DKW F2

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DKW F2
Overview
Manufacturer	DKW (Auto Union)
Also called	DKW Meisterklasse 601 DKW Meisterklasse 701 DKW Reichsklasse
Production	1932–1934 (Meisterklasse) 1933–1935 (Reichsklasse) Approx 17,000 units
Assembly	Germany: Zwickau
Body and chassis
Body style	2 door 4 seater cabriolet 2 door 4 seater cabrio-limousine (soft top saloon/sedan)
Layout	FF layout
Powertrain
Engine	584 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke 692 cc 2 cylinder 2-stroke
Transmission	3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,610 mm (103 in)
Length	3,895 mm (153.3 in) (Reichsklasse) 3,955 mm (155.7 in) (Meisterklasse) 3,750 mm (148 in) (2-seater Meisterklasse)
Width	1,480 mm (58 in)
Height	1,500 mm (59 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	DKW F1
Successor	DKW F4

The DKW F2, firstly marketed as "DKW Meisterklasse", is a front wheel drive economy car produced by Auto Union's DKW division from 1932 to 1935 at the company’s Zwickau plant. It was launched at the Berlin Motor Show in April 1932. It shared its 584cc engine and drivetrain with its DKW F1 predecessor, but offered a longer wheelbase and a larger body.^[1]

Although the DKWs offered a fully enclosed body on a relatively advanced chassis with four wheel independent suspension, they used two-stroke motorcycle derived engines, and cheap, lightweight bodies of timber, clad in artificial leather, like the F1.

Known within the company and in retrospect as the DKW F2, this was the first of several successive small DKWs cars to be marketed using the name, “DKW Meisterklasse”.