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| Adler Diplomat | |
|---|---|
 The front of a late model Adler Diplomat Pullman-Limousine. The car in the picture has been modified to run on "Gazogène (Wood gas) due to petrol/gasoline shortages." | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Adlerwerke |
| Production | March 1934 – 1940 3,205 units |
| Assembly | Frankfurt am Main |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | "Limousine" ("six-light 4 door saloon) "Pullman Limousine" ("six-light" 4 door saloon with more interior space) Cabriolets |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2,916 cc 6-cylinder in-line |
| Transmission | speed manual with lockable freewheel |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | four-seater bodies: 3,200 mm (130 in) or six-seater bodies: 3,350 mm (132 in) |
| Length | 1934–35: 4,750 mm (187.0 in) or 4,900 mm (192.9 in) 1935-38: 4,900 mm (192.9 in) or 5,050 mm (198.8 in) |
| Width | 1,740 mm (68.5 in) |
| Height | 1,650 mm (65.0 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Adler Standard 6 |
The Adler Diplomat[1] is a substantial six-cylinder "limousine" (saloon) built by the Frankfurt auto-maker, Adler. It was introduced in March 1934 as a direct replacement for the manufacturer's Standard 6 . Less directly the six-cylinder Diplomat also replaced the Adler Standard 8 since Adler's large eight-cylinder car was discontinued in 1934 without a direct replacement of its own.
The decision had been taken to abandon the "Standard" name because it carried mundane undertones, in German as in English, which the company felt were increasingly out of keeping with the advancing automobile technology and the growing optimism of the age now that, finally, the economic backwash from the 1929 crash was beginning to recede and growth was returning both to the German auto-market[2] and to the economy more generally.