Audi Type A

The Audi Type A, sold as the Audi 10/22 PS, is considered the oldest vehicle under the Audi name. It was presented in May 1910 by Audi Automobilwerke GmbH Zwickau, the company August Horch had founded in 1909 under his own name before the dispute over that name led him to Audi, the Latin form of Horch. The car had a 2.6 litre four cylinder four stroke engine rated at 22 hp, driving the rear axle through a four speed gearbox and a cardan shaft, and most of the cars were fitted with a sport phaeton body. Between 137 and 140 were built, depending on the source, until the Type B succeeded it in 1911. Only one Type A is known to survive, in the Technical Museum in Prague.