General Background
Germany decided to create a new range of standardized chassis for their vehicles. In 1935 Auto Union/Horch Chassis I was produced for heavy passenger cars. The chassis allowed for either rear mounted or front mounted engines depending on the job. The original chassis that had front and rear wheel steering was designated 1A. From 1939–40 a four-wheel drive variant was available and designated 1B. The Horch served throughout WWII on every front as a passenger car, a communications car, an ammo vehicle, an anti-aircraft gun plus more.
Specifications :
| Manufactured by: |
Auto-Union/Horch. This company was the result of the 1932 merger of Audi, Horch, DKW and Wanderer to form the Auto Union. The four rings on today’s Audi cars represents this merger. |
| Number of passengers: |
6 including driver. |
| Engine: |
Auto-Union/Horch V-8, 3,823 cc, 81 bhp @ 3,600 rpm (In 1932 Audi merged with Horch, DKW and Wanderer to form the Auto Union.) |
| Fuel: |
120 litres |
| Weight: |
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| Gross: |
4,800 kg |
| Net: |
3,600 kg |
| Payload: |
1,200 kg |
| Range: |
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| Road: |
400 km |
| Cross country: |
300 km |
| Dimensions: |
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| Length: |
4,850 mm |
| Width: |
2,000 mm |
| Height: |
2,040 mm |
| Ground Clearance: |
250 mm |
| Track: |
1,646 mm |
| Wheelbase: |
3,000 mm |
| Fording Depth: |
550 mm |
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