18 Auto Union Typ D
The 1939 auto union type d abbreviated as autounion type d is a classic grand prix race car by auto union and audi that debuted in the hot wheels car pack for forza motorsport 5 and is featured as standard in all subsequent motorsport main titles as well as in forza horizon 4.
Auto union typ d. At first glance there was a resemblance between the type c and new type d but other than the basic chassis design everything was different. One of the most beautiful of these was the auto union type d an example of which has just been recovered by audi the auto union in its present form. Of the 4 auto union racing cars the types a b and c used from 1934 to 1937 had supercharged v16 engines and the final car the type d used in 1938 and 1939 built to new 1938 regulations had a supercharged 3l v12 that developed almost 550 horsepower. Grand prix cars auto union type d auto union started the new season under a cloud.
Of these legendary racers built by auto union and mercedes benz the auto union d type has perhaps become the most storied. A retired czech race driver named. Then suddenly in the early 1970s one auto union race car surfaced in prague czechoslovakia initiating the most remarkable renaissance in motorsports history. After forfeiting the first three races the all new type d made its debut at the french grand prix.
They resembled the earlier benz tropfenwagen also built in part by rumpler engineers the only grand prix racers to wear auto union s four ringed logo they were particularly dominant in 1936. The auto union racing cars types a to d were built as grand prix racing cars from 1934 to 1939. Auto union dkw at classic driver we offer a worldwide selection of auto union dkws for sale. Professor ferdinand porsche s contract was not renewed after the 1937 season in a strange case of economics and was snapped up by mercedes who fed his company several lucrative contracts.
All teams had to start from scratch but the major personal changes put auto union even more behind. Even the d type auto union designed to meet the halved 3 litre supercharged engine formula of 1938 and fitted with a de dion rear suspension to replace professor porsche s dastardly swing axles was far from espousing such principles.