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Wartburg
311 Coupe
Coupe built in 520 examples.
Still being researched: why it matters, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Gwafton · CC BY-SA 3.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1955–1965
- Engine
- 3-cylinder, in-line, two-stroke · 900 cc / 0.9 LFactory: 900 cc
- Power
- 27.2 kW / 37 PSFactory: 37 PS
- Top speed
- 115 km/hFactory: 115 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Hans Fleischer (body design, 311 series)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Wartburg 311 Coupe (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Gwafton · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wartburg 311 Coupe (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wartburg 311 Coupe (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: LutzBruno · CC BY 3.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The 311 was also built as a 2+2 coupe, one of the body styles offered on the same chassis as the saloon. It was built at Eisenach until 1965.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 311 Coupe.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | 3-cylinder, in-line, two-stroke1 Independently researchedBase 311 chassis figure; the source does not tie it to one body style. |
| Cylinders | 31 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 900 cc / 0.9 LFactory: 900 cc2 Independently researchedSource says "knapp 900 ccm" (just under 900 cc). From 1961 the engine was 992 cc (same source). |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | 1:7.52 Independently researched |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 27.2 kW / 37 PSFactory: 37 PS2 Independently researchedInitial output. Source gives 40 PS from 1960 and 45 PS with the 992 cc engine from 1961. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | front1 Independently researchedSource abbreviation FWD. |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | 960 kgFactory: 960 kg1 Independently researchedConflict: S1 gives 920 kg for saloon 311/1 and 1020 kg for the Camping estate. |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 115 km/hFactory: 115 km/h1 Independently researchedConflict: S1 gives 125 km/h (Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 125km/h) for the 1000 series; S2 is used as it is the 311 table. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
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Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
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See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Wartburg Level C KTUD (Paul Negyesi with Bolko Rawicz)
- 3-cylinder, two-stroke, in line. FWD
- around 960 kg
- around 115 km/h
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2
VEB Automobilwerk Eisenach manufacturer page Level C motorostalgie.de
- zunächst 37 PS aus knapp 900 ccm
- Verdichtung von 1 : 7,5
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