Röhr 1927-1935 - the safest car in the world
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There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Röhr, which produced vehicles in Germany between 1927 and 1935. These vehicles benefited from experience in aircraft construction and boasted independent front suspension, a rear pendulum axle and a low center of gravity, which resulted in superior handling characteristics. After initial sales successes, however, the company went bankrupt in 1930. The rescue company then enjoyed renewed success with the Röhr Junior, but in 1935 it was finally over.
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Because they were barred from designing airplanes after the First World War, some German aeronautics specialists turned to the automobile. Hans Gustav Röhr even helped him come up with a new design idea: in addition to independent front suspension , he developed a rear swing axle and a low-bed box frame that significantly lowered the center of gravity. After no factory could be won over to his concept, Röhr Auto AG was founded in 1926 and the facilities of the Falcon automobile factory in Ober-Ramstadt near Darmstadt were taken over. The Röhr 8 with a 2-liter eight-cylinder engine and Authenried body was built there from 1927. As the "safest car in the world", the lightweight Röhr shone with its superior driving characteristics; however, its engine had to be revised and enlarged twice.
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