DKW type P

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DKW PS 600 Sport
DKW PS 600 Sport
Type p
Production period: 1928-1929
Class : Small car
Body versions : Roadster , convertible
Engines: Otto engine :
0.6 liters
(11-13.2 kW)
Length: 3600-3700 mm
Width: 1330-1350 mm
Height: 1200-1700 mm
Wheelbase : 2400-2590 mm
Empty weight : 530-600 kg
successor DKW 4 = 8
DKW P15 in the EFA Museum for German Automobile History , Amerang
DKW PS 600 Sport Roadster in the Vehicle Museum in Chemnitz

The DKW P 15 PS is a small car from the DKW brand , which the motorcycle factory Zschopauer Motorenwerke JS Rasmussen presented as their first car in May 1928. The light car with a water- cooled motorcycle engine and rear-wheel drive was designed by Rudolf Slaby , the former owner of the Berlin Slaby-Beringer-Automobil-Gesellschaft , which Rasmussen had taken over in 1924. The two-cylinder two - stroke engine with thermosiphon cooling was manufactured by the DKW parent plant in Zschopau ; the assembly took place in Rasmussen's branch in Berlin-Spandau .

The front mounted engine with 0.6 liter displacement delivers 15 hp (11 kW) at 3500 min -1 of the carriage with a self-supporting body made of plywood with leatherette cover has front and rear rigid axles with transverse leaf springs and was as two-, three- or four-seat convertible , or Roadster available. The three-speed gearbox is operated via a shift lever in the middle of the car. The cable-operated mechanical foot brake acts on all four wheels; the parking brake on the left front and right rear wheels.

With the loud and uncomfortable two-stroke engine, the car was more interesting for those who switched from motorcycles and was not seen as a competitor model to other small cars. In addition, the wooden body was not very durable and rotted quickly, the consumption of two-stroke mixture was comparatively high, as was the wear on spark plugs . After 3008 cars, production was stopped in 1929. As early as November 1928, the larger successor, the P 25 HP, with a four -cylinder two - stroke V-engine and two charge pumps was presented. The DKW 4 = 8 were as V 800  /  V 1000 , special class or suspension class in the DKW offer until 1940.

Based on the P 15 PS, the DKW PS 600 Sport came onto the market in 1930 with an engine boosted to 18 PS. The elegant roadster with a boat stern was discontinued in 1931 without replacement.

Technical specifications

Type P 15 hp PS 600 Sport
Construction period 1928-1929 1930-1931
Superstructures Cb2, R2 R2
engine 2 cyl. Row 2 bar 2 cyl. Row 2 bar
Valves without without
Bore × stroke 74 mm × 68 mm 74 mm × 68 mm
Displacement 584 cc 584 cc
Horsepower) 15th 18th
Power kW) 11 13.2
consumption 10 l / 100 km 10 l / 100 km
Top speed 80 km / h 100 km / h
Empty weight 530-600 kg 530 kg
Perm. total weight 780-900 kg 830 kg
Electrics 6 volts 6 volts
length 3600 mm 3700 mm
width 1350 mm 1330 mm
height 1600-1700 mm 1200 mm
wheelbase 2590 mm 2400 mm
Front / rear track 1100 mm / 1100 mm 1100 mm / 1100 mm
Turning circle

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