The Monza was never an official DKW — it was an independent coachbuilder's car, and it died in 1958 the moment Auto Union simply stopped supplying chassis for it.
Lead trim: Monza (896 cc two-stroke I3)
DKW 3=6 (Sonderklasse)MONZA · 1956–1958
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FactThe Monza was never an official DKW — it was an independent coachbuilder's car, and it died in 1958 the moment Auto Union simply stopped supplying chassis for it.
The DKW Monza, which appeared in 1956, was essentially a DKW F93 under its light-weight plastic skin: a 2-door lightweight sportscar with the 896 cc three-cylinder two-stroke, listed in the page's table at 40–55 hp (30–41 kW) at 4250 rpm, a top speed of 130–135 km/h (81–84 mph), a dry weight of 820 kg (1,810 lb), a 2,350 mm (93 in) wheelbase and a height of 1,350 mm (53 in). The page gives a range for its power and speed, so neither is entered as a single figure.
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Trims & Figures
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monza (896 cc two-stroke I3) | 1956–1958 | 0.9 L Inline-3 | — | — | — | FWD | — | — |
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The Monza was never an official DKW — it was an independent coachbuilder's car, and it died in 1958 the moment Auto Union simply stopped supplying chassis for it.
The Big DKW's three-cylinder two-stroke ran on a triple-redundant ignition — three separate sets of points and coils, one per cylinder, clustered around a single lobed cam.
The three-cylinder two-stroke in DKW's 1953 F91 needed three separate ignition systems — one set of points and coil per cylinder, all clustered around a single lobed cam.
Rivals
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