The Oldsmobile Limited was very large and expensive in comparison to vehicles offered by competitors, and was manufactured in Lansing, Michigan.

[1][2] The Series 23 was equipped with a large six-cylinder T-head engine that displaced 505 cu in (8,275 cc) developing 60 bhp.

The gearbox had four forward gears, with the gearshift lever and handbrake positioned externally and to the right of the driver, who sat on the right hand side of the vehicle.

For 1911, the improved Series 27 engine displacement increased to 706 cu in (11,569 cc) with the same wheelbases offered and bodystyles.

The car was positioned as a competitor to many large European luxury marques such as Lorraine-Dietrich, Brasier, Delaunay-Belleville, Panhard & Levassor, Mercedes-Benz, Rolls-Royce, Renault, and D. Napier & Son.