Germany · founded 1900

Adler Model History

Frankfurt's eagle-badged marque (1900–1957) — pioneer of front-wheel drive in Germany, celebrated for the Trumpf's Le Mans outings and the hydraulic-braked Standard 6.

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Trumpf
Adler's innovative front-wheel-drive compact of the 1930s — a Le Mans finisher with Paul Jaray streamlined coachwork.
Compact car · 1932–1938
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Trumpf Junior
An affordable front-wheel-drive small car that brought Adler's FWD technology to the mass market — one of Germany's longest-running 1930s compacts.
Economy car · 1934–1941
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Standard 6
The first Continental European car with hydraulic brakes — and the car that carried Clärenore Stinnes on her 1927–1929 world circumnavigation.
Full-size car · 1927–1934
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Standard 8
Adler's short-lived eight-cylinder flagship — a 3.9-litre straight-eight for the upper end of the Weimar Republic market.
Luxury car · 1928–1933
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Favorit
A mid-range rear-drive four-cylinder saloon that bridged Adler's large Standards and its forthcoming small FWD cars.
Mid-size car · 1929–1934
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Diplomat
A 1930s six-cylinder luxury saloon with Ambi-Budd and Karmann coachwork options, Adler's prestige rear-drive car of the mid-decade.
Full-size car · 1934–1938
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2.5 Litre
Adler's final pre-war car — a 2.5-litre six-cylinder with an aerodynamic Paul Jaray body capable of 125 km/h.
Full-size car · 1937–1940
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Trumpf

Trumpf Junior

Standard 6

Standard 8

Favorit

Diplomat

2.5 Litre