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Borgward P100 from 1961 - the never published AR long-distance test

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Created in 1961

Reading time 8min

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - gestreckte Silhouette des Langstreckentestwagens

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - Schönwetteraufnahme

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - hier noch mit deutschem Kennzeichen

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - da wollten alle Redakteure gerne fahren

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - von schräg vorne links gesehen

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - von schräg hinten rechts gesehen

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - Frontansicht des Testwagens

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - Heckansicht des Langstreckentestwagens

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - Frontansicht

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - Heckansicht

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - mit moderner Architektur zusammengebracht

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - nun mit Berner Kennzeichen

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - Schlechtwetteraufnahme

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - Seitenansicht

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - unverkennbar ein Borgward

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Borgward P 100 (1961 - von rechts vorne gesehen

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - Liegewiese im Borgward

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - Armaturenbrett des Langstreckentestwagens

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - handgeschaltet am Lenkrad

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - Arbeitsumfeld des Fahrers

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - wohnlicher Arbeitsplatz, auch bei schlechtem Wetter

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - hintere Sitzbank

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - das hintere Passagierabteil

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - Blick in den Kofferraum des Langstreckentestwagens

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - abgedecktes Reserverad

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - Blick in den Motorraum

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - der Reihensechszylinder im Motorraum

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - gut sichtbar die Luftfederung

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - Sicht auf die Luftfederung

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Borgward P 100 (1961) - noch ein Blick auf die Aufhängungskonstruktion

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Summary

The Borgward P 100, introduced in 1959 (without air suspension) and 1960 (with air suspension), was Carl F. W. Borgward's final entry into the luxury class. The car was greeted with much praise in advance, so readers of the specialist publications were naturally all the more eager to see detailed test results. Automobil Revue worked for months on a long-distance test, but this was never published due to the discontinuation of production in connection with Borgward's bankruptcy. In this report, the history of this long-distance test is unrolled and all available fragments - test notes, test data, photos, etc. - are reproduced. - are reproduced. Interesting not only for Borgward fans.

This article contains the following chapters

Lively correspondence between Borgward and the Automobil Revue
A test car finally available
The test drives in May 1961
A retest necessary
Too late - test not published due to discontinuation of production
The test notes (dated June 1, 1961)
Test results
Technical data
Maintenance instructions

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The long-distance test of the Borgward P 100, also known as the "big Borgward", although largely completed, was never published due to the bankruptcy and sale of the Borgward factories. While other magazines still came out "on time" with their driving reports and test drives, the detail-oriented way of working took more time and was therefore not completed in time. Nevertheless, the entire documentation will be shown here in order to learn more about the Borgward P 100 on the one hand and the working methods of the automobile journalists at AR at the time on the other. Some things take time. An extensive presentation of the Borgward P 100 had already been published in Automobil Revue No. 42 from 1960 and of course editor R. Braunschweig also wanted to carry out a long-distance test with the promising newcomer with the revolutionary air suspension.

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