Germany · founded 1873

NSU Model History

The pioneering German marque that put the Wankel rotary engine into production — maker of the Ro 80 and Prinz — absorbed into Audi in 1969 and retired in 1977.

5 models

The complete catalog

Models

Prinz
NSU's post-war people's car — a rear-engined, air-cooled minicar that sold over a million units across fifteen years.
Subcompact car · 1958–1973
Typ 110 / 1200
A stretched Prinz 1000 with more interior room, sold as the Typ 110 from 1965 then rebranded the NSU 1200 from 1967.
Compact car · 1965–1972
TT / TTS
The hot-rod Prinz 1000 — a lightweight rear-engine screamer that won 29 national hillclimb and circuit championships.
Compact car · 1967–1972
Wankel Spider
The world's first production car with a Wankel rotary engine — a Bertone-bodied open two-seater, 2,375 built.
Roadster · 1964–1967
Ro 80
The 1968 Car of the Year and NSU's last model — a visionary twin-rotor Wankel executive sedan whose engine troubles ultimately ended the NSU marque.
Executive car · 1967–1977

Other makes

Models

Prinz

Typ 110 / 1200

TT / TTS

Wankel Spider

Ro 80