Trabant P 50

Trabant P 50
Trabant P50 Saloon
Overview
Manufacturer	VEB Automobilwerk "Audi“ Zwickau VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau VEB Karosseriewerk Meerane (estates only)
Also called	Trabbi
Production	November 1957 - September 1962
Assembly	Zwickau, East Germany Meerane, East Germany
Body and chassis
Class	B-segment
Body style	2-door saloon (Limousine) 3-door estate (Universal) 3-door panel van
Layout	FF
Platform	AWZ P 50
Powertrain
Engine	P-50-series (499 cc, 12.5 - 14.7 kW)
Transmission	4-speed unsynchronized manual transmission (1957 - mid 1962) 4-speed manual transmission (mid 1962 - September 1962)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,020 mm (6 ft 8 in)
Length	3,360 mm (11 ft 0 in)
Width	1,493 mm (4 ft 11 in)
Height	1,410 mm (4 ft 8 in) (saloon) 1,460 mm (4 ft 9 in) (estate)
Kerb weight	620 kg (1,367 lb) (saloon) 660 kg (1,455 lb) (estate)
Chronology
Predecessor	AWZ P 70
Successor	Trabant 600

The Trabant P 50 (German: [tʁaˈbant peː ˈfʏnftsɪç]), also known as the Trabant 500, is the first series production model of the East German Trabant series, made by VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. It was produced from 1957 until 1962; in total, 131,495 units were built (including pre-production models).^[1] In 1962, VEB Sachsenring switched production from the P 50 to the short-lived intermediate model Trabant 600, which combined the exterior styling of the Trabant P 50 with the technical design of the next generation Trabant model, the Trabant 601.