Horch
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Horch was a car brand manufactured in Germany
by August Horch & Cie, at the beginning of the 20th century.
The company was established first by August Horch
and his first business partner Salli Herz on November 14, 1899 at Ehrenfeld, Cologne. August Horch was a former production manager for Karl Benz
. Three years later in 1902 he moved with his company to Reichenbach im Vogtland. On May, 10th, 1904 he founded the Horch & Cie. Motorwagenwerke AG, a joint-stock company in Zwickau
(State of Saxony
). The city of Zwickau
was the capital of the South Western Saxon County and one of Saxony's industrial centres at the time.
On July 16, 1909, August Horch, after troubles with Horch chief financial officer, founded his second company, the August Horch Automobilwerke GmbH in Zwickau. He had to rename his new company because Horch was already a registered brand and he did not hold the rights on it. On April 25, 1910 the brand Audi
was entered in the company's register of Zwickau registration court. Audi is the Latin translation of horch, the imperative form of the German verb hören ("to hear"). The Audi name was proposed by a son of one of his business partners from Zwickau.
Both companies from Zwickau (Horch and Audi) were unified in 1932 with DKW and Wanderer
to Saxony's Auto Union
corporation. The Silver Arrow
racing cars of the Auto Union racing team in Zwickau, developed by Ferdinand Porsche
and Robert Eberan von Eberhorst, driven by Bernd Rosemeyer
, Hans Stuck
, Tazio Nuvolari
, Ernst von Delius
, were known the world over in the 1930s.
in 1901.
The first Horch had a 4.5 hp engine, with an alloy crankcase, a unique achievement in those days. It had an open-body design, with lighting provided by lanterns with candles in them. In contrast with the powerful cars of later years, the first Horch could barely reach a top speed of 32 km/h (19.9 mph). It was significant at that time because it used a friction clutch, and also had a drive shaft to power the wheels.
The firm soon ran into financial troubles, not surprising considering the pioneering nature of the automobile business at that time. Horch had to seek new partners.
On March 1902, August Horch produced a 20 hp four-cylinder car with a shaft drive in Reichenbach in Vogtland. Horch cars were considered more advanced and superior to those being then built by Mercedes
or Benz (who were then separate manufacturers).
By 1903, Horch had built a car with a four-cylinder engine. In March of the following year, he introduced his new car at the Frankfurt
Fair.
In 1904, August Horch developed the first six-cylinder engine, which appeared in 1907. In 1906 a Horch automobile driven by Dr. Rudolf Stöss from Zwickau won the Herkomer Competition (equivalent to a 'brand-name' world championship at the time). In the 1920s, Moritz Stauss, a cosmopolitan Berliner, was the principal stockholder of the Horch company. He succeeded in making the Horch brand highly desirable by introducing art into the advertising of their products. He recognized that only a brand emphasising Horch's unique characteristics would be successful.
In 1923, Paul Daimler (a Stauss associate) worked for Horch as the chief engineer for 8-cylinder engines. Horch vehicles were subsequently the first to introduce 8-cylinder engines in series production.
In 1909, the supervisory board (the German equivalent of the Board of Directors) of the corporation forced out Horch. Horch went on to found Audi
as Audiwerke GmbH, which became effective on 25 April 1910. The name was a solution to the legal dispute with his old company over use of the Horch brand.
In 1928, the company was acquired by Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen
, owner of DKW
(from the German Dampfkraftwagen, or steam engine vehicle) who had bought the remains of the US automobile manufacturer Rickenbacker
in the same year. The Rickenbacker purchase included their manufacturing equipment for eight-cylinder engines.
and Wanderer
merged to form the Auto Union
affiliated group. The current Audi four-ring logo is the Auto Union logo that represents for the merger of these four brands. In the 1930s, Horch introduced a new line of smaller and cheaper, but still presentable, V8 automobiles. In 1936, Horch presented the 25,000th 8-cylinder luxury car in Zwickau
.
