Logo of the Company NSU, 1951

NSU Motorenwerke AG (normally just NSU) was a German manufacturer of cars and motorcycles which was founded in 1873, and was acquired by Volkswagen in 1969. VW merged the company with Auto Union to eventually evolve into Audi as it is known today. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2326x1738, 785 KB) Summary Motorcycle logo of the company NSU (1951) (see de:Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum), 2006, by J. Köhler Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: NSU Motorenwerke AG Metadata This file contains additional... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2326x1738, 785 KB) Summary Motorcycle logo of the company NSU (1951) (see de:Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum), 2006, by J. Köhler Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: NSU Motorenwerke AG Metadata This file contains additional... The German term Aktiengesellschaft (IPA /aktsiəngəzεlʃaft/) (abbreviated AG) means a corporation which is limited by shares, , owned by shareholders. ... Karl Benzs Velo (vélo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI Cooper S. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Motorcyclists take a break from the road A motorcycle or motorbike is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an engine. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Volkswagen AG (ISIN: DE0007664005), or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1936 Auto Union Wanderer Auto Union was a joint venture of four German automobile manufacturers, established in 1932 in Zwickau, Saxony, during the Great Depression. ... Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, and has been an almost wholly owned (99. ...

History

NSU 6/18 PS Doppelphaeton 1913

NSU began as a knitting machine manufacturer in the town of Riedlingen on the Danube in 1873, and moved to Neckarsulm, where the river Sulm flows into the river Neckar, in 1884. The company soon began to produce bicycles as well, and by 1892, bicycle manufacturing had completely replaced the knitting machine production. At about this time, the name NSU (from Neckar and Sulm) appeared as brand name. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A modern industrial knitting machine in action The knitting machine, sometimes called knitting frame, knitting loom, or hand knitting machine, is used to produce knit fabrics on a fixed bed of hooked needles. ... Riedlingen is a town in the south-west of Germany. ... The Danube (ancient Danuvius, Iranian *dānu, meaning river or stream, ancient Greek Istros) is the longest river in the European Union and Europes second longest river. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Neckarsulm is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart, and part of the district Heilbronn. ... The Sulm is a river in Germany, flowing into the Neckar at Neckarsulm. ... The Neckar is a 367 km long river in Germany, a major right tributary of the River Rhine, which it joins at Mannheim. ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “Velo” redirects here. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In the early years of the 20th century NSU motorcycles were developed, in 1905 the first NSU cars appeared. In 1932 the car production in Heilbronn was sold to Fiat. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Fiat Grande Punto Fiat Group, or Fiat S.p. ...

During World War II NSU designed and produced the famous Kettenkrad, NSU HK101 a half-tracked motorcycle with the engine of the Opel Olympia. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... SdKfz2 The SdKfz 2, better known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad or short Kettenkrad (Ketten = tracks, krad = military short form for motorcycle), started its life as a light tractor for airborne troops. ... M3 Half-track A half-track is a civilian or military vehicle with regular wheels on the front for steering, and caterpillar tracks on the back to propel the vehicle and carry most of the load. ... This article is about the European car manufacturer. ...

NSU Max Standard

After the war, NSU restarted in a completely destroyed plant with pre-war constructions like the Quick, OSL and Konsul motorbikes. And also still the HK101 could be purchased at NSU as an all terrain vehicle in a civil version. The first post war construction was the NSU Fox in 1949, available in a 2-stroke and a 4-stroke version. In 1953 the famous NSU Max followed, a 250 cc motorbike with a unique overhead camdrive with connecting rods. All these new models had a very innovative monocoque frame of pressed steel and a central rear suspension unit. Albert Roder, the genius chief engineer behind the success story, made it possible that in 1955 NSU became the biggest motorcycle producer in the world. NSU also holds 4 world records for speed: 1951, 1953, 1954 and 1955. In 1956 Wilhelm Herz started at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Herz was the first man to drive faster than 200 miles per hour, in August 1956. ^{[dubious — see talk page]} In 1957 NSU re-entered the car market with the new NSU Prinz, a small car with a doubled NSU Max engine, an air cooled two-cylinder engine of 600 cc and 20 hp. Motorbike production continued until 1968. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Motorcyclists take a break from the road A motorcycle or motorbike is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an engine. ... Bonneville Salt Flats The Bonneville Salt Flats are a 121 km² (47 mi²) salt flat in northwestern Utah. ... The NSU Prinz was an automobile produced in Germany by the NSU Motorenwerke AG. The car was built from 1957 to 1973, and received a model change in 1961 (the old model was continued until 1962). ... Aircooling (also: air cooling) is one method of dissipating heat. ...

