Adler 2.5 Litre History
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History
The last all-new Adler car, introduced in 1937, was an ambitious final statement for the marque's automobile division. Its 2,494 cc six-cylinder engine produced 58 PS (43 kW), respectable for a mid-1930s touring car, but the real talking point was its body — a streamlined shape conceived by Paul Jaray, the aerodynamicist who also styled the Trumpf Rennlimousine.
Jaray's 'spindle' body theory, derived from airship cross-sections, gave the 2.5 Litre a genuinely slippery form for its era, allowing a top speed of around 125 km/h (78 mph). Production continued until 1940, when wartime halted civilian manufacturing. After the war, Adler chose not to resume car production, making the 2.5 Litre the last automobile the company ever built.
Body styles
- Saloon
- Cabriolet
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