Q27377 · 1949–1954
Borgward Hansa 1500
The Borgward Hansa 1500 is a medium-sized automobile manufactured by the Bremen based auto-manufacturer Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH from 1949 until 1954. It was first presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1949 and production commenced on 13 October 1949. The similar Hansa 1800 was introduced in 1952. The Hansa was replaced by the Borgward Isabella in 1954. It is often seen as the first all new model launched by the German auto industry after the war. Introduced nearly four years before the better remembered "Ponton Mercedes" the Hansa featured the then revolutionary ponton, three-box design that subsequently became mainstream in Germany and across much of Europe. The Borgward 1500 RS race car was derived from the Hansa 1500 engine.
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Successor: Borgward Isabella
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Specifications
- name
- Borgward Hansa 1500, Borgward Hansa 1800
- Manufacturer
- Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH
- Production
- October 1949–1954
- Assembly
- West Germany: Bremen-Sebaldsbrück
- Successor
- Borgward Isabella
- Body style
- 2/4-door saloon , 2-door cabriolet , 2-door station wagon , 2-door panel van , 2-door pickup truck
- Engine
- 1498 cc I4 (1500), 1758 cc I4 (1800), 1758 cc diesel I4
- Layout
- FR layout
- Transmission
- 3-speed manual (1500), 4-speed manual (1800)
- Length
- 4450 mm
- Width
- 1620 mm
- Height
- 1560 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1120 -
- Wheelbase
- 2600 mm
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q59043CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borgward_Hansa_1500CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1358940667 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Borgward_Hansa_1500Kombi,Bj.1952.jpgCC BY-SA 2.0 de · Photo: User Spurzem on de.wikipedia · 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.