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Can it replace the DKW F 102? Wartburg 1000 in the (historic) test

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Created on June 1, 1967

Text:

Heinz Kranz

Photos:

Bruno von Rotz

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Wartburg 1000 (1967) - during a handling test

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Wartburg 1000 (1967) - compared to the DWK F 102

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Wartburg 1000 (1967) - during a handling test

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Wartburg 1000 (1967) - likes to slip away on all fours because of the tires

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Wartburg 1000 (1967) - three-cylinder two-stroke engine, tidy cockpit, reclining seats and a large boot room

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Wartburg 1000 (1966) - from Eisenach - internal type designation 353, top speed 130 km/h

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Wartburg 1000 (1966) - View of the chassis - seen from behind - Brussels Motor Show 1966

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Wartburg 353 S (1988)

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Wartburg sliding roof sedan (1958) - large folding sliding roof in the sedan

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Wartburg station wagon (1958) - station wagon with four seats, two of which can be folded down

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Wartburg 1000 (1964) - small car with 3-cylinder engine, 50 hp and front-wheel drive from the GDR - Geneva Motor Show 1964

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DKW F 102 (1963) - International Automobile Exhibition (IAA) in Frankfurt 1963 - high quality small sedan

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DKW F 102 (1964) - new to the model range as a two- or four-door model and equipped with the 1175 cm3 three-cylinder two-stroke engine - Geneva Motor Show 1964

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DKW F 102 (1964) - tailor-made perfection

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DKW F 102 (1963) - with two-stroke engine

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DKW F 102 (1964) - rear - the similarity to the Mercedes prototype W 119 is obvious

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DKW Auto Union F 102 (1964) - women were also specifically addressed

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The Wartburg is also allowed on the carpet and stands between two Ferrari sports cars - Retro Classics Bavaria 2016

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Summary

In 1966, the East German car manufacturer Wartburg introduced a new model series called the "353", sold in this country as the Wartburg 1000. Powered by a two-stroke engine and equipped with a separate chassis, the car no longer necessarily met Western European requirements, but was inexpensive and easy to maintain. Heinz Kranz from the magazine 'hobby' received a Wartburg 1000 for testing and compared it with the DKW F 102, which is no longer built. This article reproduces the original wording of the report at the time and shows the Wartburg and its indirect role model in historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Modern and without frills
With swing axle!
Comfort more important than road holding
Handy
Soon with a Wankel engine?
Loud
Not a sports car
Rich interior equipment
Where does the Wartburg have a chance of selling?
Ideal for DIY enthusiasts
Soon with a V6 two-stroke engine?
Test profile

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

A fortunate circumstance for the Wartburg allowed me to go on an extended trip to the Balkans immediately after the test. I passed through a whole series of countries for whose inhabitants a Wartburg - and in its latest version at that - is a real luxury car. Cars are cherished and cared for with unimaginable care, and rarely does anyone drive faster than 80 km/h. That is the benchmark that matters, not a direct comparison with a Fiat 124 or any other car of the latest design. Indeed, it is even difficult to compare it with the DKW F 102, the most modern two-stroke ever made, which nevertheless had to die. A dream car in the East, in the West a two-stroke that was 'morally' tainted from the outset: What are its sales prospects in Western Europe?

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