In 1964 NSU offered the first Wankel engine car of the world: the NSU Wankelspider. In the same year Prinz 1000 and derivates like the TT and TT/S followed. As a family car the Typ 110 (later 1200SC called) was launched in 1965 with a more spacious body design. The last NSU cars with a conventional 4 - stroke engine had the air cooled OHC four cylinder engine in common. In 1968 the sensational 2 rotor 115hp NSU Ro 80 was presented to public and soon gained several design awards like "car of the year 1968". The sensation was never found back in sales figures. Dr. Felix Heinrich Wankel (August 13, 1902–October 9, 1988) was the German inventor of the Wankel engine. ... Overhead cam (OHC) piston engines place the camshaft above the cylinder heads and drive the valves or lifters directly instead of using pushrods. ... NSU Ro 80 The NSU Ro 80 was a technologically advanced large sedan-type automobile produced by the German firm of NSU from 1967 until 1977. ...

The development of the rotary engine was very cost-intensive for the small company. Problems with the sealings of the engine rotor soon damaged the image of the company. In 1969, the company was taken over by Volkswagen, who merged NSU with Auto Union. VW also owned the almost forgotten pre-war brand Audi. So now the new company was called Audi NSU Auto-Union A.G. The management of the Neckarsulm plant moved to Audi's headquarters in Ingolstadt. Unfortunately Audi never made use of the brand name NSU again after 1977, when the last NSU Ro 80 was sold. Ironically enough you can still find NSU as a brand name on very mean bicycles which are neither produced to former NSU standards nor have any spirit of the once 1st address for quality and innovation on 2 wheels. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Volkswagen AG (ISIN: DE0007664005), or VW, is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ... 1936 Auto Union Wanderer Auto Union was a joint venture of four German automobile manufacturers, established in 1932 in Zwickau, Saxony, during the Great Depression. ... Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, and has been an almost wholly owned (99. ... Ingolstadt is a city in the Federal State of Bavaria, Germany. ... Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer with headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, and has been an almost wholly owned (99. ... NSU Ro 80 The NSU Ro 80 was a technologically advanced large sedan-type automobile produced by the German firm of NSU from 1967 until 1977. ...

After production of NSU-branded cars was halted, the Neckarsulm plant was used to build the Porsche 924 and later Porsche 944. Porsche did not have the internal capacity to build the 924 and 944, VW had the unused plant nearby, so the deal was struck. In present days it is the production plant for Audi's topline vehicles like the A6 and A8 cars. The Porsche 924 was an automobile produced by Porsche AG of Germany from 1976 to 1988. ... The Porsche 944 was a high performance sports car produced by German auto manufacturer Porsche. ... This article is about the auto company. ...

NSU is primarily remembered today as the first licensee, and one of only three automobile companies, to produce cars for sale with Wankel engines. NSU invented the principle of the modern Wankel engine with an inner rotor. The NSU Ro 80 was the second mass-produced two-rotor Wankel-powered vehicle. In 1967, NSU and Citroën set up a common company, Comotor, to build engines for Citroën and other car manufacturer. Wankel Engine in Deutsches Museum Munich, Germany The Wankel rotary engine is a type of internal combustion engine, invented by German engineer Felix Wankel, which uses a rotor instead of reciprocating pistons. ... NSU Ro 80 The NSU Ro 80 was a technologically advanced large sedan-type automobile produced by the German firm of NSU from 1967 until 1977. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer, founded in 1919 by André Citroën. ... The Company Comotor SA was created in Luxembourg in April 1967, by NSU and Citroën. ... Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer, founded in 1919 by André Citroën. ...

Only Mazda continued the development on the Wankel engine. Mazda currently has a reliable sportscar, the RX8 in their portfolio looking back on a successful Wankel engine family. Mazda Motor Corporation ) (TYO: 7261 ) is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan. ... 12A redirects here. ...

A museum in Neckarsulm, the Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum, has many of NSU's products on display.

