Škoda Popular

Škoda
Škoda Popular 1100
Popular
Production period:	1937-1940
Class :	Small car
Body versions :	Roadster , sedan
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 1.0–1.1 liters (16–22 kW)
Length:	3660-4200 mm
Width:	1340-1500 mm
Height:	1370-1520 mm
Wheelbase :	2300-2570 mm
Empty weight :	470-900 kg
Previous model	Škoda 420 Popular
successor	Škoda 1101 Tudor

The Škoda Popular was the successor to the Škoda 420 Popular . The two-door compact car came in 1937 with sedans - and Roadster - bodies out in wood / steel hybrid construction.

The new, water-cooled OHV four- cylinder in-line engine had a displacement of 995 cm³ and an output of 20 kW (27 hp). He accelerated the 470-800 kg vehicle up to 100 km / h. The drive power was transmitted to the rear wheels via the cardan shaft and the gearbox flanged to the rear axle ( transaxle design). The front and rear forked skeleton frame of the car consisted of welded steel U-profiles and had a central tube.

In 1938 the Škoda Popular 1100 appeared in parallel . Its engine had a displacement of 1089 cm³ and an output of 22 kW (30 hp). The top speed of the 550-900 kg vehicle was also 100 km / h.

In 1939 the Škoda Popular was replaced by the Škoda Popular 995 . Its engine output was reduced to 16 kW (22 hp) compared to its predecessor. Its top speed dropped to 95 km / h.

The successor to the Popular 1100 was the Škoda 1101 Tudor from 1940 .

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