Adler Trumpf

The Adler Trumpf is a small family car introduced by the Frankfurt based auto-maker, Adler in March 1932, with Trumpf production fully starting in the late summer that year.[1] Adler launched two similarly sized cars in the same year, one of which followed the 1931 DKW F1's then innovative front-wheel drive layout, and the other model using the conventional rear-wheel drive configuration still used by then market leader, Opel's 1.2 litre 'model 6'.

The Trumpf was the second of these two smaller Adlers to enter volume production, at the end of the Summer in 1932, and was the front wheel drive offering. The innovative design was the responsibility of Hans Gustav Röhr (1895 – 1937).[1] The Trumpf was distinguished from its more conservatively configured Primus sibling both by its front wheel drive and by its relatively advanced independent suspension.[1]

Engine

At launch the car was offered with a four cylinder 1,504 cc engine for which maximum power output of 32 PS at 3,500 rpm was claimed.

aka	1932–34: Adler Trumpf 1.5 Liter 1933–36: Adler Trumpf 1.7 Liter 1933–35: Adler Trumpf Sport 1936–38: Adler Trumpf 1.7 EV
manufacturer	Adlerwerke
production	1932–36: 18,600 units 1936–38: 7,003 units
assembly	Frankfurt am Main
body style	“Limousine” (2/4 door Saloon) 2/4 door Cabriolet Sports Roadster
engine	1932-34: 1,504 cc 4 cylinder in-line side-valve engine 1933-38: 1,645 cc 4 cylinder in-line side-valve engine
layout	FF layout
transmission	4-speed manual. No synchromesh.
length	1932-36: 4150 mm 1936-38: 4540 mm
width	1600 mm
height	1580 mm 1550 mm (Sport)
wheelbase	1932-35: 2825 mm 1936-38: 2920 mm
designer	Hans Gustav Röhr

Engine

Bodies

1933 Adler Trumpf range extension

Commercial

1936 Adler Trumpf 1.7 EV

References