Daimler Consort
| Daimler DB18 | |
|---|---|
Consort six-light four-door saloon 1952 example | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company Limited |
| Also called | Daimler 2½ litre (1939–1950) Daimler Consort (1949–1953) |
| Production | 1939–1953 |
| Assembly | United Kingdom: Coventry, England |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
| Body style | four-door saloon numerous coachbuilt versions, standard catalogued models by Daimler subsidiaries Hooper (formal) and Barker (drophead coupés), others as arranged with coachbuilder by customer |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2,522 cc 6-cylinder in-line ohv |
| Transmission | 4-speed pre-selector gearbox with Fluid Flywheel. Special Sports had an overdrive ratio on 4th gear. Open propeller shaft and underhung worm-driven axle, hypoid bevel from June 1950. |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 114 in (2,900 mm) |
| Length | 180 in (4,600 mm) (2½-litre) 180 in (4,600 mm) (Consort) |
| Width | 65 in (1,700 mm) |
| Height | 63 in (1,600 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Daimler New Fifteen |
| Successor | Daimler Conquest whole new smaller vehicle Daimler Regency same 9' 6" wheelbase, 3-litre engine |
| Daimler DB18 2½-litre engine | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | The Daimler Company |
| Production | September 1938–1953 (introduced in Daimler Fifteen) |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | 6-cylinder in-line |
| Displacement | 2,522 cubic centimetres (154 cu in) |
| Cylinder bore | 69.6 mm (2.74 in) |
| Piston stroke | 110.49 mm (4.350 in) |
| Cylinder block material | cast iron, aluminium alloy pistons |
| Cylinder head material | detachable |
| Valvetrain | OHV, pushrod cam-in-block (and from 1946) valves canted 15 degrees in special combustion chambers |
| Compression ratio | 7:1 |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | Horizontal S.U. carburettor AC mechanical fuel pump dual carburettors on Special Sports |
| Fuel type | petrol |
| Oil system | gear pump 40 lb pressure |
| Cooling system | water-cooled thermostatically controlled, centrifugal pump and 4-blade fan |
| Output | |
| Power output | from 1946 70 bhp (52 kW; 71 PS) @ 4000 rpm. Tax rating 18.02 hp |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Daimler Fifteen 2.2-litre |
| Successor | Daimler Conquest 2½-litre |
The Daimler DB18 is an automobile produced by Daimler from 1939 until 1953. It is a 2½-litre version of the preceding 2.2-litre New Fifteen introduced in 1937. From 1949, the DB18 was revised to become the Daimler Consort.
Using the engine developed for the Daimler Scout Car, it was offered to customers from 1939 as a six-cylinder chassis on which Daimler and various British coach builders offered a range of bodies including drop-head coupes.