Audi type K
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| Type K | |
| Production period: | 1921-1926 |
| Class : | Middle class |
| Body versions : | Touring car , limousine , convertible |
| Engines: |
Otto engine : 3.6 liters (37 kW) |
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| Wheelbase : | 3530 mm |
| Empty weight : | Chassis: 1400 kg |
| successor | Audi type M |
The Audi 14/50 hp Type K is a car of the middle class of the Audi Werke AG of Zwickau and was the first production car with left-hand drive in the German Reich . The car designed by Audi founder August Horch was presented at the Berlin Motor Show in autumn 1921 . 192 Type K were manufactured in Zwickau up to 1926 . The successor was the Audi Type M with a 70 hp six-cylinder engine , which was produced in series from 1925 .
The Audi 14/50 hp has a four-cylinder in - line engine with a displacement of 3.6 liters installed at the front . Consisting of an aluminum alloy -made engine block has dished cylinder liners . The cross-flow cylinder head with V-shaped overhanging valves is made of gray cast iron . The engine develops 50 hp (37 kW) at 2200 min -1 and drives, via a four-speed gearbox with gear lever in the vehicle center and a cardan shaft to the rear wheels. The car has two leaf-sprung rigid axles . It was available as a four-seater touring car ( Phaeton ), four-door sedan or as a two-door convertible .
In 1923 the engineer Paul Jaray provided a car with a streamlined body. With the unchanged engine, the car ran at 130 km / h, while the production cars only achieved 95 km / h. The Jaray car remained a one-off. The aerodynamically shaped pontoon body (with smooth sides, without protruding fenders) had little space in the interior, especially in the rear.
Technical specifications
| Type | K (14/50 hp) |
| Construction period | 1921-1926 |
| Superstructures | T4, L4, Cb2 |
| engine | 4 cyl. Row 4 bars |
| Valves | top steered (ohv) |
| Bore × stroke | 90 mm × 140 mm |
| Displacement | 3560 cc |
| Horsepower) | 50 |
| Power kW) | 37 |
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| Top speed | 95 km / h |
| Empty weight | 1400 kg (chassis) |
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| Electrics | 12 volts |
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| wheelbase | 3530 mm |
| Front / rear track | 1450 mm / 1450 mm |
| Turning circle |
- T4 = 4-seater touring car
- L4 = 4-door sedan
- Cb2 = 2-door coupé - cabriolet
swell
- Oswald, Werner: Deutsche Autos 1920–1945, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 10th edition (1996), ISBN 3-87943-519-7
Web links
- www.audi.com - History 1919–1932: Audi 14/50 PS Type K Phaeton, 1925 and other models
- www.spiegel.de: Type K test car from Paul Jaray with streamlined body
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://auta5p.eu/lang/ger/katalog/auto.php?idf=Audi-14/50-PS-Typ-K-845 open engine in the museum
- ↑ http://files.homepagemodules.de/b70724/f8t174p9934060n4_MvPctisy.jpg Picture of the vehicle from diagonally behind
