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DKW F8 Meisterklasse

1939-1942, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  fuel torque  
'39-42: i2/-V 5.9:1 692cc.(42ci)

20-hp

@3500rpm

2stroke-
carb
42lb-ft. (57Nm)

@2300rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

0.7l20hp:

85kph/53mph

?s -s -s -s

?s @?mph/?kph

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 5.00-16
transmission/drive wheel: 3speed/FWD

dimension/weight

length x width x height: 3990 x 1490 x 1480 mm (157.1 x 58.7 x 58.3in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2600 mm - 1190/1250mm (102.4in - 46.9/49.2in)
weight: 750 kg (1653lbs.)
price: 2,350 RM
production: ~50.000 (all F8)

The successor of the DKW F5 and the F7. The F5, F7 and F8 looked
all nearley the same, They were produced nearly unchanged between 1935-1942.
The most significant feature: front wheel drive, very unusual at that time.
Pictures taken 2003 in Braunschweig, Germany
 
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