Steyr 30

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Steyr
Steyr XXX (1931)
Steyr XXX (1931)
XXX / 30/30 E / 30 S / 30 SL / Type 45/130/230/330
Sales designation: 8/38 hp, 8/40 hp, 8/45 hp
Production period: 1930-1933
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Roadster , limousine , Pullman limousine , convertible
Engines: Petrol engines :
2.1 liters
(29–33 kW)
Length: 4180-4660 mm
Width: 1650-1655 mm
Height: 1630-1730 mm
Wheelbase : 2980-3260 mm
Empty weight : 1160-1190 kg
Previous model Steyr XX
successor Steyr 430
Steyr XXX (30) Standard Cabriolet, 1930, in the Technical Museum Vienna

The Steyr XXX or Steyr 30 is a passenger car of the upper-middle class , which the Steyr-Werke AG as a successor of the model XX brought out 1930th The car was designed by Ferdinand Porsche . By the time it was at the Paris Motor Show in October 1930 , Porsche had already left the Steyr works.

The car had a 6-cylinder in- line engine installed at the front, which drove the rear wheels via a 4-speed gearbox. The front wheels were attached to rigid axles and had longitudinal leaf springs . The rear swing axle had a transverse leaf spring. By 1932, the standard version - also known as 8/40 hp - had exactly 2,200 copies. Only in 1932 there were 343 copies of the identical Steyr 30 E , Steyr 130 or 8/38 PS .

The Steyr 30 Type 45 taximeter was also identical , a taxi version offered from 1930 to 1933 with 3 rows of 2 seats each, which was built 666 times. The car had a rolling roof at the front and a folding roof at the rear. A copy from 1931 is in the Aspang Automobile Museum in Aspang-Markt in Lower Austria .

In 1932 the model 130 was joined by the Steyr 30 S , or Steyr 230 , or 8/45 PS . The cabriolet with 2 or 4 seats had a more powerful engine and was significantly longer than the sedan. 620 pieces were produced.

Also in 1932 the Steyr 30 SL , or Steyr 330 , or 8/45 PS , a six-seater sedan with a longer length and a larger wheelbase, and the same engine as the sports car, appeared. Until it was replaced by the 430 model in 1933, only 55 copies were made.

Technical specifications

Type XXX (30, 8/40 PS) / 130 (8/38 PS) / 45 taximeters 30 S (230, 8/45 PS) 30 SL (330, 8/45 hp)
Construction period 1930-1932 1932 1932-1933
Superstructures L4, PL4, Cb2 R2, Cb2 L4
engine 6 cyl. Row 4 bars 6 cyl. Row 4 bars 6 cyl. Row 4 bars
Valves hanging (ohv) hanging (ohv) hanging (ohv)
Bore × stroke 70 mm × 90 mm 70 mm × 90 mm 70 mm × 90 mm
Displacement 2078 cc 2078 cc 2078 cc
Horsepower) 40 45 45
Power kW) 29 33 33
consumption 14 l / 100 km 14 l / 100 km 15 l / 100 km
Top speed 90 km / h 110 km / h 95 km / h
Empty weight 1160-1190 kg
Perm. total weight
Electrics 12 volts 12 volts 12 volts
length 4180 mm 4500 mm 4660 mm
width 1650 mm 1650 mm 1655 mm
height 1670 mm 1630 mm 1730 mm
wheelbase 2980 mm 2980 mm 3260 mm
Front / rear track 1380 mm / 1380 mm 1380 mm / 1380 mm 1380 mm / 1380 mm
Turning circle 11.5 m 11.5 m 12 m

Gallery images

  • Steyr XXX (1931)

  • Steyr XXX Typ 45 taximeter (1932)

  • Steyr 30 S (1932)

  • Steyr 30 S (1932)

Web links

Commons : Steyr 30  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

source

  • Oswald, Werner: Deutsche Autos 1920–1945 , Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 10th edition (1996), ISBN 3-87943-519-7