Mercedes-Benz Executive Sedan · Typ 380

W22

A short-run eight-cylinder sports chassis.

Production
1933–1934
Built
154
Body
Sedan
Chassis
W22
Mercedes-Benz Executive Sedan (W22)

Mercedes-Benz briefly pursued eight-cylinder sport motoring with the Typ 380 — a short-run chassis that paired straight-eight power with open, performance-oriented coachwork in the early 1930s.

The Typ 380's eight-cylinder engine and sporting chassis layout placed it alongside the company's Kompressor tradition in spirit, if not in supercharged form. It offered wealthy buyers a grand-touring alternative built on the firm's newest eight-cylinder road-car engineering, distinct from the longer, more formal luxury eights in the catalogue.

Production was limited to 154 examples across 1933 and 1934. The brief run reflects both the narrow market for such cars during the period and the rapid evolution of Mercedes-Benz's eight-cylinder range toward more specialized Kompressor and Grosser Mercedes offerings.

W22 interior
Cabin details of the W22, as preserved in period photography.

Every model.

4 distinct series across 1933–1934 — each identified by its chassis and engine numbers from period factory data.

ModellModelljahreBaumusterMotorGetriebeGesamt
Type 3801933–19342222154
Type 380 K1933–19342222 Koben enthalten
Type 380 K1933–19342222 Ioben enthalten
Type 380 K1933–19342222oben enthalten

* Die veröffentlichte Produktionszahl umfasst alle Serien dieses Modells; die Quelle schlüsselt sie nicht weiter auf.

W22 side profile
Studio profile of the W22 — the proportions that defined this chassis.
W22 rear three-quarter view
Rear three-quarter view of the W22.

Engines.

The M22 as fitted to the W22.

M22

Inline-8
  • 223.8 L · 3,823 cc

    91 PS

    67 kW · 90 hp bei 3,200 U/min

  • 22 K3.8 L · 3,823 cc

    141 PS

    104 kW · 139 hp bei 3,600 U/min

  • 22 I4.0 L · 4,019 cc

    145 PS

    107 kW · 143 hp bei 3,600 U/min