| Borgward Hansa 1500 Borgward Hansa 1800 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Borgward Hansa 1800 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH |
| Production | October 1949 - 1954 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door saloon 4-door saloon 2-door cabriolet 2-door station wagon[1] 2-door panel van[1] 2-door pickup truck[2] |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1498 cc straight-4 (1500) 1758 cc straight-4 (1800) |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual (1500) 4-speed manual (1800) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,600 mm (100 in) [3] |
| Length | 4,450 mm (175 in) [3] |
| Width | 1,620 mm (64 in) [3] |
| Height | 1,560 mm (61 in) [3] |
| Curb weight | 1,120–1,245 kg (2,469–2,745 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Borgward Isabella |
The Borgward Hansa 1500 is a medium-sized automobile manufactured by the Bremen based auto-manufacturer Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH from 1949 until 1954. It was first presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1949 [4] and production commenced on 13 October 1949.[5] The similar Hansa 1800 was introduced in 1952. The Hansa was replaced by the Borgward Isabella in 1954.
It is often seen as the first all new model launched by the German auto industry after the war. Introduced nearly four years before the better remembered ’Ponton Mercedes’ the Hansa featured the then revolutionary ponton, three-box design that subsequently became mainstream in Germany and across much of Europe.
- ^ a b Borgward Hansa 1500 Fourgonnette & Station Wagon sales brochure, www.borgward.org.uk Retrieved on 2 February 2013
- ^ "Borgward Hansa 1800 Pickup, stalktr.net, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Schmidt, Georg (1986). Borgward – Carl F. W. Borgward und seine Autos. Stuttgart: Motorbuchverlag. ISBN 3-87943-679-7.