Audi 920
| Audi 920 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Auto Union (Horch) |
| Production | 1938–1940 |
| Assembly | Zwickau, Germany (Horch plant) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | longitudinal rear-wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3,281 cc straight-6 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 3,100 mm (122 in)[1] |
| Kerb weight | 1,640 kg (3,620 lb) (Saloon)[1] |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Audi Front UW 225 |
The Audi 920 was a car introduced in 1938 by Audi to replace the Audi Front UW 225. Its engine was a shortened version of the eight-cylinder in-line engine used by sister company Horch. The car was planned to occupy a niche in the Auto Union range between the large Horch products and the middle market cars produced by Wanderer. Audi had no stand-alone production facilities at that time and the car was produced, like its predecessor, at the Horch plant.
The 920 featured a front-mounted six-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 3,281 cc.[2] A maximum output of 75 PS (55 kW; 74 hp) at 3,000 rpm was claimed along with a maximum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph).[1] A floor-mounted lever controlled the four-speed gearbox: this delivered power to the rear wheels, which represented a technological retreat from the innovative front-wheel drive configuration of the 920’s predecessor.[3] The box-section chassis featured semi-independent suspension at the front and a swing-axle arrangement at the rear.
Production of almost all passenger cars came to an end in Germany as European war intensified. By the time production of the last pre-war Audi came to an end in 1940, 1,281 of the cars had been produced.[2]
References
- ^ a b c von Fersen, Hans-Heinrich (August 1979). Freund, Klaus (ed.). "Audi Automobile einst und jetzt". Auto Katalog 1980 (in German). 23. Stuttgart: Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG: 18.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Zink, Günther (2009). "Oldtimer Katalog" (in German). Nr. 23. Königswinter, Germany: HEEL Verlag GmbH: 42. ISBN 978-3-86852-067-5.
{{cite journal}}:|volume=has extra text (help); Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939 - The whole of the year's automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.
