DKW F89

DKW Meisterklasse
DKW F89
DKW F89 2-door saloon
Overview
ManufacturerAuto Union GmbH
Production1950–April 1954
AssemblyDüsseldorf, West Germany
Body and chassis
ClassCompact / Small family car (C)
Body style2-door saloon
3-door ’Universal’ Estate
2-door cabriolet
LayoutFF layout
RelatedDKW-Schnelllaster
IFA F9
Powertrain
Engine684 cc two-stroke straight-2[1]
Transmission3- or (from 1953) 4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,350 mm (93 in) (2-door)
2,450 mm (96 in) (Estate)
Length4,200 mm (170 in)
saloon
Curb weight860 kg (1,900 lb)- 900 kg (2,000 lb) (empty)
Chronology
PredecessorDKW F8
SuccessorDKW F91
While Auto Union built the F89 in West Germany, the Zwickau plant that had passed to the Soviet-controlled GDR was producing the IFA F9. 30,000 or More IFA F9s had been produced initially at Zwickau and subsequently at Eisenach by 1956. Both western and eastern cars were closely based on the DKW F9 prototype first exhibited in 1939.

The DKW Meisterklasse (English: "Master Class"), also known as the DKW F89, is a compact front-wheel drive saloon manufactured by Auto Union GmbH between 1950 and 1954. It was the first passenger car to be manufactured by the new Auto Union company in West Germany following the re-establishment of the business in the west in 1949.

  1. ^ Gloor, Roger (2007). Alle Autos der 50er Jahre 1945 - 1960 (1. ed.). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-613-02808-1.