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Stoewer V5 - The little revolutionary from Szczecin

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Created on April 28, 1973

Text:

Dr. Gerhard März

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Stoewer V5 convertible saloon (1931) - Despite its compact appearance, the convertible saloon offered enough space for all occupants to enjoy a comfortable ride.

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Stoewer V5 (1930) - front view

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Stoewer 30/45 HP (1905) - with 4 cylinders

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Stoewer V5 (1930) - Four-seater roll-top limousine

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Stoewer V5 (1930) - short body, little interior space

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Stoewer V5 (1931) - sports version, participant in the international Alpine tour in 1931

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Stoewer R 140 (1932) - somewhat more elegant and elongated than its predecessor V5

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Summary

The term "front-wheel drive" hardly means anything to anyone today, but it is not a spelling mistake. The Stoewer V5 was called a "front-wheel drive" because of its front-wheel drive - the first of its kind in Germany, by the way. The various front-wheel drive models were used in a wide variety of applications and even achieved success in motorsport. And they sold well. This report tells the story of this interesting vehicle and shows it in historical pictures and the sales literature of the time.

This article contains the following chapters

First German front-wheel drive car
The beginning of a new era
Rough, but still warm
Debut as a saloon and delivery van
Great effort - great success
Almost a Morris from Stoewer
The long-awaited increase in sales
"Greif"
Preserved for posterity
Technical data

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The sensation at the International Motor Show in February 1931 was not a large luxury car with eight or twelve cylinders, but a revolutionary small car - the Stoewer V5, known as the "Vornantrieb". It was born in the middle of 1930, when the Stoewer brothers no longer saw any economic basis for their existence in their range of luxurious eight-cylinder models - they were no different to their competitors. They decided to bring out an economical small car; however, it was to be a special car, in keeping with good Stoewer tradition. By the end of 1930, the time had come. The first German-made front-wheel drive car with swing axles was ready for series production. It was to set new standards for driving comfort and safety and confirmed the brand's leading reputation in terms of design.

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