The 3/15 DA-3 Wartburg, a sports roadster version of the 3/15 and BMW's first sports car, was introduced in 1930 at a time when the Great Depression had drastically reduced the market for sports cars. A drop centre front axle lowered the frame, and the compression ratio was raised from 5.6 to 1 to 7.0 to 1, raising maximum output to 18 PS at 3500 rpm. The Wartburg had a longer, narrower and much lower body than the DA-2 and DA-4 cars with the same wheelbase.
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Source Wikipedia: BMW 3/15Lead paragraph, BMWtier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, BMW
then, following BMW's acquisition of the Automobilwerk Eisenach business in October 1928, in three subsequent versions as BMWs from July 1929 till March 1932
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Wikipedia3/15 DA-2
sports roadster version of the 3/15,
Year: 3/15 DA-2
sports roadster version of the 3/15,
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produced in its first version as a "Dixi" between 1927 and 1929
3/15 DA-2, passage 2
The compression ratio of the engine was raised from 5.6:1 to 7.0:1, raising maximum output to 18 PS (13 kW) at 3500 rpm.
Body style, sedan: 3/15 DA-2
a steel-bodied two-door saloon, a
Body style, roadster: 3/15 DA-2
sports roadster version of the 3/15
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