Wartburg 311
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_02.jpg) Wartburg 311 (1963 model) |
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| Manufacturer | VEB Automobilwerk Eisenach |
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| Production | 1956 – 1965 |
| Assembly | VEB Automobilwerk Eisenach, Eisenach, East Germany |
| Successor | Wartburg 353 |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door estate 2-door Pickup truck 2-door coupe 2-door roadster |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Engine | 900cc 3-cylinder two-stroke in line engine |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual (1956-1957) 4-speed manual (1958-1965) |
| Wheelbase | 2,450 mm (96.5 in) |
| Length | 4,300 mm (169.3 in) |
| Width | 1,570 mm (61.8 in) |
| Height | 1,450 mm (57.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 960 kg (2,116 lb) |
| Related | Wartburg 312 |
| Designer | Hans Fleischer |
The Wartburg 311 was a car produced by East German car manufacturer VEB Automobilwerk Eisenach from 1956 to 1965. The 311 model was manufactured in a number of variations, including pickup, sedan, limousine, coupe, and as a two-seater roadster. The engine was enlarged to 992cc in 1962.
The 311 model was replaced with the Wartburg 353 in 1966. There was also a model between them, the Wartburg 312 (September 1965 - March 1967), which was a modified version of the 311 with some parts of the Wartburg 353.
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[edit] Variants
[edit] Wartburg 311
- 311/0 Standard Limousine (4-door sedan)
- 311/1 Luxus-Limousine (4-door luxury sedan)
- 311/2 Cabriolet 2-door (since March 1956)
- 311/3 Coupé 2-door
- 311/4 Kübelwagen (Police off-road), only 891 were produced (1959 - 1964)
- 311/5 Camping-Limousine (5-door station wagon)
- 311/6 Limousine (RHD 4-door sedan)
- 311/7 pickup 2-door (since March 1956)
- 311/8 Schiebedach-Limousine (4-door sedan, with sunroof)
- 311/108 Luxus-Limousine mit Schiebedach (4-door luxury sedan, with sunroof)
- 311/9 Kombi (station wagon) 3-door (since March 1956)
- 311-300 Hardtop Coupé (HT) 2-door
- 313/1 Sportwagen (2-door roadster / since the spring of 1957, with 50 hp)
[edit] Wartburg 312
- 312/0 Standard Limousine (4-door sedan)
- 312/1 Luxus-Limousine (4-door sedan)
- 312/5 Camping-Limousine (5-door station wagon)
- 312-300 Hardtop-Coupé (HT) 2-door
[edit] Export markets
Exports of the Wartburg 311 to West Germany started in 1958, and by the early 1960s the car was exported to many other countries, including the United Kingdom and United States.
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