The Audi Type D was introduced in 1911. The vehicle had a four-cylinder in-line engine with 4.7 litres of

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. It developed 45 PS over a four-speed countershaft

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and a

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, which drove the rear wheels. The car had a

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and two

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s. The Type D was available as a four-seat

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or four-door sedan. Until 1920, only 53 copies of the car were built.

Sources

* Schrader, Halwart: Deutsche Autos 1885-1920, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 1. Auflage (2002), {{ISBN, 3-613-02211-7

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