DKW F93

DKW
	DKW F94 sedan
F93 / F94 The big DKW 3 = 6
Production period:	1955-1959
Class :	Lower middle class
Body versions :	Sedan , coupé , convertible , station wagon
Engines:	Otto engines : ; 0.9 liters ; (28-29 kW)
Length:	4170-4325 mm
Width:	1640-1695 mm
Height:	1465-1565 mm
Wheelbase :	2350-2450 mm
Empty weight :	930-970 kg
Previous model	DKW F91
successor	Auto Union 1000

The DKW F93 / 94 is a German passenger car that Auto Union manufactured from 1955 to 1959. In September 1955 it was presented as the large DKW 3 = 6 (type F93). It replaced the DKW F91 special class .

General

The F93 differs from F91 by a more powerful engine with 38 hp (28 kW) at 4200 min ^-1 , the cm by 10 wider body, a uniformly curved windshield and the chrome combined oval grille . The 3 = 6 owes its name to the comparison of three - cylinder two-stroke engines with six - cylinder four-stroke engines : both types have the same number of working strokes per crankshaft revolution. The built from 1930 to 1940 DKW models with four cylinder - V-type engine and two double-acting Kolbenspülpumpen contributed similar additional designation DKW 4 = 8 .

DKW offered the F93 series in three versions: sedan normal with three-speed gearbox and almost no trim, sedan special with four-speed gearbox (1st gear not synchronized), all sorts of shiny parts and useful items such as a glove compartment lid and as a coupé with fully retractable side windows and two-tone interior. As a four-door sedan with a longer body, which is also used by taxi drivers, this design, available from 1957, was given the model designation F94. Now the Kombi Universal was also available. The engine now had 40 HP (29 kW) and the radiator grille was given a fine-meshed aluminum grille instead of the pressed sheet metal part. From September 1957, the two-door sedans were delivered with the doors hinged at the front, while the four-door and station wagons kept the rear-hinged ones. For a surcharge, all versions were available with the automatic clutch Saxomat .

The takeover of Auto Union by Daimler-Benz was also noticeable in the names: From mid-1958, the vehicles were marketed as DKW 900 before they were replaced by Auto Union 1000 .

From September 1955 to July 1959 a total of 137,800 vehicles were built, including 19,531 station wagons. Karmann built 667 two and four-seater convertibles.

Based on the DKW chassis of the large DKW 3 = 6, Dannenhauer & Stauss in Stuttgart created the DKW Monza .

Body styles

Two-door sedan (F93)
Four-door sedan (F94)
Luxury coupe 4 seats (F93)
Cabriolet 2 seats / 4 seats (F93)
Three-door universal (station wagon) (F94U)

Technical specifications

Type	F93	F94	F94 U
Construction period	1955-1959	1957-1959	1957-1959
Superstructures	L2, Cp2, Cb2	L4	K3
engine	3 cylinders in line, two-stroke
Gas switch	Reverse flush according to Adolf Schnürle
Bore × stroke	71 mm × 76 mm
Displacement	906 cc
Horsepower)	38-40	40	40
Power kW)	28-29	29	29
at speed (1 / min)	4250	4250	4250
Torque (Nm)	71.1-73.6	73.6	73.6
at speed (1 / min)	3000-3500	3500	3500
compression	7.25-7.5: 1	7.5: 1	7.5: 1
consumption	10 l / 100 km	10.5 l / 100 km	10.5 l / 100 km
transmission	4 gears with steering wheel shift
Front suspension:	Lower wishbones and high transverse leaf springs , telescopic shock absorbers
Rear suspension:	Rigid axle ( floating axle ) on trailing arms and high transverse leaf spring, telescopic shock absorber
Steering:	Rack and pinion steering
Chassis:	Fish-bellied box frame (flat tubular frame in the shape of a diamond truncated at the front and back)
Body:	All-steel body in streamlined shape
Top speed	123 km / h	115 km / h	115 km / h
Empty weight	930-950 kg	970 kg	950 kg
Perm. total weight	1350 kg	1350 kg	1450 kg
Electrics	6 volts	6 volts	6 volts
length	4225 mm	4325 mm	4170 mm
width	1695 mm	1695 mm	1640 mm
height	1465 mm	1490 mm	1565 mm
wheelbase	2350 mm	2450 mm	2450 mm
Front / rear track	1290 mm / 1350 mm	1290 mm / 1350 mm	1290 mm / 1350 mm
Turning circle	11.6 m	12 m	12 m
wheel size	5.60-15 "	5.60-15 "	5.60-15 "

L2 = 2-door sedan
L4 = 4-door sedan
Cp2 = 2-door coupé
Cb2 = 2-door convertible
K3 = 3-door station wagon

The two-stroke engine installed lengthways at the front is water-cooled. The water-air heat exchanger (cooler) is raised behind the engine, the cooling circuit works without a water pump ( thermosiphon ) and therefore needs a cooler hose with a large flow cross-section. The distributorless ignition system works with three ignition interrupters on the front of the crankshaft and 3 ignition coils. A V-belt drives the alternator and radiator fan. The air inlet with filter and the carburetor are on the right when viewed in the direction of travel. There is no starting point for a crank.