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Horch 853 A Sport-Cabriolet 

1938-1939, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
38-39: i8/16V 6.1:1 4944cc.(302ci)

120-hp

@3600rpm

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

@?rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
4.9l120hp: 135kph/84mph ?s ?s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

22.0 l/100km10.7 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 7.00-17
transmission/drive wheel: 4+1-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 5350 x 1830 x 1580 mm (210.6 x 72.0 x 62.2 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 3450 mm - 1510/1516 mm (135.8 in - 59.4/59.7 in)
some calculations: base aera: 9.79 m² (105.3 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.39 m² (~25.7 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 15.47 m³ (545.8 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 2600 kg (5732 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 21.7 kg/hp (47.8 lb/hp) 46 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 15,250 RM (1938-1939) 
production: ~1,000 (all 850/853 Sport-Cabriolet 1935-1940)

   

The Horch 5Liter was the successor of the Horch 8 with 5-litre engine. The Horch 5-Liter was
very popular among film-stars and celebritys who didn't want to drive a Mercedes.

Pictures taken at the "2008 Technoclassica" in Essen, Germany
 
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