Re: Anyone *actually* put a Mazda rotary into an Audi?

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> The NSU RO80? Strange thing, with a semi-automatic transmission.. :-)
> Rumors say that the RO80 owners held as many fingers up in the
> windscreen as the times they had changed the engine.. The rotary
> engine had two "discs" and put out about 135 hp..

Strange?  Wonderful!

A _lot_ of the ideas have since made their way into series production.

My favourite feature was the brake pad change system.  The discs were
inboard and easily accessible from above in the engine compartment.
Pad changing was (literally) a five minute job, including a four minute
coffee break.

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 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club
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