DKW Typ P

DKW Typ P

1928 DKW P15 Roadster
Manufacturer	DKW
Also called	DKW P15
Production	Typ P: 1928-1929 PS 600: 1930-1931
Assembly	Saxony, Germany
Class	city car
Body style	convertible, roadster
Layout	FMR layout[1]
Engine	584 cc two stroke inline twin[1]
Transmission	3-speed manual
Wheelbase	Typ P: 2,590 mm (102 in) PS 600: 2,400 mm (94 in)
Length	Typ P: 3,600 mm (140 in) PS 600: 3,700 mm (150 in)
Width	Typ P: 1,350 mm (53 in) PS 600: 1,330 mm (52 in)
Height	Typ P: 1,600 mm (63 in) - 1,600 mm (63 in) PS 600: 1,200 mm (47 in)
Designer	Rudolf Slaby

The DKW Typ P was the first motor car made by DKW. It had a unit body made of wood^[1] and imitation leather^{[citation needed]} and a two stroke inline twin engine.^[1]

DKW PS 600 sports roadster

The original Typ P was made from 1928 to 1929 and was available as a convertible or a roadster. The engine produced 15 metric horsepower (11 kW) and the car was referred to as the DKW P15 as a result. A sports roadster version, the PS 600, with an engine producing 18 metric horsepower (13 kW), was made from 1930 to 1931.

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Posthumus, Cyril (1977) [1977]. "The End of an Era". The Story of Veteran & Vintage Cars. John Wood, illustrator. Feltham, Middlesex, UK: Hamlyn. pp. 120, 122–123. ISBN 06003915558. "In 1928 the DKW (Das Klein Wunder — the little wonder) motorcycle concern of Saxony, part-ancestor of today's Audi, marketed their first car, a 584cc twin-cylinder 2-stroke engined economy model with wooden chassis."