Derivative of the K model, the typ S was released as a sporty elegant car with as many improvements as car-technology allowed back in 1926.
For a car of its time, the S-type was truly the S-Klasse of its days, at least in terms of performance and safety. Built on a long pressed steel chassis dubbed as the W06, the S model carried a large six-cylinder OHC petrol plant displacing 6.8 L mated to a front-mounted Roots blower that led to a power output of 180 hp. Other improvements include a double-ignition system (similar to nowadays Twin Spark), front-rear live axles linked to semi-elliptic leaf-springs and four-wheel pull-wire (hoist) brakes.