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The Audi Type SS was a large, eight-cylinder-powered sedan/saloon car introduced by Audi in 1929 in succession to the Type R "Imperator".

Audi Type SS
Overview
Manufacturer	Audi
Also called	Audi Zwickau Audi 20 / 100
Production	1929-1932
Assembly	Zwickau, Germany
Body and chassis
Class	Obere Mittelklasse
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	5130 cc 8-cylinder (design Rickenbacker)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,500 mm (140 in)
Length	4,965 mm (195.5 in)
Width	1,780 mm (70 in)
Height	1,870 mm (74 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Audi Type M
Successor	Audi Type R

Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen, the Danish-born entrepreneurial industrialist who had purchased Audi-Werke in 1928, had previously, in 1927, purchased the manufacturing plant of the bankrupt Detroit-based Rickenbacker business and shipped it home to Germany. He installed it in a factory he owned just outside Zschopau, near to Audi's own Zwickau plant. The plan was to build large, relatively inexpensive US-style "Rasmussen engines" for sales to other German auto-makers. The plan failed in that Rasmussen failed to secure any orders for the engines, so he instead produced a couple of models of his own which used them. The Audi Type SS (Zwickau) was one of these.[1]

The 5,130 cc straight 8 engine developed a maximum output 100 PS (74 kW; 99 hp) at 3,000 rpm, which was relayed using a four-speed transmission through to the rear wheels and converted into a claimed top speed of 110 km/h (68 mph).[2]

The car had two leaf-sprung solid axles and hydraulically controlled brakes which operated on all four wheels.[2] The usual body configurations were available, including a four-door cabriolet and, with a manufacturer's recommended price of 12,950 Marks, a "Pullman-Limousine".[3]

Approximately 400 Audi Zwickaus were produced between 1929 and 1932, which for this size of car was a reasonable tally.[4]

Specifications

Production	1929-1932
Engine	8 Cylinder, 4 Stroke
Bore x Stroke	82.55 mm (3.3 in) x 120.65 mm (4.8 in)
Capacity	5130 cc
Power	100 PS (74 kW; 99 hp)
Top Speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Empty Weight	2,100 kg (4,630 lb) (Chassis)
Electrical	12 Volt
Wheelbase	3,500 mm (137.8 in)
Track Front/Rear	1,440 mm (56.7 in) / 1,480 mm (58.3 in)

Sources

• Oswald, Werner: Deutsche Autos 1920-1945, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 10. Auflage (1996), ISBN 3-87943-519-7
• Oswald, Werner (2001). Deutsche Autos 1920-1945, Band (vol) 2 (in German). Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-613-02170-6.

На других языках

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[de] Audi Typ SS

Der Audi Typ SS – oder Audi Zwickau – ist ein Pkw der Oberklasse mit Achtzylindermotor, den die Audiwerke in Zwickau als Nachfolger des Typs R „Imperator“ herausbrachten.

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- [en] Audi Type SS

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[fr] Audi Zwickau

L’Audi Type SS - ou Audi Zwickau - est une voiture de luxe dotée d’un moteur huit cylindres que l’usine Audi de Zwickau a présentée en tant que successeur de la Type R "Imperator".

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[it] Audi Typ SS

La Typ SS è un'autovettura di fascia alta prodotta dall'Audi dal 1929 al 1932. È anche conosciuta come Audi Zwickau ed è stata la prima Audi ad essere prodotta dopo l'acquisizione da parte della DKW. Le vendite furono discrete.

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