Audi Type K

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Audi Type K
Overview
Manufacturer Audi-Werke
Also calledAudi 14 / 50
Production1922-1925
Assembly Zwickau, Germany
Body and chassis
Class Obere Mittelklasse
Layout FR layout
Powertrain
Engine 3,560 cc straight-4
Transmission 4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase 3,530 mm (139 in)
Chronology
Successor Audi Type M

The Audi Type K was a car introduced by Audi at the Berlin Motor Show in September 1921. Since the end of the war Audi had till now produced only cars of pre-war design, so that the Type K was the first post-war Audi design to be offered. The Type K entered production in 1922 and was withdrawn in 1925, by which time the company had commenced production, in 1924, their Type M model which can be seen as a larger replacement for the Type K. [1] The Audi Type K was the first volume produced car in Germany to feature left-hand drive.

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In retrospect the car has been seen as one of the most technically advanced cars of its time. [2] It had a four-cylinder in-line engine with 3.6 litres of displacement, incorporating an aluminium cylinder block with replaceable cylinder liners (eingepressten Laufbuchsen). It developed a maximum of 50 PS (37 kW; 49 hp) at 2200 rpm, which was transmitted to the rear wheels, using a four-speed transmission. Claimed top speed was 95 km/h (59 mph). [3]

The car had two leaf-sprung solid axles. It was available as a four-seat touring car, four-door sedan or as a two-door coupé-cabriolet. The production volume as "not more than approx 750". [4]

Specification

Production1922-1925
Engine4 Cylinder, 4 Stroke
Bore x Stroke90 mm (3.5 in) x 140 mm (5.5 in)
Capacity3560 cc
Power50 PS (37 kW; 49 hp)
Top Speed95 km/h (59 mph)
Empty Weight1,400 kg (3,100 lb) (Chassis)
Wheelbase3,530 mm (139.0 in)
Track Front/Rear1,450 mm (57.1 in)/1,450 mm (57.1 in)

Sources

  1. Oswald 2001, pp. 41, 43.
  2. Oswald 2001, p. 41.
  3. Oswald 2001, pp. 45, 43.
  4. Oswald 2001, p. 43.

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