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NSU Type: Typ 80 Years: 1967 - 1977 Production Number: 37,395 (possibly 33,900 or 37,406) General Info: Second Wankel engined NSU. Four door limousine.It also suffered from engine problems which resulted in the demise of the company. Some cars were converted to conventional V4 engines although specialist firms are now converting them back, as modern materials have fixed the engine reliabilty problems. It was the second production model car that used a twin-disk rotary engine; the first was the Mazda Cosmo Sport, but japanese cars were not very popular in Europe and the United States at that time. It was the 1967 European Car Of the Year NSU Ro 80 - Dutch ro80 - Finnish www.volquardsen.de - Much info and pictures NSU Wankel Rotary Cars 1968: Mit dem Ro 80 nach Libyen - German 30 years Ro 80 & Wankel Symposium NSU Ro80 the first Wankel sedan Wankel Rotary Engines: NSU Ro80 Z-GAS: 1969 NSU Ro80 Z-GAS: 1971 NSU Ro80 Pininfarina NSU Ro80 - much info (from Geiling's book) [German] * Hartmut Buchholz - NSU Ro 80 Specialist in the South of Germany [German] AËËOTE KAI TÙPA - A Porsche 911 page but there a reference to NSU Ro80 [Greek] Images: 6-Wheel Ro80 - "The Carry Car" - A Ro80 Dragster ! NSU Ro 80 - B/W drawing, small NSU RO 80 (Back) - B/W picture [large, but moire] NSU RO 80 (Back) - B/W picture [large, but moire] NSU RO 80 Picture 1 - B/W picture NSU RO 80 Picture 2 - B/W picture NSU RO 80 Picture 3 - B/W picture RO80, Wankel Spyder, Sport Prinz, and an NSU 1000 - Picture taken during 13th Treffen Passion Auto - Color picture [French] The VW K70 and the NSU RO80 - comparing the two cars Freitag's Automuseum - Ro80 A Brief History of the Rotary Engine Green Ro80 - Just a photo Winter Ro80 - from a Capri lover www.nsu-ro80.com - Jan Hullegie's pages Books See "Books"-page Clubs See "Clubs"-page Miniatures See "Mini's"-page Special ! A piece of classical music, played by Philip Martin called Gottschalk: La Gitanella (Mazurka sentimentale) RO80 (Op. 20) [2'27 - RealAudio]
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