Audi 920

The Audi 920 was a car introduced in 1938 by Audi to replace the Audi Front UW 225. Its engine was a shortened version of the eight-cylinder in-line engine used by sister company Horch. The car was planned to occupy a niche in the Auto Union range between the large Horch products and the middle market cars produced by Wanderer. Audi had no stand-alone production facilities at that time and the car was produced, like its predecessor, at the Horch plant.

Audi 920
Overview
ManufacturerAuto Union (Horch)
Production1938–1940
AssemblyZwickau, German Reich (Horch plant)
Layoutlongitudinal rear-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine3,281 cc straight-6
Dimensions
Wheelbase3,100 mm (122 in)[1]
Kerb weight1,640 kg (3,620 lb) (Saloon)[1]
Chronology
PredecessorAudi Front UW 225

The 920 featured a front-mounted six-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 3,281 cc.[2] A maximum output of 75 PS (55 kW; 74 hp) at 3,000 rpm was claimed along with a maximum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph).[1] A floor-mounted lever controlled the four-speed gearbox: this delivered power to the rear wheels, which represented a technological retreat from the innovative front-wheel drive configuration of the 920’s predecessor.[3] The box-section chassis featured semi-independent suspension at the front and a swing-axle arrangement at the rear.

Production of almost all passenger cars came to an end in Germany as European war intensified. By the time production of the last pre-war Audi came to an end in 1940, 1,281 of the cars had been produced.[2]

References
  1. von Fersen, Hans-Heinrich (August 1979). Freund, Klaus (ed.). "Audi Automobile einst und jetzt" [Audi cars then and now]. Auto Katalog 1980 (in German). Stuttgart: Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG. 23: 18.
  2. Zink, Günther (2009). "Oldtimer Katalog" (in German). Nr. 23. Königswinter, Germany: HEEL Verlag GmbH: 42. ISBN 978-3-86852-067-5. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939 - The whole of the year's automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.
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