DKW F5
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DKW F5 convertible sedan (1936)
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Production period: | 1935-1937 |
Class : | Small car |
Body versions : | Roadster , sedan , convertible saloon , convertible , vans |
Engines: |
Petrol engine : 0.6-0.7 liters (13.2-14.7 kW) |
Length: | 3450-3985 mm |
Width: | 1430-1480 mm |
Height: | 1410-1500 mm |
Wheelbase : | 2400-2610 mm |
Empty weight : | 650-820 kg |
Previous model | DKW F2 , DKW F4 |
successor | DKW F7 |
The DKW F5 was a small , front-wheel drive car from the DKW brand , which Auto Union launched in February 1935 as the successor to the F2 and F4 models . The changes in appearance were minimal compared to its predecessors, but the F5 now had a central box frame made entirely of steel instead of the subframe made of two steel U-profile longitudinal members as the chassis. The independent suspension on transverse leaf springs was implemented at the rear as a " floating axis " by raising the transverse leaf spring . Like all DKW “Frontwagen” (protected name), the DKW F5 was built in the Audi factory in Zwickau .
The already in the F2 master class 701 used and forward transversely mounted two-cylinder - two-stroke engine ( parallel twin ) is Schnürle - reverse circulation provided and two overflow channels. The engines developed 18 hp in the Reichsklasse with a displacement of 0.6 liters and 20 hp in the master class with a displacement of 0.7 liters. It drives the front wheels via a three-speed gearbox with a stick gear lever. As with its predecessors, the new box frame was fitted with plywood bodies covered with artificial leather , which were manufactured in the DKW plant in Berlin-Spandau . The Reich and Meisterklasse were available as two-door sedans or convertible sedans.
In 1936, full convertibles of both types were offered. From the 600 cc Reichsklasse there was a two-seater with a shorter wheelbase, the DKW Front two-seater F5K 600 , and from the 700 cc master class there was a two-seater and a four-seater with the designation DKW Front Luxus Cabriolet F5 700 . There was also a two-seater roadster with a shorter wheelbase than the DKW Front Luxus Sport F5K 700 . In the front luxury sports cars , the typical DKW plywood frame body was clad with sheet metal instead of synthetic leather. Due to the great demand, the bodies of the front luxury models were also manufactured by Hornig in Meerane .
Production of sedans ended as early as 1936, and sports cars in 1937. A total of 74,995 cars (including 16,154 master class convertible sedans) and 3,085 front luxury convertibles were built before the successor DKW F7 appeared.
Technical specifications
Type | Reich class | Master class | Front two-seater | Front luxury cabriolet | Front luxury sports |
Construction period | 1935-1936 | 1935-1936 | 1936 | 1936-1937 | 1936-1937 |
Superstructures | L2 | L2 | Cb2 | Cb2 | R2 |
engine | 2 cyl., Row, 2-stroke | 2 cyl., Row, 2-stroke | 2 cyl., Row, 2-stroke | 2 cyl., Row, 2-stroke | 2 cyl., Row, 2-stroke |
Bore × stroke | 74 mm × 68 mm | 76 mm × 76 mm | 74 mm × 68 mm | 76 mm × 76 mm | 76 mm × 76 mm |
Displacement | 584 cc | 692 cc | 584 cc | 692 cc | 692 cc |
Horsepower) | 18th | 20th | 18th | 20th | 20th |
Power kW) | 13.2 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
consumption | 7 l / 100 km | 7 l / 100 km | 7 l / 100 km | 7 l / 100 km | 7 l / 100 km |
Top speed | 80 km / h | 85 km / h | 80 km / h | 85 km / h | 90 km / h |
Empty weight | 700 kg | 770 kg | 650 kg | 790-820 kg | 700 kg |
Perm. total weight | 1050 kg | 1100 kg | 900 kg | 1040-1150 kg | 950 kg |
Electrics | 6 volts | 6 volts | 6 volts | 6 volts | 6 volts |
length | 3750 mm | 3985 mm | 3450 mm | 3995 mm | 3745 mm |
width | 1430 mm | 1465 mm | 1450 mm | 1480 mm | 1440 mm |
height | 1480 mm | 1500 mm | 1440 mm | 1440 mm | 1410 mm |
wheelbase | 2610 mm | 2610 mm | 2400 mm | 2610 mm | 2500 mm |
Front / rear track | 1110 mm / 1220 mm | 1110 mm / 1220 mm | 1110 mm / 1220 mm | 1110 mm / 1220 mm | 1110 mm / 1220 mm |
Turning circle | 12 m | 12 m | 12 m |
- L2 = two-door sedan or convertible sedan
- Cb2 = two-door convertible
- R2 = two-door roadster
DKW F5 Li 700 workshop trolley (1935) in the vehicle museum in Chemnitz
literature
- Werner Oswald : German cars. Volume 2: 1920-1945. 2nd new edition, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-613-02170-6 .
Web links
- www.audi.de - Evolution of the models: 1932-1945 DKW F 5 master class convertible sedan four-seater, 1935
- www.audi.de - Evolution of the models: 1932-1945 DKW F 5 front luxury cabriolet two-seater, 1937