Auto Union became a major supplier of automobiles to the German armed forces. Civilian production was suspended after March 1940. After the war, Auto Union, newly founded in West Germany, continued civilian car production. Due to widespread poverty in post-war Germany, only small DKW vehicles were produced. Luxury vehicle production did not resume until Auto Union was purchased in 1964 by Volkswagen Group
and the old brand Audi was introduced again.
During the Second World War, the factories suffered heavy bomb damage. Later, the advancing Soviet forces captured the area, and it became part of the Soviet sector of divided Germany
in 1945, and later became part of East Germany.
From 1955-1958, old Horch factories produced the Horch P240, a 6-cylinder car with standing at the time. The former Horch and Audi from Zwickau were unified in 1958. A new brand, Sachsenring, within the East German corporation IFA
was born. After unification in 1958, the P240 car was renamed as the Sachsenring P240
. As the Soviet Administration inexplicably banned the foreign exportation of the P240, the East German economic administration decided to stop production of the vehicle. IFA also produced the initial Trabant
"P-50" model from 1957.
In the late 1930s, Horch supplied a limited number of promotional scarves bearing the Horch logo. Only sent to the most wealthy drivers, it is a major collectible amongst diehard enthusiasts of the pre-war car era. However there is also a degree of controversy associated with these scarves as they were commonly sought after by senior SS members.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
by August Horch & Cie, at the beginning of the 20th century.
History at a Glance
August Horch
August Horch was a German engineer and automobile pioneer, the founder of the manufacturing giant which would eventually become Audi.-Beginnings:...
and his first business partner Salli Herz on November 14, 1899 at Ehrenfeld, Cologne. August Horch was a former production manager for Karl Benz
Karl Benz
Karl Friedrich Benz, was a German engine designer and car engineer, generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered car, and together with Bertha Benz pioneering founder of the automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz...
. Three years later in 1902 he moved with his company to Reichenbach im Vogtland. On May, 10th, 1904 he founded the Horch & Cie. Motorwagenwerke AG, a joint-stock company in Zwickau
Zwickau
Zwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...
(State of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
). The city of Zwickau
Zwickau
Zwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...
was the capital of the South Western Saxon County and one of Saxony's industrial centres at the time.
On July 16, 1909, August Horch, after troubles with Horch chief financial officer, founded his second company, the August Horch Automobilwerke GmbH in Zwickau. He had to rename his new company because Horch was already a registered brand and he did not hold the rights on it. On April 25, 1910 the brand Audi
Audi
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
was entered in the company's register of Zwickau registration court. Audi is the Latin translation of horch, the imperative form of the German verb hören ("to hear"). The Audi name was proposed by a son of one of his business partners from Zwickau.
Both companies from Zwickau (Horch and Audi) were unified in 1932 with DKW and Wanderer
Wanderer (car)
Wanderer was a German manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles, vans and other machinery. Established as Winklhofer & Jaenicke in 1896, the company used the Wanderer brand name from 1911, making civilian automobiles until 1941 and military vehicles until 1945.-History:Winklhofer &...
to Saxony's Auto Union
Auto Union
Auto Union was an amalgamation of four German automobile manufacturers, founded in 1932 and established in 1936 in Chemnitz, Saxony, during the Great Depression. The company has evolved into present day Audi, as a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group....
corporation. The Silver Arrow
Silver Arrows
Silver Arrows was the name given by the press to Germany's dominant Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union Grand Prix motor racing cars between 1934 and 1939, and also later applied to the Mercedes-Benz Formula One and sports cars in 1954/55.For decades until the introduction of sponsorship liveries, each...
racing cars of the Auto Union racing team in Zwickau, developed by Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian automotive engineer and honorary Doctor of Engineering. He is best known for creating the first hybrid vehicle , the Volkswagen Beetle, and the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, as well as the first of many Porsche automobiles...
and Robert Eberan von Eberhorst, driven by Bernd Rosemeyer
Bernd Rosemeyer
Bernd Rosemeyer was a German racing driver.- Career :...
, Hans Stuck
Hans Stuck
Hans Stuck was a German motor racing driver...
, Tazio Nuvolari
Tazio Nuvolari
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was an Italian motorcycle and racecar driver, known as Il Mantovano Volante or Nivola. He was the 1932 European Champion in Grand Prix motor racing...
