How fast can a Trabant go?

The 26 horsepower Trabant goes from 0 to 60 in 21 seconds with a top speed of 62 mph.

Why was the Trabant so bad?

The Trabant’s build quality was poor, reliability was terrible, and it was loud, slow, and poorly designed. The car had four principal variants: The Trabant 601 (1964–1990) The Trabant 1.1, produced in 1990–1991 with a 1,043 cc (63.6 cu in) VW engine.

How fast did the Trabant go from 0 60 miles per hour?

In Detail

length	3555 mm / 140 in
width	1504 mm / 59.2 in
height	1465 mm / 57.7 in
top speed	~112.63 kph / 70 mph
0 – 60 mph	~21 seconds

How much horsepower did the Trabant have?

Trabant 601 Engine Technical Data
Bore x Stroke :	72.00 x 73.00 mm 2.83 x 2.87 inches
Aspiration :	N/A
Compression Ratio :	7.60
Maximum power – Output – Horsepower :	30 PS or 30 bhp or 22 kW @ 4200 rpm

How much did Trabant cost?

Trabants cost about $8,600 new and were coveted for decades by East Germans. The demand evaporated last fall after Germany’s unification.

How many Trabants are still registered?

Trabant 601 (1964) The car’s moment in the spotlight came with the fall of the Berlin wall, as citizens of the DDR spilled over the newly open East-West border in their “Trabis.” There are still some 33,000 Trabants roaming the streets of Germany today.

Where was the Trabant car made?

Zwickau
The Trabant 601 (or Trabant P601 series) was a Trabant model produced by VEB Sachsenring in Zwickau, Saxony. It was the third generation of the model, built for the longest production time, from 1963 to 1990.

What engine is in a Trabant?

Trabant 601
Engine	594 cc P60-P66 two-stroke L2
Transmission	4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,020 mm (6 ft 8 in)

What kind of engine did the Trabant 601 have?

The car had four principal variants: The engine for the 500, 600 and the original 601 was a small two-stroke engine with two cylinders, accounting for the vehicle’s modest performance. Its kerb weight was about 600 kg (1,323 lb).

When did the Trabant series of cars come out?

Trabant (German: [tʁaˈbant] (listen)) is a series of small cars produced from 1957 to 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 Trabant 1.1.

When does the game Trabant 601 take place?

Set in June 1990 East Germany, during the early months of German reunification, the player is tasked to maintain a fictionalized version of the Trabant 601, the Laika 601, and eventually drive the player character’s uncle using the car to Istanbul, Turkey, via Eastern and Southeastern Europe.

What was the price of a Trabant in 1985?

The price for a new Trabant in 1985 was 8,500 Mark for the 601 Standard, and 9,700 Mark for the most expensive model, the 601 Universal S de Luxe. Available options at this time included a shelf under the instrument panel, intermittent windshield wipers and hazard flashers.