Horch does not build many cars like the Horch 830: a roadster, limousine and cabriolet (each with 2-door or 4-door options) with 3.0 , built from 1933 to 1940 when streamlining and independent suspension were arriving together.
The story
The Horch 830 is an eight-cylinder luxury car produced by the German manufacturer Horch from 1933 to 1940. This model featured rear-wheel drive and was mainly offered in roadster, limousine and cabriolet styles. At least 11,000 units had been built in the Horch factory at Zwickau before World War II. Afterwards, modified models of the Horch 830 were used as staff cars and utility vehicles by the Wehrmacht.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits 3.0 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 4-speed manual /optional overdrive. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 3200 mm / 3350 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in Horch's history is not in doubt: the Horch 12 came before it; it was built at Zwickau, Germany. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Bugatti Type 57, the Chevrolet Suburban, the Audi Front. Nearby in the Horch catalogue sit the Horch 853 Voll & Ruhrbeck Sport Cabriolet and the Horch 10.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Horch 830 has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.