Audi Type K
title: "Audi Type K" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1920s-cars", "audi-vehicles", "cars-introduced-in-1922", "cars-discontinued-in-1925"] topic_path: "general/1920s-cars" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Type_K" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Audi Type K |
| aka | Audi 14 / 50 |
| manufacturer | Audi-Werke |
| production | 1922–1925 |
| assembly | Zwickau, Germany |
| engine | 3,560 cc straight-4 |
| transmission | 4-speed manual |
| successor | Audi Type M |
| wheelbase | 3530 mm |
| class | Obere Mittelklasse |
| layout | FR layout |
| sp | uk |
| :: |
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The Audi Type K was a car introduced by Audi at the Berlin Motor Show in September 1921. Since the end of the war Audi had till now produced only cars of pre-war design, so that the Type K was the first post-war Audi design to be offered. The Type K entered production in 1922 and was withdrawn in 1925, by which time the company had commenced production, in 1924, their Type M model which can be seen as a larger replacement for the Type K. The Audi Type K was the first volume produced car in Germany to feature left-hand drive.
In retrospect the car has been seen as one of the most technically advanced cars of its time. It had a four-cylinder in-line engine with 3.6 litres of displacement, incorporating an aluminium cylinder block with replaceable cylinder liners (eingepressten Laufbuchsen). It developed a maximum of 50 PS at 2200 rpm, which was transmitted to the rear wheels, using a four-speed transmission. Claimed top speed was 95 km/h (59 mph).
The car had two leaf-sprung solid axles. It was available as a four-seat touring car, four-door sedan or as a two-door coupé-cabriolet. The production volume as "not more than approx 750".
Specification
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| Track Front/Rear | 1450 mm/1450 mm |
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Sources
Works cited
- Oswald, Werner: Deutsche Autos 1920–1945, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 10. Auflage (1996),
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