[3] The 3=6's notable features included its 896cc two-stroke engine and front-wheel drive layout, along with the sure-footed handling that resulted.

[5] In recognition of the model's significance, Audi Tradition maintains a 1954 DKW 3=6 Sonderklasse in their fleet, and this is occasionally brought out on historical motoring events.

[6] The DKW 3=6 also enjoyed several famous owners, like the celebrated aviator Elly Beinhorn (who named her 3=6 "Alwine VII"),[7] German boxing legend Max Schmeling (twice heavyweight World Champion) and film star Anita Ekberg (star of La Dolce Vita (1960)).

A ‘pillarless’ Coupe version, first seen in 1953, was produced from 1954, as well as a Cabriolet, bodied by Osnabrück coach builders Karmann.

Advertising highlighted such features as a fuel gauge and an interior light that could be set to come on automatically when the door was opened.

The four-door saloon's wheel-base was extended by 10 centimetres (3.9 in) over that of the two door: advertising continued to emphasize the DKW's class leading interior spaciousness.

Auto Union cars were also very popular in South America, where a number of special types based on the DKW 3=6 were manufactured in Brazil under licence by VEMAG from 1956 to 1967.

Following the company's pioneering work in the 1930s, the car had a front-wheel drive configuration which meant there was no bulky driveshaft running through the passenger cabin.

The F93 version launched in 1955 (for the 1956 model year) now boasted power output increased to 38 bhp (28 kW).

The DKW 3=6 was driven in motorsport, by many notable drivers including Jim Clark, Tony Brooks, Sarel van der Merwe and Juan Manuel Fangio (1965 Interlagos, Brazil).