| NSU Ro 80 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | NSU Motorenwerke (1967–1969) Audi NSU Auto Union AG (1969–1977) |
| Production | 1967–1977 |
| Assembly | Neckarsulm, West Germany |
| Designer | Claus Luthe |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 497,5 x 2 - two-rotor Wankel engine, 115 PS (85 kW; 113 hp) |
| Transmission | 3-speed Fichtel & Sachs all-synchromesh manual connected with automatic clutch and F & S torque converter |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,860 mm (112.6 in) |
| Length | 4,780 mm (188.2 in) |
| Width | 1,760 mm (69.3 in) |
| Height | 1,410 mm (55.5 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,251–1,292 kg (2,759–2,848 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Audi 100 (C2) |
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The NSU Ro 80 is a four-door, front-engine executive sedan manufactured and marketed by the West German firm NSU from 1967 until 1977.[1]
Noted for innovative, aerodynamic styling by Claus Luthe and a technologically advanced powertrain, the Ro 80 featured a 84 kW (113 bhp), 995 cc (60.7 cu in) twin-rotor Wankel engine driving the front wheels through a semi-automatic transmission with an innovative vacuum-operated clutch system. Engine dimensions (Comotor units): length 412 mm (16.2 in); width 340 mm (13 in), height 340 mm (13 in), weight 101 kg (223 lb). Power 80 kW (107 hp) at 6,500 rpm; torque 137 N⋅m (101 lbf⋅ft) at 3,000 rpm (all figures approximate).[clarification needed]
The Ro 80 was voted Car of the Year for 1968[2] and 37,398 units were manufactured over a ten-year production run, all in a single generation.
- ^ nsu ro-80 1967 at audi.com/corporate/en/company/history/models Accessed 28 December 2016
- ^ 1968 NSU Ro 80 at caroftheyear.org Accessed 29 January 2018