Borgward P 100
Borgward P 100 was the factory internal name for a luxury class cars of Carl FW Borgward GmbH in Bremen- Sebaldsbrück. From 1959 to 1962, from the car officially known as Big Borgward produced 2591 pieces ( number of Association of the Automotive Industry: 2587 ). As the first German automobile in 1960 the P 100 was offered with an air suspension system from the beginning. As of 1961, Mercedes -Benz 300 SE from the W 112 used in its top model of such a system.
Predecessor
The system presented in September 1952, internal " Hansa Twenty-four hundred" said former model was offered with a model developed by Borgward even automatic transmission, which turned out to be very susceptible to interference.
By March 1953, gave the Hansa in 2400 with only one getting used to for those days hatchback body, which fell in 1955 from the program.
From 1955, had the only available notchback body and with automatic transmission 1615 kg heavy car a brake system with servo assistance, which until then improved insufficient braking effect. Because of the rear-hinged front doors ( " suicide door ") of the entry if the room was convenient, but through the lower door corner far forwardly projecting very difficult in parking spaces or garages. From 1952 to 1958, only 1399 Hansa were produced in 2400 of all versions.
Big Borgward P 100
The in September 1959 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, P 100 had front -hinged front doors, a 12- volt system and was able to request a " Hansa Matic " automatic transmission of the English Hobbs Ltd.. be ordered, which was much more reliable. The year-on Hansa 2400 II Pullman slightly shorter P 100 had a lower by 17 cm wheelbase and a smaller turning circle of 11.4 meters ( Hansa 2400: 12 meters ). Because of the lower to 300 kg weight of the car with the same engine power (100 hp) was more economical and 160 km / h maximum speed by 5 km / h faster. Acceleration from zero to 100 km / hr 16 seconds. As the first German production vehicle in the P 100 was optionally available from January 1960, with an architecture developed by Borgward even air suspension. The first of only 47 -liter fuel tank was enlarged in early 1961 to 60 liters, so at an average fuel consumption of 12 liters per 100 km, the car had a range of almost 500 kilometers.
Production started slowly: At the manufactured until the end of 1959 six P 100 35 cars came in the first half of 1960, which added up to the end of 1960 to a total of 869 vehicles. The numbers remained after the apparently become in January 1961 liquidity problems of the Borgward Group continued to be low. For the full year 1961 were still 1680 " Great Borgward " produced until the opening of the connection bankruptcy proceedings in September 1961. Under the direction of the administrator, there were 1962 with 38 vehicles.
The production of P were 100 1963 to Impulsora Mexicana Automotriz SA sold to Mexico, but in 1964 the project collapsed from lack of capital. 1966 launched a group FANASA ( Fabrica Nacional de Auto Moviles SA) newly founded a new start-up and produced until mid- 1970 a total of 2,267 vehicles there under the name " 230 " (without tail fins and panoramic window rear), or " 230 GL Pullman " ( by 10 cm extended version with tail fins and panoramic window behind were offered ). All models, however, were built here without air suspension. The plan was probably still a version " RS 230 " with 125 hp. However, financial problems ended the production even for the FANASA.