Trabant P 50

Trabant P 50
Trabant P50 Saloon
Overview
Manufacturer
Also calledTrabbi
ProductionNovember 1957 – September 1962
Assembly
Body and chassis
ClassB-segment
Body style2-door saloon (Limousine)
3-door estate (Universal)
3-door panel van
LayoutFF
PlatformAWZ P 50
Powertrain
EngineP-50-series (499 cc, 12.5 - 14.7 kW)
Transmission
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
PredecessorAWZ P 70
SuccessorTrabant 600

The Trabant P 50 (German: [tʁaˈbant peː ˈfʏnftsɪç]), also known as the Trabant 500, is the first series production model of the East German Trabant series, produced by VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau from 1957 until 1962. In total, 131,495 units were built (including pre-production models).[1] In 1962, VEB Sachsenring switched production from the P 50 to the short-lived intermediate model Trabant 600, which combined the exterior styling of the Trabant P 50 with the technical design of the next generation Trabant model, the Trabant 601.

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