Audi Type E Explained

Audi Type E
Manufacturer:	Audi Automobilwerke GmbH Zwickau (from 1915 Audi Werke Zwickau)
Production:	1911–1924
Assembly:	Zwickau, Germany
Engine:	5,699 cc straight-4
Transmission:	4-speed manual
Wheelbase:	3320mm or 3465mm
Sp:	uk

The Audi Type E was a passenger car introduced by Audi in 1913.^[1] It was the largest pre-war car from Audi.

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 550NaN0 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.^[2]

350 Type Es were produced.

Specification

Production	1912–1923
Engine	4 Cylinder, 4 Stroke
Bore x Stroke	110 mm x 1501NaN1
Capacity	5720 cc
Power	550NaN0
Top Speed	750NaN0
Empty Weight	1225kg (2,701lb) (Chassis)
Wheelbase	33201NaN1
Track Front/Rear	14001NaN1/14001NaN1

Sources

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

Notes and References

1. [#Oswald|Oswald]
2. [#Oswald|Oswald]
3. 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 Laundaulet (with a large enclosed passenger compartment at the back and a semi-open front bench for the chauffeur and a front passenger) by the coach-builder Deissner of Köthen.^[2]