Its flat-four water-cooled layout anticipated Subaru's boxer engines by years, arriving after Goliath itself had already vanished.
Median 75 hp across 35 similar cars
Lead trim: 1100 1094 cc boxer four (40 bhp) · up to 55 hp
Goliath 1100 / Hansa 11001957–1961
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FactIts flat-four water-cooled layout anticipated Subaru's boxer engines by years, arriving after Goliath itself had already vanished.
The Goliath 1100, and from 1959 the Hansa 1100, is a small automobile made from 1957 until 1961 by the Bremen-based Goliath-Werke Borgward & Co, a Borgward subsidiary (also called the Borgward Hansa 1100 in Australia). A two-door saloon and a three-door kombi estate were available from the March 1957 Geneva launch and a two-door coupé followed a year later; it replaced the GP900 and, apart from a completely new engine, little had changed: in place of the two-stroke it had a 1094 cc water-cooled four-cylinder boxer engine (a format taken up by Subaru several years after the Goliath brand's demise) with a 4-speed all-synchromesh gearbox, distinguished from the GP900 by a more modern front grille. Later in 1957 the 40 bhp (41 PS) 1100 was joined by the 1100 Luxus, which with a second carburettor and higher compression made 55 bhp (56 PS), a maximum speed of 135 km/h (84 mph) against 125 km/h (78 mph). In October 1958 (for 1959) the Goliath 1100 was replaced by the Hansa 1100, with sharper tailfins and a kinked chrome flank strip and an optional Saxomat automatic clutch. The Hansa 1100 Luxus was also made in Argentina by Goliath Hansa Argentina (1960-1961). Wheelbase 2,270 mm (89.4 in), length 4,060 mm (159.8 in), width 1,625 mm (64.0 in), height 1,450 mm (57.1 in).
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 1094 cc boxer four (40 bhp) | 1957–1961 | 1.1 L Flat-4 | 40 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1100 Luxus 1094 cc boxer four (55 bhp) | 1957–1961 | 1.1 L Flat-4 | 55 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
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