Steyr Model History

Austria · founded 1920

Austria's most significant pre-war automaker (1920–1959) — engineering-led cars by Hans Ledwinka and Ferdinand Porsche, continued as the Puch 500 city car until 1975.

Models

Type II (Waffenauto)

Steyr's debut passenger car — a sturdy 3.3-litre SOHC six that put a weapons factory on the automotive map.

Touring car · 1920–1924
Type XII

Steyr's international breakthrough — a refined 1.5-litre OHC six that won acclaim from London to Vienna.

Touring car · 1925–1929
Austria (37/100 hp)

Ferdinand Porsche's ambitious Steyr masterpiece — a 5.3-litre straight-eight that was cancelled after only three prototypes.

Grand tourer · 1929–1930
Steyr 120 / 125 Super

A streamlined inter-war six with independent front suspension — 1,400 built before its successor took over.

Mid-size car · 1935–1937
Steyr 220

The pinnacle of pre-war Steyr — a 2.3-litre OHV six in four body styles, with coachbuilt Gläser cabriolets.

Mid-size car · 1937–1941
Steyr 50 / 55 (Baby)

The 'Steyr Baby' — a VW-contemporary streamlined people's car that sold around 13,000 units before the war.

Economy car · 1936–1940
Steyr-Puch 500

Austria's beloved post-war city car — a Fiat 500 body with a superior twin-cylinder Steyr-Puch engine, 60,000 built.

City car · 1957–1975

Other makes