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NSU Ro80 Information
I remember there being some discussion several weeks ago about the NSU
Ro80, and I recently stumbled upon this little blurb in the Special Car
Journal (http://www.specialcar.com/) that I thought may be of some
interest. The link in the article to the HiRPM site gives some pictures
and some general info about the car.
I apologize in advance if this info has already been presented here.
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Creating a technological showpiece is a strategy that many failing
automakers have used as a drastic effort to reverse their fortunes. The
Avanti mentioned above was one, and the NSU Ro80 was another. NSU, you
may remember, developed the original rotary engine. They put it in a
futuristic, luxury tourer called the Ro80, which received rave reviews.
Sadly, the engine gave trouble. Basically it was good for about 50,000
kilometers, then it gave up. Even when it ran, it consumed oil
voraciously. NSU replaced thousands of these engines under warranty,
which took it to the brink of bankruptcy. The company was merged into
Audi in, I think, 1968. The rotary technology was sold to Mazda, who
solved the problems, but too late for NSU. The Ro80 is a very modern
looking car which, like the Avanti, featured the low front, high rear,
wedge look that has become standard in the industry. You can get some
pictures at the HiRPM site at http://www.vision.net.au/~hirpm/index.html.
You'll also get Mazda rotary information there as well.
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Jason
jason.snyder@dallastx.ncr.com
'89 200CS quattro
'86 4000CS quattro
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