, Ernst von Delius
Ernst von Delius
Ernst von Delius was a racing driver from Germany.Von Delius died at the age of 25 years old at the Nürburgring Circuit during the 1937 German Grand Prix, having suffered a fatal collision with Richard Seaman....
, were known the world over in the 1930s.
Initial cars
The company initially began producing 5 hp and 10 hp twin-cylinder engine automobiles near CologneCologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
in 1901.
The first Horch had a 4.5 hp engine, with an alloy crankcase, a unique achievement in those days. It had an open-body design, with lighting provided by lanterns with candles in them. In contrast with the powerful cars of later years, the first Horch could barely reach a top speed of 32 km/h (19.9 mph). It was significant at that time because it used a friction clutch, and also had a drive shaft to power the wheels.
The firm soon ran into financial troubles, not surprising considering the pioneering nature of the automobile business at that time. Horch had to seek new partners.
On March 1902, August Horch produced a 20 hp four-cylinder car with a shaft drive in Reichenbach in Vogtland. Horch cars were considered more advanced and superior to those being then built by Mercedes
Mercedes (car)
Mercedes was a brand of the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft . DMG which began to develop in 1900, after the death of its co-founder, Gottlieb Daimler...
or Benz (who were then separate manufacturers).
By 1903, Horch had built a car with a four-cylinder engine. In March of the following year, he introduced his new car at the Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
Fair.
In 1904, August Horch developed the first six-cylinder engine, which appeared in 1907. In 1906 a Horch automobile driven by Dr. Rudolf Stöss from Zwickau won the Herkomer Competition (equivalent to a 'brand-name' world championship at the time). In the 1920s, Moritz Stauss, a cosmopolitan Berliner, was the principal stockholder of the Horch company. He succeeded in making the Horch brand highly desirable by introducing art into the advertising of their products. He recognized that only a brand emphasising Horch's unique characteristics would be successful.
In 1923, Paul Daimler (a Stauss associate) worked for Horch as the chief engineer for 8-cylinder engines. Horch vehicles were subsequently the first to introduce 8-cylinder engines in series production.
Audi connection
Audi
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
as Audiwerke GmbH, which became effective on 25 April 1910. The name was a solution to the legal dispute with his old company over use of the Horch brand.
In 1928, the company was acquired by Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen was an engineer and industrialist of Danish origin. He moved to Germany and established several automobile and motorcycle manufacturing companies, including DKW and Framo. Rasmussen acquired a majority interest in Audi in 1928, which four years later became Auto Union...
, owner of DKW
DKW
DKW is a historic German car and motorcycle marque. The name derives from Dampf-Kraft-Wagen .In 1916, the Danish engineer Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Zschopau, Saxony, Germany, to produce steam fittings. In the same year, he attempted to produce a steam-driven car, called the DKW...
(from the German Dampfkraftwagen, or steam engine vehicle) who had bought the remains of the US automobile manufacturer Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker (car)
Rickenbacker Motor Company was a US automobile manufacturer based in Detroit, Michigan from 1922 until 1928.The company was established by Eddie Rickenbacker , America's leading fighter ace during World War I. He used his World War I 94th Fighter Squadron emblem depicting a top hat inside a ring...
in the same year. The Rickenbacker purchase included their manufacturing equipment for eight-cylinder engines.
Auto Union
Eventually, on 29 June 1932, Horch, Audi, DKWDKW
DKW is a historic German car and motorcycle marque. The name derives from Dampf-Kraft-Wagen .In 1916, the Danish engineer Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Zschopau, Saxony, Germany, to produce steam fittings. In the same year, he attempted to produce a steam-driven car, called the DKW...
and Wanderer
Wanderer (car)
Wanderer was a German manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles, vans and other machinery. Established as Winklhofer & Jaenicke in 1896, the company used the Wanderer brand name from 1911, making civilian automobiles until 1941 and military vehicles until 1945.-History:Winklhofer &...
merged to form the Auto Union
Auto Union
Auto Union was an amalgamation of four German automobile manufacturers, founded in 1932 and established in 1936 in Chemnitz, Saxony, during the Great Depression. The company has evolved into present day Audi, as a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group....
affiliated group. The current Audi four-ring logo is the Auto Union logo that represents for the merger of these four brands. In the 1930s, Horch introduced a new line of smaller and cheaper, but still presentable, V8 automobiles. In 1936, Horch presented the 25,000th 8-cylinder luxury car in Zwickau
Zwickau
Zwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...
