Nsu Automobiles

The name nsu originated as an abbreviation of neckarsulm the city where nsu was located.
Nsu automobiles. This nsu tt is designed as a racer. The nsu ro 80 is a four door front engine executive sedan manufactured and marketed by the west german firm nsu from 1967 until 1977. Noted for innovative aerodynamic styling by claus luthe and a technologically advanced powertrain the ro 80 featured a 84 kw 113 bhp 995 cc twin rotor wankel engine driving the front wheels through a semi automatic transmission with an innovative vacuum.
Nsu builds the prototype porsche type 32 to the plans of ferdinand porsche. The prinz i was available as a 2 door saloon featuring an upright roof line and seating for four people. Nsu motorenwerke ag or nsu was a german manufacturer of automobiles motorcycles and pedal cycles founded in 1873 acquired by volkswagen group in 1969 vw merged nsu with auto union creating audi nsu auto union ag ultimately audi.
The company neckarsulmer radwerke was founded in 1886 and specialized in the manufacture of bicycles. Car production began in 1905 when it was purchased a license for the assembly of machines belgian pipe in 1906 there was the first independent model nsu 6 10ps de. Nsu 5 10 hp nsu 5 10 hp production period.
After a pilot run of 150 preproduction cars volume production began in march 1958. Nsu became the first germany company to build automobiles on an assembly line. In 1957 following a complicated litigation process over the right to use the by now increasingly high profile nsu name on passenger cars the name used for the fiat designed cars was changed to neckar and with this name the company continued.
Gasoline engines 1 10 1 13 liters 7 4 kw successor 5 11 hp the nsu 5 10 hp was a small car the neckarsulmer fahrzeugwerke aktiengesellschaft built in 1910 and 1911. The first post war nsu car the prinz i was launched at the frankfurt motor show in september 1957 accompanied by the advertising slogan fahre prinz und du bist könig drive a prince and you re a king. Nsu fiat was a german automobile manufacturer which produced fiat vehicles under license at a plant acquired from nsu in heilbronn from 1929 to 1957.
Small car body versions. Phaeton touring car van engines. The company neckarsulmer radwerke was founded in 1886 and specialized in the manufacture of bicycles.