Production chronology1899–1900
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Braun / Model record
Braun4.5 PS Front-Drive Voiturette
Production1899–1900
Recorded originAustria-Hungary
ClassOpen two-seat voiturette
Power4.5 hp
August Braun and Wilhelm Stift's founding voiturette, unusual in combining its De Dion-Bouton proprietary engine at the front with drive to the front wheels. Contemporary descriptions compared its general appearance with the Parisienne but did not identify it as a licensed copy. Fuel capacity was 18 litres. The driven/steered front wheels measured 650 mm in diameter, versus 800 mm at the rear. Body dimensions, transmission details, speed, price and output remain unknown. It is separated from Braun's later conventional and under-seat layouts because drivetrain architecture was the defining engineering distinction.
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