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DKW F8 700 Front Luxus Cabriolet |
1939-1940, Germany |
engines/performance |
| engines: |
| years |
cyl./valv. |
compr. |
displacement |
power |
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specific |
fuel |
torque |
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| 39-40: |
i2/-V |
5.9:1 |
692cc.(42ci) |
20DIN-hp |
@3500rpm |
28.9 hp/l |
2stroke |
42lb-ft. (57Nm) |
@2300rpm |
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performance: |
| engine |
topspeed |
0-50mph |
0-62mph |
0-100mph |
0-124mph |
1/4mile |
mileage (US-gallon) |
| 0.7l20hp: |
85kph/53mph |
?s |
?s |
?s |
?s |
?s@?mph/?kph |
6.5-7.5 l/100km | 31.4-36.2 mpg |
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tyres/transmission |
| tyres front/rear: |
5.00-16 |
| transmission/drive wheel: |
3-speed/FWD |
dimensions/weight |
| length x width x height: |
4000 x 1490 x 1480 mm (157.5 x 58.7 x 58.3 in) |
| wheelbase - tread f/r: |
2600 mm - 1190/1250 mm (102.4 in - 46.9/49.2 in) |
| some calculations: |
base aera: 5.96 m² (64.2 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.82 m² (~19.6 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 8.82 m³ (311.9 cu.ft.) |
| aerodynamics: |
coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft. |
| weight: |
830 kg (1830 lb) |
| power/weight-ratio: |
41.5 kg/hp (91.5 lb/hp) 24 hp/ton |
price/production |
| base-price: |
3,500 RM |
| production: |
~50.000 (all F8) |
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The F8 was the successor to the DKW F5 and the F7. The F5, F7 and F8 looked
all nearley the same, They were produced between 1935-1942.
The most significant feature: front wheel drive, very unusual at that time.
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Pictures taken in 2008 in the "EFA-Automuseum" in Amerang, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the EFA-Automuseum |
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Pictures taken in 2003 in Braunschweig, Germany |
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