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The "DKW Senior" - Auto Union 1000 S in the (historic) test

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Created in 1960

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Heinz Kranz

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Auto Union 1000 S (1960) - the four-door saloon offered more space thanks to its longer wheelbase

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Auto Union 1000 Coupé (1959) - elegant and fast coupé

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Auto Union 1000 Coupé (1960) - also provided the technical basis for the more powerful 1000 SP models, among others

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Auto Union 1000 (1960) - the two-stroke engine produces 44 hp here

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Auto Union 1000 S (1960) - four wide doors opening in opposite directions, long wheelbase, technically largely identical to the base on which the 1000 SP was built

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Auto Union 1000 S Sedan (1962) - also 130 km/h fast in four-door version

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Auto Union 1000 S Coupé (1960) - the roomy and economical wave with a sporty touch, was the headline of the AU marketing people

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DKW Auto Union 1000 S Coupé (1963) - cleaned by a flock of sheep

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Auto Union 1000 S Coupé (1962) - 50 hp and with the fresh oil automatic transmission

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DKW 1000 Deluxe (1962) at the Geneva Motor Show - with new fresh oil automatic transmission

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DKW Auto Union 1000 (1958) - fast mid-range car now with smooth trunk lid - Geneva Motor Show 1958

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Auto Union 1000 (1961) - Robert Meyer at the Payerne slalom

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Auto Union 1000 S (1960) - the new wind deflector is visible from the frog's perspective

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Auto Union 1000 S (1960) - clear dashboard and good all-round visibility thanks to panoramic windshield

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Auto Union 1000 S Coupé (1960) - the wide panoramic windshield gives an even better view

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Auto Union 1000 S (1960) - spacious rear bench and plenty of seating comfort even in the coupé

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Auto Union 1000 S (1960) - even the rear seats are easily accessible

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Auto Union 1000 S (1960) - wide parcel shelf for all sorts of odds and ends

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Auto Union 1000 S (1960) - easily accessible three-cylinder two-stroke engine with 980 cm3 and 50 hp

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Auto Union 1000 S (1958) - the larger engine with 980cc and 50 hp (56 SAE)

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DKW 3=6 (1956) - see-through drawing - the later 1000 S and 1000 SP were based on the same technology

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DKW 3=6 (1956) - front-wheel drive, three cylinders, two-stroke principle - also the basis for the successors 1000 S and 1000 SP

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Summary

Slowly and deliberately, Auto-Union continued to develop its mid-size class. The 1960 model year saw the introduction of a fully synchronized gearbox and a fashionable panoramic windscreen for the Coupé. One change was well received, the other less so. This article reproduces a test report from "Automobil Illustrierte" from 1960 and shows the Auto-Union 1000 S in historical photos.

This article contains the following chapters

But its booziness!
Fans are not ascetics
Some like it hard
S = 6 hp more
At last!
Enjoy with a happy heart
Technical data and test results

Estimated reading time: 14min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Fans see it as a pike in a carp pond that disrespectfully shows its backside to its competitors or even high royalty and gives them something to smell that lies between ambergris and musk. What the non-fans say or test does not need to be repeated here, because it is a real nuisance for the DKW community and a reason to smile for the rest, because "it has always been said". Pikes are only popular with sportsmen and gourmets, even pikes with minor flaws! Or wouldn't the AU 1000 S have them? I like the two-stroke, of course, but I'm not a fanatic, I like it because of its almost unlimited and yet so simple possibilities. But not as a delicacy, which is a double-camshaft engine of princely blood, but by no means such a simple string thing. Nevertheless, I like it because it needs no valves, no camshafts, no rocker arms, not even a drive for the fuel pump, no distributor and no water pump. In return, you can forgive it some sins, the smelly plume, the flushing losses, which are particularly severe if you have two left feet, the almost legendary "rough idling" and the mixing when refueling. But this is where the advantages come to the fore again: the power output from a small displacement, the temperament, the ability to climb and rev.

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