Audi Type R

The Audi Type R was a large car that Audi produced between 1928 and 1932 as the successor to the Type M. It closely resembled its predecessor, which had been seen as too expensive, though in fact it was a little smaller, less lavish and cheaper, and it remained a large, expensive car in a period of increasing austerity. It had an eight-cylinder in-line sidevalve engine of 4,872 cc that claimed 100 PS at 3,300 rpm, enough for a top speed of 120 km/h, with a three-speed manual transmission and mechanically controlled four-wheel brakes. The Pullmann-Limousine cost 16,575 marks, well below the 22,300 marks asked for the Type M, but only 145 were produced, and Audi was running out of cash.