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himself, this car was and remains an engineering masterpiece. Alas, seldom will you encounter a Porsche enthusiast with the slightest knowledge on this magnificent piece of engineering. It is hard to picture a Porsche military vehicle and thus it is understandable that not many know of its existence.
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shell came with no doors and high sills, meaning passengers needed to climb over them to enter and exit the vehicle; The upside of this design being that the body was buoyant and amphibious. Later versions of the body came with rigid doors and exhibit a more steeply dropping angle to the front
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of the period; first in an amended version of the 1.5 litre, with a later bump to 1.6 in the l-model. This engine had an output of around 37 kW (50 HP). Together with a vehicle weight of 990 kilograms a maximum speed of around 100 kilometers per hour could be achieved. For transmission, a
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A total of 71 Porsche 597s were manufactured, between 1955 and 1958, 49 of which were built for the civilian market (chassis numbers starting from 597 to 000101). Development costs for the vehicle amounted to approximately 1.8 million
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The competing Goliath was manufactured by The Borgward Group. Not known to many is that the Jagdewagen was Porsche's first utility vehicle, contrary to popular opinion that the Cayenne came first.
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5-speed manual box with additional on-the-fly two/four wheel drive shifter was provided. With its short wheelbase of 2,060 mm, the vehicle had the ability to climb steep grades of up to 65%.
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The prototype body of the car was manufactured by Porsche's own Stuttgart Body Works with later versions (stabilized with torsion bars) coming from
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Originally developed as a prototype for a tender to the German Army after World War II, the car never reached mass production after the
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model won out for its relative simplicity, lower cost and Auto Union's ability to meet the Army's demand.
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Boschen, Lothar; Barth, Jürgen; Frère, Paul; Cotton, Michael (1986).
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The Jagdwagen is not only a car, it is a piece of art. Designed by
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1953 Porsche 597 prototype military vehicle (same as above); rear
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990 kg (2,183 lb)-1,090 kg (2,403 lb)
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Porsche
Class
Off-road vehicle
Body style
Cabriolet
Layout
Rear engine
Engine
Curb weight
Jeep
Kübelwagen
Land-Rover
DKW Munga
flat-four
Porsche 356
VWs
Porsches
Karmann
monocoque

Goliath Type 31
Auto-Union
DKW Munga
DM
Ferdinand Porsche
Volkswagen 181
FMC XR311
Fabrique Nationale AS 24
M151

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