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Auto Union – other models: the collective page for transporters outside the named series, from the DKW Schnellaster to the Munga, 896 to 1,986 cc, three to five cylinders

Auto Union AG was formed in 1932 in Chemnitz from the merger of Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer, and was re-established after the war in Ingolstadt before the Audi brand later emerged from it. This page gathers transporters outside the named series: the DKW Schnellaster, one of the first mass-produced front-wheel-drive vans, built from 1949 to 1962, the off-road DKW Munga, built from 1956 to 1968 as a military vehicle, and later utility versions of the Audi Avant. Model designations that include an output figure, such as 'TD 64KW', point to the turbodiesel engines of these later Avant versions.

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The register lists six versions with 896 to 1,986 cc of displacement across three to five cylinders, kerb weights from 1,120 to 1,309 kg and gross vehicle weights from 1,778 to 2,140 kg; one version is recorded with a length of 3,930 to 4,455 mm, and widths range from 1,480 to 1,970 mm.

With the Schnellaster, Auto Union took the light-van segment for trade and commerce in the 1950s, while the Munga served the German Bundeswehr as a rugged four-wheel-drive vehicle. The later Avant utility versions reflect the continuity of the estate-car concept that has accompanied the brand since its DKW years.

For a used Schnellaster, the condition of the self-supporting body and the two-stroke engine with its petroil lubrication matters most; for the Munga, the condition of the four-wheel-drive system and axles matters too. Parts for the two-stroke models are available through specialist DKW and Auto Union clubs, while parts for the later Avant versions can be sourced through the regular Audi parts trade.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Auto Union (weitere Modelle)

Models compared

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	AUDI AVANT VAN D 51KW1986	AUDI AVANT VAN TD 64KW1987	AUT UNION AUD AV V TD64KW1986	F800/31956	MUNGA1964
Cylinders	5	5	5	3	4
Displacement	1,986 cm³	1,986 cm³	1,986 cm³	896 cm³	–
Wheelbase	2,690 mm	2,690 mm	2,690 mm	2,990 mm	2,000 mm
Width	1,820 mm	1,820 mm	1,820 mm	1,970 mm	1,480 mm
Unladen weight	1,278 kg	1,309 kg	1,309 kg	1,170 kg	1,120 kg
Gross vehicle weight	1,778 kg	1,809 kg	1,809 kg	2,140 kg	1,795 kg

Auto Union Other models

Auto Union – other models: the collective page for transporters outside the named series, from the DKW Schnellaster to the Munga, 896 to 1,986 cc, three to five cylinders

Models compared

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AUDI AVANT VAN D 51KW

AUDI AVANT VAN TD 64KW

AUT UNION AUD AV V TD64KW

F800/3

MUNGA

DKW-Schnellaster