It was based on the three-wheeled passenger car Goliath Pionier with a closed timber-framed wood cab.

[1] Unlike the Pionier, a three-wheel microcar, the rear of the F400 a longer box as panel van or a framed flatbed as pickup truck was installed.

The body had a reclined front, externally mounted headlights and unlike the Goliath Pionier not a vertical, but a tilted windshield to reduce wind drag.

[2] For a short time, the F200 and F400 were leaders in this market segment with a total production of 18,368 vehicles.

[4] The reason for the half downsized 198cc engine was to meet the legal limit for license-free drivers and for tax credit eligibility.