Trabant 600

Trabant 600
Trabant 600 Saloon
Overview
Manufacturer
Also calledTrabbi
ProductionOctober 1962 - Summer 1965
106,117 built
Assembly
Body and chassis
ClassB-segment
Body style2-door saloon (Limousine)
3-door estate (Universal)
3-door panel van
LayoutFF
PlatformAWZ P 60
Powertrain
EngineP-60-series (595 cc, 16.9 kW)
Transmission4-speed manual synchromesh gearbox
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,020 mm (6 ft 8 in)
Length3,360 mm (11 ft 0 in)
Width1,493 mm (4 ft 11 in)
Height
  • 1,410 mm (4 ft 8 in) (saloon)
  • 1,460 mm (4 ft 9 in) (estate)
Kerb weight
  • 620 kg (1,367 lb) (saloon)
  • 660 kg (1,455 lb) (estate)
Chronology
PredecessorTrabant P 50
SuccessorTrabant 601

The Trabant 600 (German: [tʁaˌbant ˈzɛkshʊndɐt]), also known as the Trabant P 60, is the second series production model of the East German Trabant series, made by VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. It was produced from 1962 until 1965; in total, 106,117 units were built.[1] The Trabant 600 was a short-lived intermediate model that combined the exterior styling of the Trabant P 50 with the technical design of the next generation Trabant model, the Trabant 601. For a short period of time, the Trabant 600 estate was built alongside the 601 saloon.

  1. ^ Werner Oswald (ed.): Kraftfahrzeuge der DDR. 2nd edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-01913-2, p. 41