Compared with the 6/32 PS, the Rekords have a longer wheelbase, independent front suspension and different engine ancillaries.

Eventually, Hanomag increased the cylinder bore to 80 mm (resulting in 1.9 litres of displacement), and decided to build the engine with a gear-driven rather than a chain-driven camshaft.

Werner Oswald (1979) argues that, the Rekord Diesel was comepetitively priced[3] (at ℛℳ 4,875 for the four-door saloon).

The bodywork was upgraded with a so-called "streamlined" back, and the rims were now perforated to give the car a more modern appearance.

[6] Even with this increase in engine power, the Hanomag Rekord was still a rather "ponderous and slow" vehicle, with a top speed of about 100 km/h.

[3] In 1938, a Hanomag Rekord Diesel – the so-called "Hanomag-Diesel-Stromlinien-Sportwagen" – was equipped with an aerodynamically optimised aluminium body that was designed by Járay Pál, and built by Wendler in Reutlingen.

In 2013, Hanomag enthusiasts built a replica of the car, based on historical photographs and technical drawings.

[6] Since both engines have similar torque curves, Hanomag could install the same ZF gearbox with a 4.55 final drive in the Otto and Diesel versions of the car.

It is a four-speed, constant-mesh gearbox with synchroniser rings on the second shaft, resulting in synchromesh on the third and fourth gear.