Adler built the Trumpf as a humble front-driver with engines as small as 995cc — and still sent it racing at Le Mans, winning class honors against far bigger machinery.
Lead trim: Trumpf 1.7 EV 1.645 L side-valve four (38 PS)
Adler TrumpfTrumpf · 1932–1938
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FactAdler built the Trumpf as a humble front-driver with engines as small as 995cc — and still sent it racing at Le Mans, winning class honors against far bigger machinery.
The Adler Trumpf, launched by the Frankfurt maker Adler in March 1932 (full production from that summer), was one of two similarly sized cars Adler introduced that year, and — following the DKW F1's pioneering 1931 front-wheel-drive layout — one of Germany's earliest mass-market front-wheel-drive cars. Offered as a 2/4-door saloon, 2/4-door cabriolet or sports roadster. Launched with a 1,504 cc side-valve four (32 PS); a 1,645 cc option arrived in 1933 (38 PS); the final Trumpf 1.7 EV (from May 1936) kept that 1,645 cc engine and its 38 PS (37 hp) rating but gained a 220 mm longer wheelbase and more streamlined, longer-tailed bodywork. Front engine, front-wheel drive, 4-speed manual (no synchromesh); wheelbase 2,920 mm (115.0 in, 1936-38), length 4,540 mm (178.7 in, 1936-38), width 1,600 mm (63.0 in), height 1,580 mm (62.2 in).
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trumpf 1.7 EV 1.645 L side-valve four (38 PS) | 1936–1938 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 37 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
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