Auto Union Silver Arrows

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sports car
gptkbp:category Grand Prix car
gptkbp:color silver
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Ferdinand_Porsche
gptkbp:engine mid-engine
gptkbp:engineType V12
V16
gptkbp:historicalPeriod pre-World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Auto Union Silver Arrows
gptkbp:influencedBy technological innovation
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern racing car design
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Auto_Union
gptkbp:material aluminum
gptkbp:mechanic gptkb:Robert_Eberan_von_Eberhorst
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Silver_Arrows
gptkbp:notableAchievement set speed records in the 1930s
won multiple Grand Prix races
gptkbp:notableDriver gptkb:Tazio_Nuvolari
gptkb:Achille_Varzi
gptkb:Bernd_Rosemeyer
gptkb:Hans_Stuck
gptkbp:notableEvent Bernd Rosemeyer's fatal crash in 1938
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:torsion_bar_suspension
rear-wheel drive
independent suspension
lightweight construction
streamlined bodywork
advanced aerodynamics
supercharged engines
high power-to-weight ratio
central driving position (in some models)
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Type_A
gptkb:Type_B
gptkb:Type_C
gptkb:Type_D
gptkbp:notableRace gptkb:1936_German_Grand_Prix
gptkb:1937_Donington_Grand_Prix
gptkb:1938_Italian_Grand_Prix
gptkb:1939_French_Grand_Prix
gptkbp:predecessor none (first of its kind for Auto Union)
gptkbp:racing_years 1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Mercedes-Benz_Silver_Arrows
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Auto_Union_post-war_racing_cars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mercedes-Benz_Silver_Arrows
gptkb:Silver_Arrow
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7