.
Auto Union became a major supplier of automobiles to the German armed forces. Civilian production was suspended after March 1940. After the war, Auto Union, newly founded in West Germany, continued civilian car production. Due to widespread poverty in post-war Germany, only small DKW vehicles were produced. Luxury vehicle production did not resume until Auto Union was purchased in 1964 by Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen Group is a German multinational automobile manufacturing group. , Volkswagen was ranked as the world’s third largest motor vehicle manufacturer and Europe's largest....
and the old brand Audi was introduced again.
Trabant connection
Allied Occupation Zones in Germany
The Allied powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during 1945–49. In the closing weeks of fighting in Europe, US forces had pushed beyond the previously agreed boundaries for the...
in 1945, and later became part of East Germany.
From 1955-1958, old Horch factories produced the Horch P240, a 6-cylinder car with standing at the time. The former Horch and Audi from Zwickau were unified in 1958. A new brand, Sachsenring, within the East German corporation IFA
Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau
Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau , usually abbreviated as IFA, was a conglomerate and a union of companies for vehicle construction in the former East Germany ....
was born. After unification in 1958, the P240 car was renamed as the Sachsenring P240
Sachsenring P240
The Sachsenring P240 was a luxury car built by the VEB Kraftfahrzeugwerk Horch Zwickau in East Germany between 1955 and 1959. The early preproduction models can be identified by the grill, which is divided in two and has vertical bars....
. As the Soviet Administration inexplicably banned the foreign exportation of the P240, the East German economic administration decided to stop production of the vehicle. IFA also produced the initial Trabant
Trabant
The Trabant is a car that was produced by former East German auto maker VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau in Zwickau, Sachsen. It was the most common vehicle in East Germany, and was also exported to countries both inside and outside the communist bloc...
"P-50" model from 1957.
Rare collectibles
On Saturday, June 24, 2006, an incredibly rare 1937 Horch 853A Sport Cabriolet in original unrestored, unprepared condition sold at auction in Cortland NY for $199,000 US.In the late 1930s, Horch supplied a limited number of promotional scarves bearing the Horch logo. Only sent to the most wealthy drivers, it is a major collectible amongst diehard enthusiasts of the pre-war car era. However there is also a degree of controversy associated with these scarves as they were commonly sought after by senior SS members.
Horch models
| Type | Construction | Cylinders | Displacement | Power | Top speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-15 PS | 1900–1903 | straight-2 | 2,9-3,7 kW | 60 km/h (37.3 mph) | |
| 10-16 PS | 1902–1904 | straight-2 | 7,4-8,8 kW | 62 km/h (38.5 mph) | |
| 22-30 PS | 1903 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
2.725 cc | 16,2-18,4 kW | |
| 14-20 PS | 1905–1910 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
2.270 cc | 10,3-12,5 kW | |
| 18/25 PS | 1904–1909 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
2.725 cc | 16,2 kW | |
| 23/50 PS | 1905–1910 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
5.800 cc | 29 kW | 100 km/h (62.1 mph) |
| 26/65 PS | 1907–1910 | straight-6 Straight-6 The straight-six engine or inline-six engine is a six-cylinder internal combustion engine with all six cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase... |
7.800 cc | 44 kW | 120 km/h (74.6 mph) |
