Dkw · 1956–1968
DKW Munga
The DKW Munga is a DKW-branded 4WD off-road vehicle that was built by Auto-Union in Ingolstadt, West Germany from 1956 to 1968. When German authorities inquired in 1953 about vehicles for border police and the possible future Army that was founded on 12 November 1955, DKW developed the car based on the two-stroke engine DKW 3=6 car and DKW Schnellaster van, and won the tender over so-called Jagdwagen (hunter's cars) like Goliath Typ 31 and Porsche 597. The name Munga abbreviates the German description Mehrzweck Universal Geländewagen mit Allradantrieb, which translates as "multi-purpose universal off-road car with all-wheel drive" In addition, the name is similar to Mungo, German for Mongoose, and predates the Volkswagen Iltis Typ 183 named after the European polecat.
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Successor: Volkswagen Iltis
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Specifications
- name
- DKW Munga
- Manufacturer
- Auto Union
- aka
- DKW-Vemag Candango (Brazil)
- Production
- October 1956 – December 1968
- Assembly
- West Germany: Ingolstadt, Brazil: São Paulo (Vemag)
- Class
- Off-road vehicle
- Body style
- Cabriolet, Pickup
- Layout
- FF layout
- Engine
- 896 cc two-stroke I3, 981 cc two-stroke I3
- Transmission
- 8-speed manual
- Length
- 3445 – 3595 mm
- Width
- 1705 – 1830 mm
- Height
- 1704 – 1937 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1060 – 1885 kg
- Wheelbase
- 2000 mm
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/Q563779CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DKW_MungaCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1368374680 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DKW_F_91-4.jpgPublic domain · Photo: Huhu · 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.