The Horch 10 M 20 is a car that was brought to the market in 1922 by the Horch company in Zwickau. The construction was made by Arnold Zoller from Argus Motoren in Berlin. Their owner Moritz Straus held in the early 1920s, the majority of the shares of the Horch company.
The vehicle had a front-mounted 4-cylinder inline engine with flathead engine and 1.6 liters capacity. It developed 35 hp at 2000/min. The rear wheels were driven over a 4-speed gearbox with shift lever in the center of the car. The car with U-profile frame had leaf-sprung rigid axles and was as four-seater touring car or city-coupe available.
Facelift In July 1923, Paul Daimler became chief designer at Argus and revised the engine. He constructed a valve train overhead camshaft that was driven by a Königswelle (master shaft). With these changes the engine gave 50 hp at 2800/min. The carriage from 1924 offered called Horch 10 M 25, was the first German car with four-wheel brakesIn einschlägigen Autozeitschriften schaltete Horch die ganzseitige Anzeige und verwies insbesondere auf „unsere neue Type 10/50 PS mit Vierradbremse, welche erstmalig auf der diesjährigen Berliner Automobil-Ausstellung (vom 5. bis 14. Dezember 1924) zur Ausstellung gebracht wird.“ Zeitschrift Der Herrenfahrer, 1. Jahrgang, Nummer 2 (1924) and was delivered only with six seats. Until 1926 originated about 2300 pieces.
Technical data Type10 M 20 (10/35 PS)10 M 25 (10/50 PS)Production period 1922–19241924–1926BodiesT4, Cp4T6, L4, PL4, Cb4Engine4 cylinders in line 4-stroke4 cylinders in line 4-strokeValvesstanding (sv)overhead camshaft (ohc) with vertical shaft driveBore × stroke80 mm × 130 mm80 mm × 130 mmCapacity2612 cm32612 cm3Power (PS)3550Power (kW)25.737Consumption 15 L/100 km15 L/100 kmMaximum speed80 km/h95 km/hWeight1,300 kg1,870–2,150 kgMax weight1900 kg2,320–2,600 kgElectric equipment12 Volt12 VoltLength4.55 m4.50 mWidth1.60 m1.73 mHeight2.25 m2.00 mWheelbase3220 mm3300 mmTrack front/rear1380 mm/1380 mm1420 mm/1420 mmTurning circle
Models T4 = 4-seats Touring car T6 = 6-seats Touring car L4 = 4-doors Sedan PL4 = 4-doors Pullman-Sedan Cp4 = 4-doors Town-Coupé Cb4 = 4-doors Coupé-Convertible
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