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Audi Front UW 220 Audi Front UW 225 | |
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Audi Front UW 220 | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Audi-Werke (Auto Union) |
Production | 1933–1934 (UW 220) 1935–1938 (UW 225) |
Assembly | Zwickau, Germany (Horch plant) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Obere Mittelklasse |
Related | Wanderer W22 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1,950 cc straight-6 2,257 cc straight-6 |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 3,050 mm (120 in) - 3,100 mm (120 in) |
Length | 4,375 mm (172.2 in) - 4,500 mm (180 in) |
Width | 1,650 mm (65 in) |
Height | 1,575 mm (62.0 in) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Audi Type T |
Successor | Audi 920 |
Initially presented early in 1933, the Audi Front UW 220 was Europe’s first car to combine front-wheel drive with a six-cylinder engine. It remained in production for slightly under two years before being replaced by the Audi Front UW 225 featuring a larger 2.25-litre engine. The larger-engined car introduced in 1935 was built till April 1938 and continued to be listed into 1939. Between 1933 and 1938, the Front was the only Audi in volume production.[1]