Auto Union proved particularly successful in the 1936 and 1937 seasons. Their main competition came from the Mercedes Benz team, which also raced sleek, silver cars. Known as the Silver Arrows, the cars of the two German teams dominated Grand Prix racing until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

Auto Union AG was an amalgamation of four German automobile manufacturers, founded in 1932 and established in 1936 in Chemnitz, Saxony. It is the immediate predecessor of Audi as it is known today.

Dec 1, 2021 · By the end of 1933, Auto Union was testing its debut grand prix machine, dubbed the P-Wagen, in the Eifel mountains replete with its 4.4 litre, supercharged V16, reported at the time by Autocar as having “reputedly the world’s most tremendous exhaust note.” But why a V16?

Jul 11, 2024 · Audi built the Auto Union Type 52 in 2023, using the original documents from its development in the early 1930s. The Type 52 uses a 16-cylinder engine from Auto Union's dominant Silver...

Seventy years ago last month the world got its first look at the Auto-Union, a radical-looking rear-engined V16 Grand Prix car designed by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche. Atlas F1's Thomas O'Keefe...

Jul 11, 2024 · Designed as a road-going version of the famed Auto Union Type 22 grand prix racer, the streamlined Type 52 could have been the most powerful car of its era. But the 3-seated supercar of the 1930s was never built.

Jan 10, 2022 · The 1930s was a golden age of Grand Prix racing, and Auto Union leveraged Ferdinand Porsche's expertise to build a V16-engined monster.

Originally designed as a 6-litre, the first Auto Union engines displaced 4,360 cc and developed 295 bhp (220 kW). They had two cylinder blocks, inclined at an angle of 45 degrees, with a single overhead camshaft to operate all 32 valves.

Jul 18, 2022 · Between 1935 and 1937 Auto Union won 25 races, their main competition came from Mercedes Benz ,which were also racing silver cars. Together they dominated Grand Prix racing until the outbreak of World War II. The rear, mid mounted engine, the rear wheel drive was unusual at this time.

Auto Union (formally Auto Union Rennabteilung) was a racing team before World War II. It represented Auto Union AG, which was an amalgamation of four German auto manufacturers (Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer).