Retro autos 2 min readSpider first, then Ro80 followed by bankruptcy for NSUNSU debuted the world’s first Wankel rotary-engined production car at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September 1963 amid much publicity and anticipation, reports DAVID BURRELL.
Wheel life 2 min readNSU first car to come with rotaryThe rotary engine is one of engineering's great near misses, developed by Felix Wankel for the NSU Ro80, reports BILL BUYS.
Force of habit 7 min readCosmo showcase for revolutionary rotary engineHistory shows NSU might have been first but it was Mazda that nailed the rotary engine concept with the Cosmo Sport, reports MIKE MONK.