The DKW Junior was a small front wheel drive saloon manufactured by Auto Union AG. The car received a positive reaction when first exhibited, initially badged as the DKW 600, at the Frankfurt Motor Show in March 1957. The ‘Junior’ name was given to the (by now) DKW 750 in 1959 when the car went into volume production, but failed to survive an upgrade in January 1963, after which the car was known as the DKW F12.

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  • The DKW Junior was a small front wheel drive saloon manufactured by Auto Union AG. The car received a positive reaction when first exhibited, initially badged as the DKW 600, at the Frankfurt Motor Show in March 1957. The ‘Junior’ name was given to the (by now) DKW 750 in 1959 when the car went into volume production, but failed to survive an upgrade in January 1963, after which the car was known as the DKW F12. In addition to the saloon, a pretty ‘F12 Roadster’ (cabriolet version) was produced in limited numbers. The car was known for its two stroke engine. A number of European auto-makers produced two-stroke powered cars in the 1950s, but by the time the DKW Junior came along, the market was beginning to resist two-stroke powered cars as the industry increasingly standardised on four stroke four cylinder units which accordingly were becoming cheaper to produce. Two stroke engined cars were perceived by some as rough and noisy by comparison.
  • Der DKW Junior war ein Kleinwagen des Automobilherstellers Auto Union.
  • A família de automóveis de passeio iniciada com o DKW Júnior foi produzida pela DKW entre 1959 e 1965, considerando todos os modelos, e fez muito sucesso. Ao total, foram cinco modelos: o Júnior, o Júnior de Luxe, o F11, o F12 e o F12 Roadster. Esta foi a penúltima série de veículos produzida com motores de dois tempos pela DKW, sendo descontinuada a sua fabricação quando a Auto Union foi adquirida pela Volkswagen. Sua concepção estética, juntamente com a concepção do Auto Union 1000sp e do DKW F102, representava uma forte mudança em relação aos modelos anteriores da DKW e da Auto Union, ainda atrelados à concepção do F89, anterior à Segunda Grande Guerra. O modelo básico, o Júnior, foi comercializado entre 1959 e 1961, seguido do Júnior de Luxe, que incluía alguns melhoramentos, comercializado entre 1961 e 1963. O F11 e o F12 eram um pouco maiores e equipados com motores com maior potência, tendo sido produzidos entre 1963 e 1965, acompanhados a partir de 1964 do F12 Roadster. Estima-se que tenham sido produzidos mais de 350.000 unidades, vendidos na Alemanha, na Europa e para outros países. O Júnior chegou a ser produzido em uma fábrica na Irlanda, que se tornou a única fábrica da DKW fora da Alemanha na Europa. Estima-se que tenham sido produzidas 237.587 unidades do Júnior e do Júnior de Luxe entre 1958 e 1963, com um motor de 741cc, 30.738 unidades do F11 entre 1963 e 1965, com um motor de 796cc e 82.506 unidades do F12 entre 1963 e 1965, com um motor de 889cc.
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  • The DKW Junior was a small front wheel drive saloon manufactured by Auto Union AG. The car received a positive reaction when first exhibited, initially badged as the DKW 600, at the Frankfurt Motor Show in March 1957. The ‘Junior’ name was given to the (by now) DKW 750 in 1959 when the car went into volume production, but failed to survive an upgrade in January 1963, after which the car was known as the DKW F12.
  • Der DKW Junior war ein Kleinwagen des Automobilherstellers Auto Union.
  • A família de automóveis de passeio iniciada com o DKW Júnior foi produzida pela DKW entre 1959 e 1965, considerando todos os modelos, e fez muito sucesso. Ao total, foram cinco modelos: o Júnior, o Júnior de Luxe, o F11, o F12 e o F12 Roadster. Esta foi a penúltima série de veículos produzida com motores de dois tempos pela DKW, sendo descontinuada a sua fabricação quando a Auto Union foi adquirida pela Volkswagen.
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