The Trabant 1.1 () is the fourth and final series production model of the East German

Trabant Trabant () is a series of small cars produced from 1957 until 1991 by former East German car manufacturer VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. In total, four different models were made, the Trabant 500, Trabant 600, Trabant 601, and the Tr ...

series, made by

VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau HQM Sachsenring GmbH is a Zwickau-based company that supplies chassis and body parts to the automotive industry. The company was named after the Sachsenring race track. Founded as VEB Sachsenring after the end of World War II, Sachsenring was one ...

. Unlike its predecessors, which have a two-stroke engine, the Trabant 1.1 has a four-stroke Otto engine. In total, 39,474 units of the Trabant 1.1 were made from May 1990 to 30 April 1991,Werner Oswald (ed.): Kraftfahrzeuge der DDR. 2nd edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, , p. 60 which makes it the rarest Trabant model. Most Trabant 1.1 were exported to Poland and Hungary. In Germany, it did not sell very well; in 1990, the 1.1 saloon was offered at a price of DM 10,887,Jan Tuček: Auta východního bloku, Grada Publishing a.s. 2009, , p. 202–203 which, at the time, was considered overpriced.

Technical description

The Trabant 1.1 is a small compact car that uses the front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. It was made in ''limousine'', ''universal'', and ''tramp'' body styles. The limousine is a two-door saloon, the universal a three-door estate, and the tramp is a doorless ATV off-road-like vehicle with a canvas roof.Werner Oswald (ed.): Kraftfahrzeuge der DDR. 2nd edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, , p. 62 Like its predecessors, the 1.1 has a self-supporting body with a steel frame, and body parts made of

duroplast Duroplast is a composite thermosetting plastic, a close relative of Formica and Bakelite. It is a resin plastic reinforced with fibers (either cotton or wool) making it a fiber-reinforced plastic similar to fiberglass. Uses Duroplast was used b ...

. In front, the Trabant has independent suspension with MacPherson struts and triangular control arms; in rear, it has independent suspension with coil springs mated with hydraulic shock absorbers and diagonal control arms. The braking system is a dual-circuit hydraulic system with disc brakes on the front, and drums on the rear wheels. A

rack-and-pinion A rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a circular gear (the ''pinion'') engaging a linear gear (the ''rack''). Together, they convert rotational motion into linear motion. Rotating the pinion causes the rack to be driven i ...

system is used for steering. The wheelsize is 13 in (330 mm). The Trabant is powered by a carburetted, water-cooled, Barkas B820 four-cylinder, OHC,

Otto engine The Otto engine was a large stationary single-cylinder internal combustion four-stroke engine designed by the German Nicolaus Otto. It was a low-RPM machine, and only fired every other stroke due to the Otto cycle, also designed by Otto. Typ ...

(a version of the VW EA 111 engine produced under licence). This engine displaces 1.1 litres and is rated 30 kW; it produces a maximum torque of 72.6 N·m. The torque is transmitted from the engine to the front wheels with a dry single-disc clutch and a manual four-speed gearbox. Unlike the Trabant 601, the 1.1 does not have a column mounted gear shifter, instead, it uses a floormounted gearshift lever on the right-hand side of the driver's seat. The fuel consumption is rated 8 L/100 km, the top speed 125 km/h, and the acceleration from 0–100 km/h is said to be 22 s.Werner Oswald (ed.): Kraftfahrzeuge der DDR. 2nd edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, , p. 64

Gallery

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