Goliath 1100

Goliath 1100 (1957 to 1959) Hansa 1100 (1959 to 1961)
Goliath 1100 2-door Saloon
Overview
Manufacturer	Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH
Also called	Borgward Hansa 1100 (Australia) [1]
Production	1957–1961
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door saloon 3-door estate 2-door coupé 2-door panel van[2]
Layout	FF layout
Powertrain
Engine	1094 cc 4-cylinder boxer motor
Transmission	4-speed manual all-synchromesh Saxomat automatic clutch optional from 1959
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,270 mm (89.4 in)[3]
Length	4,060 mm (159.8 in)
Width	1,625 mm (64.0 in)
Height	1,450 mm (57.1 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Goliath GP900

The Goliath 1100 and later the Hansa 1100 is a small automobile that was manufactured from 1957 until 1961 by the Bremen based Goliath-Werke Borgward & Co, a subsidiary of Borgward. A two-door saloon and a three-door kombi (estate) version were available from launch and a two-door coupe was introduced a year later. For 1959, the Goliath name was discontinued and the car was rebadged as the Hansa 1100, recalling Borgward’s prewar model of the same name.

The Goliath 1100 replaced the Goliath GP900 and apart from a completely new engine, little had changed. In place of the GP 700’s two-stroke engine, the 1100 featured a water-cooled boxer motor, an engine format taken up by Subaru several years after the demise of the Goliath brand.