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.
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.
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.