Audi Type E: Specification

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Audi Type E

The Audi Type E was a passenger car introduced by


Audi in 1913.[1] It was the largest pre-war car from Audi. Audi Type E

The vehicle had a four-cylinder two-block in-line engine


with 5,699 cc of displacement. It developed over a four-
speed countershaft gearbox and a propeller shaft, which
drove the rear wheels. The claimed maximum output was
55 PS (40 kW; 54 hp) at 1650 or 1750 rpm, supporting a
top speed of 90 km/h (56  mph). The foot brake operated
via a mechanical linkage on the drive shaft.[1]

The car had a ladder frame and two leaf-sprung solid


axles. It was available with various closed, semi-closed
and open topped "Touring car" bodies, including a
Overview
Laundaulet (with a large enclosed passenger compartment
at the back and a semi-open front bench for the chauffeur Manufacturer Audi Automobilwerke GmbH
and a front passenger) by the coach-builder Deissner of Zwickau
Köthen.[2] (from 1915 Audi Werke
Zwickau)
350 Type Es were produced.
Production 1911-1924
Assembly Zwickau, Germany
Specification
Powertrain
Production 1912-1923 Engine 5,699 cc straight-4
Engine 4 Cylinder, 4 Stroke Transmission 4-speed manual
Bore x Stroke 110 mm x 150 mm (5.9 in) Dimensions
Capacity 5720 cc Wheelbase 3,320 mm (131 in)
Power 55 PS (40 kW; 54 hp) or 3,465 mm (136.4 in)

Top Speed 75 km/h (47 mph)


Empty Weight 1,225 kg (2,701 lb) (Chassis)
Wheelbase 3,320 mm (130.7 in)
Track Front/Rear 1,400 mm (55.1 in)/1,400 mm (55.1 in)

Sources
Schrader, Halwart: Deutsche Autos 1885-1920, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1. Auflage
(2002), ISBN 3-613-02211-7
Oswald, Werner (2001). Deutsche Autos 1920-1945, Band (vol) 2 (in German). Motorbuch
Verlag. ISBN 3-613-02170-6.

1. Oswald, p 45
2. Oswald, p 42
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