| 25/60 PS | 1909–1914 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
6.395 cc | 40 kW | 110 km/h (68.4 mph) |
| 10/30 PS | 1910–1911 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
2.660 cc | 18,4 kW | |
| K (12/30 PS) | 1910–1911 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
3.177 cc | 20,6 kW | 75 km/h (46.6 mph) |
| 15/30 PS | 1910–1914 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
2.608 cc | 22 kW | 80 km/h (49.7 mph) |
| H (17/45 PS) | 1910–1919 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
4.240 cc | 33 kW | |
| 6/18 PS | 1911–1920 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
1.588 cc | 13,2 kW | |
| 8/24 PS | 1911–1922 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
2.080 cc | 17,6 kW | 70 km/h (43.5 mph) |
| O (14/40 PS) | 1912–1922 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
3.560 cc | 29 kW | 90 km/h (55.9 mph) |
| Pony (5/14 PS) | 1914 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
1.300 cc | 11 kW | |
| 25/60 PS | 1914–1920 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
6.395 cc | 44 kW | 110 km/h (68.4 mph) |
| 18/50 PS | 1914–1922 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
4.710 cc | 40 kW (55 PS) | 100 km/h (62.1 mph) |
| S (33/80 PS) | 1914–1922 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
8.494 cc | 59 kW | |
| 10 M 20 (10/35 PS) | 1922–1924 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
2.612 cc | 25,7 kW | 80 km/h (49.7 mph) |
| 10 M 25 (10/50 PS) | 1924–1926 | straight-4 Straight-4 The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft.... |
2.612 cc | 37 kW | 95 km/h (59 mph) |
| 8 Typ 303/304 (12/60 PS) | 1926–1927 | straight-8 Straight-8 The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase... |
3.132 cc | 44 kW | 100 km/h (62.1 mph) |
| 8 Typ 305/306 (13/65 PS) | 1927–1928 | straight-8 Straight-8 The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase... |
3.378 cc | 48 kW | 100 km/h (62.1 mph) |
| 8 Typ 350/375/400/405 (16/80 PS) | 1928–1931 | straight-8 Straight-8 The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase... |
3.950 cc | 59 kW | 100 km/h (62.1 mph) |
| 8 3 ltr. Typ 430 | 1931–1932 | straight-8 Straight-8 The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase... |
3.009-3.137 cc | 48 kW (65 PS) | 100 km/h (62.1 mph) |
| 8 4 ltr. Typ 410/440/710 | 1931–1933 | straight-8 Straight-8 The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase... |
4.014 cc | 59 kW (80 PS) | 100–110 km/h (62.1–68.4 mph) |
| 8 4,5 ltr. Typ 420/450/470/720/750/750B | 1931–1935 | straight-8 Straight-8 The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase... |
4.517 cc | 66 kW (90 PS) | 115 km/h (71.5 mph) |
| 8 5 ltr. Typ 480/500/500A/500B/780/780B | 1931–1935 | straight-8 Straight-8 The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase... |
4.944 cc | 74 kW (100 PS) | 120–125 km/h (74.6–77.7 mph) |
| 12 6 ltr. Typ 600/670 | 1931–1934 | 12 V | 6.021 cc | 88 kW (120 PS) | 130–140 km/h (80.8–87 mph) |
| 830 | 1933–1934 | 8 V | 3.004 cc | 51 kW (70 PS) | 110–115 km/h (68.4–71.5 mph) |
| 830B | 1935 | 8 V | 3.250 cc | 51 kW (70 PS) | 115 km/h (71.5 mph) |
| 830Bk/830BL | 1935–1936 | 8 V | 3.517 cc | 55 kW (75 PS) | 115–120 km/h (71.5–74.6 mph) |
| 850/850 Sport | 1935–1937 | straight-8 Straight-8 The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase... |
4.944 cc | 74 kW (100 PS) | 125–130 km/h (77.7–80.8 mph) |
| 830BL/930V | 1937–1938 | 8 V | 3.517 cc | 60 kW (82 PS) | 120–125 km/h (74.6–77.7 mph) |
| 830BL/930V | 1938–1940 | 8 V | 3.823 cc | 67,6 kW (92 PS) | 125–130 km/h (77.7–80.8 mph) |
| 851/853/853A/855/951/951A | 1937–1940 | straight-8 Straight-8 The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase... |
4.944 cc | 74 kW (100 PS) | 125–140 km/h (77.7–87 mph) |