Audi Typ R specs: the only version on the list
What the numbers do for a buyer:
4.9 MT is the sole modification of Audi Typ R 1 generation. Production window in the data is 1927-01-01 to 1929-12-31. Body is Cabrio. Engine is Gasoline, 8 cylinders, Inline, 2 valves per cylinder, Front, longitudinal. Boost is not measured. Gearbox is Manual with 3 gears. Drive is RWD.
What the numbers do for a buyer:
- Displacement 4872 cm³ and 100 hp at 3300 rpm give 20.5 hp per litre (100 ÷ 4.872). That is a large, slow-revving Gasoline unit, not a high-output one.
- Kerb weight 2300 kg against 100 hp gives 23.0 kg per horsepower (2300 ÷ 100). Every extra kilogram here is paid in how hard the 100 hp has to work.
- 74 kW at the same 3300 rpm is 15.2 kW per litre (74 ÷ 4.872).
- Eight cylinders share 4872 cm³ equally as 609 cm³ per cylinder (4872 ÷ 8).
- Bore and stroke 80 × 122 mean stroke is 1.525 times bore (122 ÷ 80): a long-stroke Inline 8, consistent with peak power at 3300 rpm, not a high-rpm layout.
- Valves total 16 (8 × 2). That is the entire valve count in the data; there is no four-valve alternative listed.
- Top speed 120 is the only performance figure measured. 0–100 is not measured. Torque (Nm) is not measured. Torque rpm is not measured.
There is no second 4.9 MT with a different horsepower figure in this catalogue. You cannot pick “the 100 hp 4.9 MT versus a stronger 4.9 MT.” The name 4.9 MT and 100 hp travel together.
Generations: what 1 generation actually changed
Audi Typ R has 1 generation. Years: 1927–1929. Body: Cabrio. Versions in that generation: 1 (4.9 MT). No restyling row exists in the data, so there is no mid-cycle body or chassis split to treat as a separate generation.
Because there is only one generation, “which generation to buy” collapses to a calendar question, not a spec question. Early-year and late-year cars in this file share the same 4.9 MT sheet: same 100 hp, same 4872 cm³, same Manual 3, same RWD, same 2300 kg, same 120 top speed. The data do not assign a different power, weight, or gearbox to 1927 versus 1929. Arithmetic between generations is therefore zero: power delta 0 hp, weight delta 0 kg, speed delta 0.
If you were hoping a later generation of Typ R added more hp, a fourth gear, or a lighter kerb weight, that later generation is not in this catalogue.
Engine and gearbox: what extra complexity would buy (and what is not here)
| Version | hp | Nm | Displacement (cm³) | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 MT | 100 | not measured | 4872 | Gasoline | 8 | Inline | not measured | Manual 3 | RWD |
Fuel system is not measured. Compression ratio is not measured. Fuel grade is not measured.
Buyer implications from those blanks and from the filled cells:
- You cannot rank 4.9 MT on torque or on a torque plateau. Nm is not measured; any claim that this Inline 8 is “high torque” would be outside the data.
- Boost is not measured. There is no turbo or supercharger figure to pay extra for, and no naturally aspirated label in the English fields either — only the empty boost field. Choice is not “boosted versus not.”
- Manual with 3 gears is the only transmission. There is no Automatic row and no 4-speed Manual row. The extra money for a later gearbox does not exist as a catalogue option.
- RWD is the only drive. There is no AWD or FWD 4.9 MT. You are not choosing a drivetrain; you are accepting RWD.
- Front, longitudinal placement is fixed. You cannot specify a different engine location.
Power per litre at 20.5 hp/L and 23.0 kg/hp together describe a heavy Cabrio with a large Gasoline 8 that makes 100 hp at 3300 rpm. If your “which version” filter is “highest hp/L” or “lowest kg/hp,” 4.9 MT is both the best and the only score on this page.
Performance, mpg, and top speed
- 4.9 MT 0–100: not measured. Do not treat silence as a fast or slow sprint; the sprint was not recorded here.
- 4.9 MT top speed: 120.
- City consumption: not measured.
- Highway consumption: not measured.
- Combined consumption / mpg: not measured.
- CO2: not measured.
- Eco class: not measured.
Without mpg figures, you cannot pick 4.9 MT as the “economy” Typ R. There is no second version with a smaller displacement to cut fuel use on paper. 4872 cm³ is the only engine size. Combined with 2300 kg, the catalogue simply does not support an mpg ranking.
The one usable performance number for a buyer is 120 top speed. If a 120 ceiling is enough for how you will use a Cabrio, 4.9 MT meets that measured bar. If you need a measured 0–100, this file cannot confirm it.
Dimensions, weight, and what the 2300 kg kerb weight costs
- Kerb weight 4.9 MT: 2300 kg.
- Gross weight: not measured.
- Ground clearance: not measured.
- Fuel tank: not measured.
- Wheel sizes: not measured.
Front suspension: Dependent, leaf spring. Rear suspension: Dependent, leaf spring. Front brakes: Drum. Rear brakes: Drum.
What you can still compute:
- Payload cannot be derived: gross weight is not measured, so 2300 kg has no measured ceiling above it.
- Range cannot be derived: tank is not measured and mpg is not measured.
- Ground clearance cannot be compared across versions: it is not measured, and there is only one version.
Weight per horsepower at 23.0 kg/hp is the practical chassis number. With Drum brakes at both ends and Dependent, leaf spring suspension at both ends, the data describe a heavy RWD Cabrio stopped and sprung in that layout only. There is no disc-brake 4.9 MT and no independent-suspension 4.9 MT to pay extra for.
Which version to choose
Choose 4.9 MT if you want the Audi Typ R as catalogued: 1 generation (1927–1929), Cabrio, Gasoline Inline 8, 4872 cm³, 100 hp / 74 kW at 3300 rpm, Manual 3, RWD, kerb 2300 kg, top speed 120. That is the entire buyable set in these data.
Do not expect a second Typ R version with more gears, less weight, more hp, or a different body. Version count is 1. Generation count is 1. Body count is Cabrio only.
Do not mix this page with other “Type R” searches. Queries for Audi RS3 Typ 8Y, Audi RS3 Typ 8V, Type R8, or Type RS6 are other model keys. They are not generations of Typ R in this file and they do not add a second 4.9 MT.
Price and for sale: not in the data. This article cannot rank 4.9 MT on cost or on what “extra money buys” in currency — only on what the spec sheet already contains. Extra money cannot buy a second engine here because no second engine is listed.
Reliability and problems: not measured in this data set. Cylinder count (8), valve count (16), long stroke (80 × 122), 3300 rpm power peak, 2300 kg, Drum / Drum, and Dependent, leaf spring / Dependent, leaf spring are the mechanical facts you have; they are not a fault list.
Practical filter in one line: if 20.5 hp/L, 23.0 kg/hp, Manual 3, RWD, Cabrio, and a measured 120 top speed with 0–100 not measured and mpg not measured is acceptable, 4.9 MT is the version — because it is the only version. If you need a lighter kerb weight, a fourth gear, a measured 0–100, or a tank/mpg figure before you decide, those fields are not measured and no alternate Typ R row fills them.