The DKW F9 was the prototype of a car Auto Union intended to launch as a successor to the DKW F8. The small DKWs were among top selling small cars in Germany in the 1930s, and regular model updates were part of the company's strategy for maintaining commercial success in this growing market sector.

Jun 27, 2017 · At this meeting the car that would become the F9 was conceived. Auto-Union engineers were in agreement that DKW’s two-cylinder 700cc two stroke workhorse engine had reached its developmental limits. As the new car would be constructed in steel, a larger, more powerful engine would be necessary.

Oct 24, 2024 · In 1939, DKW showed the more advanced F9 in direct response to the recently announced Volkswagen, which represented an existential threat to DKW. Aerodynamics took a central role in the body style. The all-new engine, now with three cylinders and 900cc, was now mounted low, ahead of the front wheels, with the transmission just behind it, and ...

Let's take a closer look at the forgotten superstar DKW F9.Why did Auto Union put everything they had into the F9's development?How did it compare to the upc...

Oct 20, 2018 · Technical Director William Werner’s personal DKW F9, the last preproduction prototype built, escaped this fate. Werner took possession of his car in November or December 1944 and had driven it to Berlin, where it was damaged in a bombing raid at the end of the year.

Jun 29, 2017 · The DKW F9 Sportswagen drawing bears a close resemblance to the Wanderer roadsters. Notations on the diagram, such as a large fuel tank and twin spare wheels - which were requirements for the endurance trials - reveal that Auto-Union intended to field DKW F9 roadsters in the 1940 race program.

Aug 24, 2020 · The F9 was designed to push DKW a class or two higher above the VW, with its more powerful engine and somewhat nicer interior trim. And thanks to its very space-efficient fwd configuration, the F9 was roomier inside than the VW Beetle, and its descendants were known for fine dynamic qualities.

The F9 was a prototype passenger car built by DKW before the advent of World War II, and was intended to be the successor of the DKW F8. The plans for the F8's successor may have been devised as early as 1937. It was intended to be a front …

Feb 4, 2011 · At this meeting the car that would become the F9 was conceived. Auto-Union engineers were in agreement that DKW’s two-cylinder 700cc two stroke workhorse engine had reached its developmental limits. As the new car would be constructed in steel, a larger, more powerful engine would be necessary.

Amongst the cars on display is one very rare and special car – the only IFA F9 two seater roadster ever built. The Auto Union Group (Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer) found itself on the wrong side of the border after Germany was divided into East and West at …