NSU cars

NSU Wankel Spider 1964 - 1967

NSU produced the following post - war cars: Image File history File links NSU_Wankel_Spider. ... Image File history File links NSU_Wankel_Spider. ...

• NSU Prinz I, II, 30 and III (1957-1962)
• NSU Sport Prinz (1959-1967)
• NSU Prinz 4, 4L (1961-1972)
• NSU Prinz 1000, NSU 1000 (1964-1972)
• NSU 1000 TT, NSU TT, NSU TTS (1965-1972)
• NSU Typ 110, NSU 1200 (1965-1972)
• NSU Spider (1964-1967)
• NSU Ro 80 (1967-1977)
• NSU K70, produced after VW/Audi takeover as the VW K70 (1970-1975)

The NSU Prinz was an automobile produced in Germany by the NSU Motorenwerke AG. The car was built from 1957 to 1973, and received a model change in 1961 (the old model was continued until 1962). ... The NSU Prinz was an automobile produced in Germany by the NSU Motorenwerke AG. The car was built from 1957 to 1973, and received a model change in 1961 (the old model was continued until 1962). ... NSU Ro 80 The NSU Ro 80 was a technologically advanced large sedan-type automobile produced by the German firm of NSU from 1967 until 1977. ... VW K70 Kombi (station wagon/estate) The Volkswagen K70 (pronounced as ka siebzig in German) is a sedan automobile produced by both NSU and Volkswagen from 1969 to 1974. ...

NSU motorcycles

NSU Fox (1952)	NSU Quickly (1953)	NSU Rennmax (1953)
NSU Rennfox (1954)	NSU Rennmax (1954)	NSU Superlux (1955)
NSU Sportmax (1956)

NSU had several successes in the Isle of Man TT races in the 1950s. NSU holds 4 World records for speed: 1951, 1953, 1954 and 1955. During the 1930s, and in the mid 1950s NSU was the largest motorcycle producer of the world. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 781 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1274 × 978 pixel, file size: 827 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) NSU Fox motorcycle, built in 1952. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 781 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1274 × 978 pixel, file size: 827 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) NSU Fox motorcycle, built in 1952. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1411 KB) Summary NSU-Quickly, Bestseller Of its Time (1953) (see de:Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum), 2006, by J. Köhler Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: NSU Motorenwerke AG ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1411 KB) Summary NSU-Quickly, Bestseller Of its Time (1953) (see de:Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum), 2006, by J. Köhler Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: NSU Motorenwerke AG ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 797 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (851 × 640 pixel, file size: 141 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bildbeschreibung: NSU Rennmax, Baujahr 1953, mit Delphin-Verkleidung, Fahrer: Christian Herz Quelle: Spurzem Fotograf: Lothar Spurzem Datum: 1976 beim Oldtimer-Grand-Prix des AvD auf dem... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 797 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (851 × 640 pixel, file size: 141 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bildbeschreibung: NSU Rennmax, Baujahr 1953, mit Delphin-Verkleidung, Fahrer: Christian Herz Quelle: Spurzem Fotograf: Lothar Spurzem Datum: 1976 beim Oldtimer-Grand-Prix des AvD auf dem... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2261x1755, 1098 KB) Summary NSU-Rennfox called Blauwal (1954), (see de:Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum), 2006, by J. Köhler Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: NSU Motorenwerke AG ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2261x1755, 1098 KB) Summary NSU-Rennfox called Blauwal (1954), (see de:Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum), 2006, by J. Köhler Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: NSU Motorenwerke AG ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 730 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2295 × 1884 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 730 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2295 × 1884 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 797 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2126 × 1600 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 797 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2126 × 1600 pixel, file size: 1. ... Motorcyclists take a break from the road A motorcycle or motorbike is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an engine. ...

The NSU Quickly was the most popular moped of its time. It was produced between 1953 and 1966 in over 1.000.000 examples and still can be found today all over the world as more than 60% were exported.

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Military vehicles

• NSU Kettenkrad halftracked motorcycle (1940-1949)

SdKfz2 The SdKfz 2, better known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad or short Kettenkrad (Ketten = tracks, krad = military short form for motorcycle), started its life as a light tractor for airborne troops. ...

See also

• Other uses of "NSU"
• List of German companies

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External links

• de:Deutsches Zweirad- und NSU-Museum [3]

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