Английская Википедия:DKW F7

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The DKW F7 is a front-wheel-drive, two-stroke, subcompact family car launched by Auto Union’s DKW division in 1937, succeeding their DKW F5 range. In the F7 update, the slightly smaller entry-level 'Reichsklasse' body was dropped – instead all F7s, including the base trim, now got the slightly longer body previously reserved for the 'Meisterklasse' model.

Some 80,000 of these front-wheel drives were sold until the 1939 DKW F8 successor was released.

The body

The entry level 'Reichsklasse' saloon now shared the hitherto slightly longer body of the 'Meisterklasse' saloon. Otherwise, changes between the F5 and the F7 were mostly at a detail level.

From launch, a 2-door saloon and a 2-door cabriolet saloon, with fixed sides, were offered. In 1938 a full cabriolet 2Шаблон:Nbhdoor, the 'Front Luxus Cabriolet', was added to the range.

Engine and running gear

The car has the two cylinder two-stroke engine of its predecessor. The Reichsklasse engine was of 584 cc with an output of Шаблон:Convert. The Meisterklasse’s 692 cc engine had an output of Шаблон:Convert. Respective claimed top speeds were Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert.

Like all the small DKWs of the 1930s, the F7 had front-wheel drive, which in its era was still very innovative, but in subsequent decades would become the default drive layout in the majority of cars around the world.

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The popular F7 was replaced by the DKW F8 in 1939. By this time, approximately 80,000 F7s had been built.

• DMW F7 saloon

  DMW F7 saloon

• DKW F7 cabriolet saloon

  DKW F7 cabriolet saloon

• The DKW F7 Front Luxus Cabriolet, introduced in 1938, shared the 692 cc engine of the Meisterklasse.

  The DKW F7 Front Luxus Cabriolet, introduced in 1938, shared the 692 cc engine of the Meisterklasse.

• DKW F7 van

  DKW F7 van