of four cars including a 3.8-litre 18/22.〔''Daimler 1896—1946'' St John C Nixon, G T Foulis & Co, Strand London 1946〕 ==New range== The 4½-litre 22, and its 3.4-litre stablemate the 12, were developed and their construction organised by Percy Martin then works manager. The twin-cylinder 9 hp car was soon dropped. Although they were first displayed in April deliveries did not begin until July and a steady production stream did not eventuate until November 1902. These new models were the product of the board's decision to end production of old type cars and restrict the range to two or three models with standardised interchangeable components. This new range was between 25 and 30 per cent lighter than their preceding equivalents and had much improved speed and hill-climbing power. All the wheels were now the same size. The redesigned steering helped to make them easier to drive. The lowered chassis frame increased the cars' stability and made entry easier. The more rigid chassis frame improved the alignment of the transmission system. Finally this new model cost 17 per cent less to manufacture than its predecessor.〔page 833, ''The Automotor Journal'', 6 December 1902〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daimler Twenty-Two」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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