Wartburg is an East German automotive brand used for cars manufactured at VEB Automobilwerk Eisenach. Origins of the brand date back to 1898. The name derives from Wartburg Castle on one of the hills overlooking the town of Eisenach where the cars were made.

Wartburg 311 (1956–1965) Der ab 1956 produzierte Wartburg 311 wurde aus dem EMW 309 (vormals IFA F 9) weiterentwickelt, der auf dem 1940 entstandenen Modell DKW F 9 der Auto Union basierte. Der Rahmen des aus Zwickau zwangsübernommenen Wagens wurde um zehn Zentimeter verlängert und erhielt eine deutlich größere und viertürige Karosserie.

2022年12月19日 · From mid 1962 to 1966, Wartburg cars for the United States were fitted with 991cc two-stroke engines good for 50 hp. Top speed was said to be about 77 mph, while fuel economy of up to 27 mpg could be expected.

Today, the Wartburg vehicles belong to the most precious collection of classic cars. Especially the Wartburg-motor vehicles made in the year 1899 are still nowadays a very popular model.

The Wartburg 353, known in some export markets as the Wartburg Knight, is a medium-sized family car produced by the East German car manufacturer AWE for their Wartburg brand. It was the successor of the Wartburg 311 and was itself succeeded by the Wartburg 1.3.

2023年12月3日 · This article is about the car manufacturer named Wartburg, made in the town of Eisenach. Early version logo of Wartburg. The first Wartburgs were the 311 series also named Wartburg 1000.

The Wartburg was a car marque manufactured in East Germany and revived in 1955 to 1991 by VEB Automobile, Eisenach; Germany. History. The name "Wartburg" derives from Wartburg Castle on one of the hills overlooking the town of Eisenach where the cars were manufactured.

The history of Wartburg cars goes back a long way, right back as far as 1898 when the first cars were produced in Eisenach in Germany. Before WWII a diverse range of vehicles were produced at Eisenach including the Dixi, a version of the Austin 7 built under licence.

Dubbed the Model 1 Wartburg Wagen, the factory's first car had a rear-mounted air-cooled De Dion type petrol engine with two cylinders, each 66 mm bore x 70 mm stroke, giving a 479 cc capacity and producing 4 hp. A two-speed gearbox was fitted.

Wartburg was a marque used by the East German automaker Automobilwerk Eisenach for its line of vehicles produced from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. The Wartburg brand became synonymous with the production of compact cars, notably the Wartburg 311, 353, and 1.3.