Audi Cars
The history of Audi, but with a happy ending and bright, had a very difficult childhood and youth. Born in 1910, with the Audi brand name, the name of Automobile Wecke Gmbh (1910-1939).
But the story begins a year earlier, when, in 1909, August Horch is expelled from the mark which he founded (Horch) and a month after establishing a new factory. But these new creations can not sell its name because the trademark Horch belonged to the previous society, which is why the word used Audi, which is the transcript of his Latin surname (Horch is the imperative of the verb heard in German)
Based on this play on words, the phrase made advertising for the launch of its products “Horch!, Ein Audi!” (Listen!, An Audi!). The first was a four-cylinder Audi of 2,612 cc and 22 HP; type A, known as the 10/22. It was manufactured from 1910 to 1912, appearing in 1911 an enhanced version of HP 28, type B, which was 10/28; weighed 840 kg, and getting to the 70 km / h. Costaba 8,500 frames. The performance of these engines in 1912, was regarded as very satisfactory, as obtained specific powers over 10 hp / l, with reduced rotation schemes.
In 1913, Audi range comprising four models, from the slight 10/28 to 22/50, which had a cylinder capacity of 5,699 cc, passing through the intermediate 14/35 and 18/45.
On June 28, 1914 falls in Sarajevo killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and start World War. These are difficult times and the car factories that are prime for provisioning the army.
In 1919, premieres the Weimar Republic in Germany. It appears that will arise hope. Audi restructures its range, continuing with its four-cylinder engines unchanged until 1924. The new rates are the G (8 / 22), C (14/35) and E (22/55)-the two figures show the first power prosecutor and the second horses troops reported engine sometimes there are three digits; are cars with engine compressor, and the third indicates the maximum effective power when the compressor is running.
The 14/15 in the version Alpensieger, harvested many triumphs sports, the most important being achieved in the 1912, 1913 and 1914, in the famous Fachct Prinz, it was a career of more than 2,400 km by all Central Alps.
In 1920 1924, in an attempt to reflotar factory heavily affected by the tumultuous years of post-war and inflation, were built luxury cars, thus becoming the production policy of the Horch first company, but despite the powerful and wonderful models of HP and eight cylinders, the type R (19/100 Audi ps) results were not found in 1928 on the verge of bankruptcy. That same year, the Audi was absorbed by Zschoponer Motorenwerke JS And Rasmussen AG, losing their autonomy and being the aforementioned type R is the last genuine Audi.
The new owner, J.S. Rasmussen had bought patents in America. UU. Of the engines from the factory Rickenbaker six and eight cylinders.
The new models Dresden, six-cylinder, 3,839 cc and 75 HP, and Zwickan type S and SS, 1929-1932, eight cylinders in line and side with 80 valves and 100 HP engines and wore Americans (Rickenbaker), constructed in Germany by a factory of the group, the DKW. At that time the whole of Europe and especially Germany, except Mercedes, were largely influenced by the methods of production of EE. UU.
The Audi new era begins in 1932, now fully included in the group Auto-Union, consisting of brands DKW, Horch, Audi, Wanderer, and found within the same group, the two firms irreconcilable founding Horch and not being the already present in none. For differentiation within the group, and his own idea of Rasmussen passed Audi to bring front-wheel drive car. The DKW (Das Kleine Wunder-small wonder-) and manufactured in 1931, a small alante all, the F1 two-stroke engine with two cylinders and 68 × 68 to 500 cc. Rasmussen wanted an average vehicle with these features. From Audi Front (1933-1938) there were two models with six-cylinder engine, the UW rate of 1,950 cc and 40 HP, and the UW 225, the same number of cylinders, but with a cubicaje of 2,257 cc; reported 50 HP and achieved a top speed of 105 km / h. In 1935, they built a special version roadster body with very harmonious and beautiful.
Bear in mind that the Audi Front was put up for sale on the market a year before it appeared the Citroen Traction Avant, 7 CV, which under normal conditions would have been his great competitor.
The last model before the Second World War, was the type 920 (1938-1940), with rear traction and a six-cylinder engine of 3,281 cc, home Horch.
After the war most of the factories belonging to the group Auto-Union had been in the east, and only reopened in the western part of the construction models DKW (Ingolstadt), among other things because the economy was for the manufacture of luxury cars, but for the simple and economic DKW. In 1958, the firm moved to belong to Daimler-Benz, enjoying full independence within the group.
But the resurgence of Germany is impetuous, and soon the two-stroke engines of the humble DKW are overwhelmed. In 1965, the company is in financial difficulties and was bought by Volkswagen. Mercedes had developed a high compression engine four times, which was installed in the monohull DKW F102 with slight improvement, and he changed his mark, passing renamed Audi, as it corresponded to a saloon media with front-wheel drive car that was idea that the party was already in the distant 1933. The publicity of the time said: “Auto Union returns to manufacture a car with four-stroke engine”
This four-stroke engine of 1,700 cc, was designed by Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen is tested and tested, and Auto-Union built, starting here times more successful and splendid Audi. Model after model, was progressing until placed in an unbeatable position technology, in a country as advanced as Germany. Its engine turbo five-cylinder gasoline, with the first cars traction total high performance, and its aerodynamic designs are some of their contributions to the progress of the automobile.