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Wartburg 353  

1966-1985, German Democratic Republic

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
66-69: i3/-V 7.6:1 992cc.(61ci)

45DIN-hp

@4250rpm

45.4 hp/l 2stroke 72lb-ft. (98Nm)

@3000rpm

69-85: i3/-V 7.5:1 992cc.(61ci)

50DIN-hp

@4250rpm

50.4 hp/l 2stroke 72lb-ft. (98Nm)

@3000rpm

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

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.0l45hp: 125kph/78mph ?s 27.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

9.0-10.0 l/100km23.5-26.1 mpg
1.0l50hp: 130kph/81mph ?s 21.5s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

9.5-10.5 l/100km22.4-24.8 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.0-13
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/FWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4220 x 1642 x 1495 mm (166.1 x 64.6 x 58.9 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2450 mm - 1260/1300 mm (96.5 in - 49.6/51.2 in)
some calculations: base aera: 6.93 m² (74.5 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.03 m² (~21.8 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 10.36 m³ (365.7 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 910 kg (2006 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 18.2 - 20.2 kg/hp (40.1 - 44.6 lb/hp) 49 - 55 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 16,950 - 17,950 DM-east  
5,500 - 5,965 DM (1966-1969) 
production: 1,225,190 (all Wartburg 353 1966-1988)

   

The Wartburg 353 succeeded the Wartburg 311/312, at first with the same engine.
The 353 was built between 1966 and 1988 In 1988 the car received a new engine, a
license production of a Volkswagen engine. After the end of the GDR in 1990,
the production lasted one more year.

Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2010" in Essen, Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "Technorama 2009" in Hildesheim, Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "Old- und Youngtimer Day Kaunitz 2010" in Verl/Kaunitz, Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "Old- und Youngtimer Day Kaunitz 2010" in Verl/Kaunitz, Germany
 
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