Zündapp Janus 250 - from the god that Zündapp made grow
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Summary
The Zündapp Janus differed from other small cars in its design, but in some characteristics it could even compete with the middle class. In any case, the car met with great approval from 'hobby' tester Heinz Kranz, as this test shows. His conclusion: not a sports car, but a vehicle for car-hiking. This report summarizes the test experience and shows pictures published at the time, as well as archive pictures.
This article contains the following chapters
- Revolutionary seating arrangement
- Anachronistic drive?
- Only 250 cm3
- Also suitable for the highway
- Exemplary cornering grip and road holding
- Superior to the mid-range car?
- Good brakes
- For car touring
- Not built for a collision
- Looking to the future
- Technical profile
Estimated reading time: 8min
Preview (beginning of the article)
Vehicles that seem to move by themselves are similar to the people who use them. When I used to take driving license tests, I usually knew immediately who could drive and who would only learn gradually or not at all. So there are cars that are immediately convincing in terms of their driving ability, and others that you only find out about after long trials. The Zündapp Janus holds by far the record for lightning-fast conviction, although I would like to leave open the question of whether or not this vehicle can be considered a fully-fledged small car. Although the engine size and tires still place the Janus mercilessly in the ranks of the enfants terribles of our traffic life, if you hold its astonishing performance against it, you have to call it a capable little car.
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