Hansa Model History

Germany · founded 1905

Defunct Bremen marque (1905–1939) — from electric carriages and Weimar-era luxury eights to the Borgward-era all-steel Hansa 1100 small car.

Models

Treff-Aß

The sole Hansa-Lloyd passenger car of the early 1920s — a robust four-cylinder tourer on pre-war mechanicals.

Touring car · 1920–1925
Trumpf-Aß

Hansa-Lloyd's prestige straight-eight luxury car of the late 1920s — as technically ambitious as anything built in Germany at the time.

Luxury car · 1925–1931
Hansa 400

A diminutive rear-engined two-stroke microcar — the first new Hansa-branded car after Borgward's takeover.

Microcar · 1933–1934
Hansa 500

Successor to the Hansa 400 with a slightly larger two-stroke engine, also available as a convertible.

Microcar · 1934–1934
Hansa 1100

The Borgward group's breakthrough small car — an all-steel, independently sprung four-cylinder saloon that brought modern construction to the German compact segment.

Small family car · 1934–1939
Hansa 1700

A six-cylinder companion to the 1100, including a twin-carburettor sports variant, giving the Borgward-era Hansa range an upper tier.

Mid-size car · 1934–1937
Hansa 2000

The final mainstream Hansa passenger car — a six-cylinder saloon that transitioned to Borgward badging from 1939.

Mid-size car · 1938–1939

Other makes