| Borgward Hansa 2400 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH |
| Production | 1952–1959 1,032 built |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
| Body style | 4-door fastback saloon (1952–1955) 4-door notchback limousine (1953–1959) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2337 cc straight-6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed all-synchromesh manual automatic optional |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,620 mm (103.1 in) (fastback) 2,820 mm (111.0 in) (notchback) [1] |
| Length | 4,460 mm (175.6 in) (fastback) 4,660 mm (183.5 in) (notchback) 4,760 mm (187.4 in) from 1955 |
| Width | 1,780 mm (70.1 in) |
| Height | 1,490 mm (58.7 in) (loaded) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Borgward P100 |
The Borgward Hansa 2400 was an executive six-cylinder saloon (E-segment) presented in 1951, and manufactured by the Bremen based auto-manufacturer Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH from 1952 until 1959. The car was launched as a four-door fastback saloon; a longer-wheelbase notchback version appeared a year later. The Hansa 2400 suffered from teething troubles including inadequate brakes and problems with the automatic transmission Borgward developed for it.[2] In a small closely contested market, the large Borgwards lost out to less flamboyant models from the German south.
- ^ Gloor, Roger (2007). Alle Autos der 50er Jahre 1945 - 1960 (1. ed.). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-613-02808-1.
- ^ http://www.zeit.de/auto/2011-07/borgward-pleite "Anfängliche Schwachstellen wie schlechte Bremsen und Mängel am von Borgward selbst entwickelten Automatikgetriebe bringen auch die 1953 hinzukommende Stufenheck-Variante in Verruf."