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Horch 830BL "Charles de Gaulle"  

1935-1940, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
35-36: V8/16V 6.0:1 3517cc.(215ci)

75-hp

@3600rpm

21.3 hp/l 1x2bbl ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

37-38: V8/16V 6.3:1 3517cc.(215ci)

82-hp

@3500rpm

23.3 hp/l 2x1bbl ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

38-40: V8/16V 6.1:1 3823cc.(233ci)

92-hp

@3600rpm

24.1 hp/l 2x1bbl ?lb-ft. (?Nm)

@?rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
3.5l75hp: 115kph/71mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

18.0 l/100km13.1 mpg
3.5l82hp: 120kph/75mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

20.0 l/100km11.8 mpg
3.8l92hp: 125kph/78mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

20.0 l/100km11.8 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.50-17
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 5050 x 1780 x 1650 mm (198.8 x 70.1 x 65.0 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 3350 mm - 1440/1500 mm (131.9 in - 56.7/59.1 in)
some calculations: base aera: 8.99 m² (96.8 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.42 m² (~26.1 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 14.83 m³ (524.2 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1950 - 2100 kg (4299 - 4630 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 22.8 - 26.0 kg/hp (50.3 - 57.3 lb/hp) 38 - 44 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 10,300 RM (1935-1936) 
production: ~6,200 (all 830 BL)

The new "small" Horch 830 was first presented in 1933 and replaced the Horch 8 with a small 3-liter inline eight cylinder engine. The "BL" is a
Horch 830 with a longer chassis/wheelbase. The shown model was used by Charles de Gaulle between 1945 and 1956 for representation purpose.

Pictures taken at the Frankfurt Auto Show 2007 in Frankfurt, Germany
 
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