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DKW PS 600 Sport
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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 |
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 |
- Cb2 = 2-door convertible
- R2 = 2-door roadster
literature
- Werner Oswald : German Cars 1920–1945. 10th edition. Motorbuch, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-87943-519-7 .
Web links
- www.audi.de - Evolution of the models: 1918–1932 DKW P 15 Cabriolet, 1929