{{Infobox automobile | name = Wanderer W24 | image = Wanderer W24 Limousine Horch Museum (cropped).jpg | manufacturer = [[Auto Union]] | production = 1937 – 1940 | assembly = [[Siegmar]], [[Germany]] | predecessor = | successor = | class = | length = {{convert|4300|mm|in||abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|1615|mm|in||abbr=on}} | height = {{convert|1650|mm|in||abbr=on}} | weight = | wheelbase = {{convert|2600|-|3100|mm|in||abbr=on}} | platform = | related = | sp = uk | caption = 1937 Wanderer W24 Limousine in the [[August Horch Museum Zwickau]] | transmission = 4-speed manual with floor-mounted shift | engine = 1767 cc [[Four-stroke engine|four-stroke]] [[Straight-four engine|inline-four]] }} The '''Wanderer W24''' is a middle market car introduced by [[Auto Union]] under the [[Wanderer (car)|Wanderer]] brand in 1937. The car was powered by a [[Inline-four engine|four-cylinder four-stroke engine]] of 1767 cc driving the rear wheels via a four-speed gear box. Claimed maximum power output of four cylinder [[flathead engine]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Auto Hunstock - Oldtimer Restauration - Wanderer W24 Cabrio|url=https://oldtimer-hunstock.de/restaurierung/wanderer/wanderer-w24-cabrio.html|access-date=2021-05-21|website=oldtimer-hunstock.de}}</ref> was {{Convert|42|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} achieved at 3,400 rpm.
The W24's structural basis was a box frame chassis. At the back it employed a swing axle arrangement copied from the [[DKW F5|popular small cars]] produced by sister brand [[DKW]] of Auto Union.
At a time when some of the manufacturer's larger models featured a twelve-volt electrical system, the W24 still made do with a six-volt arrangement. The car was offered as a four-seater saloon with two or four doors. In addition, approximately 300 cabriolet versions were produced. Today, few of these cabriolet version survive: those that do are prized by collectors.
By 1940 when the increasing intensity of [[Second World War|the war]] enforced an end to passenger car production, approximately 23,000 Wanderer W24s had been produced. A model belonged to [[Sisir Kumar Bose]], the nephew of Indian nationalist [[Subhas Chandra Bose|Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose]]. Subhas Chandra Bose escaped from home arrest riding this car making his way for [[Germany]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=IndianAuto|title=Netaji’s Wanderer W24 Sedan - Here’s All You Should Know|url=https://indianauto.com/stories/netaji-subhas-chandra-bose-car-wanderer-w24-sedan-nid5741|access-date=2022-01-24|website=indianauto.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Gallery == <gallery> File:Wanderer W24 1937.jpg|1937 Wanderer W24 Cabriolet File:Wanderer W24C Cabriolet 1937 (7428774870) (cropped).jpg|1937 Wanderer W24 Cabriolet rear File:Wanderer W24 1939.jpg|1939 Wanderer W24 </gallery>
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[[Category:Wanderer vehicles|W24]] [[Category:Compact cars]] [[Category:Sedans]] [[Category:Auto Union]] [[Category:Rear-wheel-drive vehicles]] [[Category:Cars introduced in 1937]] [[Category:1930s cars]]