Audi · 1922–1925
Audi Type K
The Audi Type K was a car introduced by Audi at the Berlin Motor Show in September 1921. Since the end of the war Audi had till now produced only cars of pre-war design, so that the Type K was the first post-war Audi design to be offered. The Type K entered production in 1922 and was withdrawn in 1925, by which time the company had commenced production, in 1924, their Type M model which can be seen as a larger replacement for the Type K. The Audi Type K was the first volume produced car in Germany to feature left-hand drive. In retrospect the car has been seen as one of the most technically advanced cars of its time. It had a four-cylinder in-line engine with 3.6 litres of displacement, incorporating an aluminium cylinder block with replaceable cylinder liners (eingepressten Laufbuchsen). It developed a maximum of 50 PS (37 kW; 49 hp) at 2200 rpm, which was transmitted to the rear wheels, using a four-speed transmission. Claimed top speed was 95 km/h (59 mph). The car had two leaf-sprung solid axles. It was available as a four-seat touring car, four-door sedan or as a two-door coupé-cabriolet. The production volume as "not more than approx 750".
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Successor: Audi Type M
All Audi Type K data: UK builds, safety, recalls, model years →
Specification
== Sources == Works cited. Oswald, Werner: Deutsche Autos 1920–1945, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 10. Auflage (1996), ISBN 3-87943-519-7 Oswald, Werner [in German] (2001a). Deutsche Autos [German Cars] (in German). Vol. Band [Volume] 2: 1920–1945. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-613-02170-6.
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Specifications
- name
- Audi Type K
- aka
- Audi 14 / 50
- Manufacturer
- Audi-Werke
- Production
- 1922–1925
- Assembly
- Zwickau, Germany
- Engine
- 3,560 cc straight-4
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual
- Successor
- Audi Type M
- Wheelbase
- 3530 mm
- Class
- Obere Mittelklasse
- Layout
- FR layout
- sp
- uk
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165843CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Type_KCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1348241846 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.