With all-wheel drive to the summit cross - Steyr-Puch Haflinger in the (historical) test
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The Steyr-Puch Haflinger is probably the automobile that comes closest to a mountain goat. With four lock-synchronized gears and an optional crawling gear, virtually no incline can stop it. Its compact dimensions make it agile enough to master even the steepest bends in the terrain and the high ground clearance means it never touches down. This was also the view of hobby magazine, which tested the Haflinger extensively off-road in 1962, which is reproduced in the original wording of this article.
This article contains the following chapters
- Hey safari, Haflinger!
- Car battle for the Zirbitzkogel
- Not to be underestimated
- A real (mountain) girl for everything
- Technical data
Estimated reading time: 10min
Preview (beginning of the article)
"Let's just take the highest one," said chief engineer Ledwinka. The highest mountain in the vicinity of the Puch works in Graz is the 2396 m high Zirbitzkogel in the Seetal Alps. The mountain block, which lies north-south in the large Mur arch, separates eastern and western Styria. It really separates them. There is no incision for railroads or roads in its ridge line, which runs continuously at an altitude of over 2000 meters. A deserted mountain world of forbiddingly austere beauty, around which the flow of tourists still makes detours. We came from Graz via Koflach and drove over the Gaberl to Weißkirchen and then southwards to the Obdächer Sattel, where the ascent began: two 'Haflingers', each loaded with four men. Ledwinka was in command. He had taken the opportunity to demonstrate the mountaineering skills of his youngest child himself.
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