Auto Union · 1958–1965
Auto Union 1000 Sp
The Auto Union 1000 Sp is a sports car produced by Auto Union from 1958 to 1965. It was equipped with a 981cc two-stroke 3-cylinder engine producing 55 PS (40 kW; 54 hp). 5,000 coupes and 1,640 convertibles were produced between 1958 and 1965. In 1959, 50 models were produced with a 1,280cc two-stroke V6 engine. The car takes strong styling cues from the Ford Thunderbird. It would be the last open top car to be produced by the company for another three decades; the next one came in the form of the Audi 80 convertible in 1992.
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Predecessor: DKW 3=6 · Successor: Audi 100 Coupé S
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Specifications
- name
- Auto Union 1000 Sp
- Manufacturer
- Auto Union AG
- Production
- 1958–1965
- Assembly
- West Germany: Ingolstadt
- Class
- Sports car (S)
- Body style
- 2-door coupé
- Related
- Auto Union 1000, DKW Monza
- Layout
- Longitudinal Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
- Engine
- 981 cc two-stroke I3
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual
- Wheelbase
- 2350 mm
- Length
- 4170 mm
- Width
- 1680 mm
- Height
- 1325 mm
- Kerb weight
- 950 kg
- sp
- uk
- Predecessor
- DKW 3=6 Coupé, DKW 3=6 Roadster
- Successor
- Audi 100 Coupé S
- Top speed
- 140 km/h
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2872504CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Union_1000_SpCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1368382477 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EM_Audi_5830.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Flominator (talk) · 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.