Aerospace Engines A to Z
Aerospace Engines A to Z

Updated: 08-Oct-2023

SCANIA VABIS

(Switzerland)


SCANIA VABIS engine specifications

During the First World War it manufactured the Benz BzII with 6 cylinders in line giving 110 HP. They also manufactured the 160 HP Benz engines.

-It also made the 100, 110 and 160 HP Mercedes engines.

From Appendix 9: No illustration appears of the engines mentioned in the main text.

-But now we do have a Scania-Vabis AB that was made under a Mercedes license, the D.II model.

Scania-Vabis AB D-II, Mercedes license
“Scania-Vabis AB, Mercedes license”

-This photo was taken at the Stockholm Technical Museum. The D-II has 6 cylinders in line.

Another side view of the Scania-Vabis AB, D-II
“Another side view of the Scania-Vabis AB”

- “AB” means AktienBolaget (Limited Company).

-The Scania-Vabis brand logo:

Scania-Vabis Aktiebolaget brand symbol
“Scania-Vabis Aktiebolaget brand symbol”

Scania engine in Stockholm
"Scania engine in the Gardet museum in Stockholm"

-At the Gardet museum in Stockholm there is a very beautiful engine manufactured between 1916 and 1919 in the Scania-Vabis factory (today known mainly for its trucks).

Scania engine in Stockholm, side view
“The same Scani-Vabis engine”

-It is a 6-cylinder, 110 HP Mercedes, manufactured under license and of which only 25 engines were made. The reference number “1661” was awarded.

-This engine at the Gärdet museum has a gray color on the bench and crankcase, electric blue cylinders and silver ducts and carburetor.

Another 110 HP Scania-Vabis in Sodertalje
“Another 110 HP Scania-Vabis in Sodertalje”

Engines of SCANIA VABIS

Model: Benz BzII, 110 HP

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Model: Benz III, 160 HP

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Model: Mercedes D.II (Lic.)

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Model: Mercedes de 100, 110 y 160 HP

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