Audi 920

(1938 to 1940)
Manufacturer	Auto Union (Horch)
Production	1938–1940
Assembly	Zwickau, Germany (Horch plant)
Layout	longitudinal rear-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	3,281 cc straight-6
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,100 mm (122 in)
Kerb weight	1,640 kg (3,620 lb) (Saloon)
Chronology
Predecessor	Audi Front UW 225

The Audi 920 was a car introduced in 1938 by Audi to replace the Audi Front UW 225. Its engine was a shortened version of the eight-cylinder in-line engine used by sister company Horch. The car was planned to occupy a niche in the Auto Union range between the large Horch products and the middle market cars produced by Wanderer. Audi had no stand-alone production facilities at that time and the car was produced, like its predecessor, at the Horch plant.

The 920 featured a front-mounted six-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 3,281 cc. A maximum output of 75 PS (55 kW; 74 hp) at 3,000 rpm was claimed along with a maximum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). A floor-mounted lever controlled the four-speed gearbox: this delivered power to the rear wheels, which represented a technological retreat from the innovative front-wheel drive configuration of the 920’s predecessor. The box-section chassis featured semi-independent suspension at the front and a swing-axle arrangement at the rear.

Production of almost all passenger cars came to an end in Germany as European war intensified. By the time production of the last pre-war Audi came to an end in 1940, 1,281 of the cars had been produced.