GTP Cool Wall: 1964-1967 NSU Wankel Spider

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1964-1967 NSU Wankel Spider

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1964-1967 NSU Wankel Spider nominated by @tarnheld
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Engines: 0.5L 1-rotor Wankel
Power: 50 hp
Torque: 53 lb-ft.
Weight: 700 kg
Transmission: 4-speed manual
Drivetrain: Rear engine, rear wheel drive
Body Styles: 2-door roadster
Additional Info: "First production car with a wankel engine."​
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Ah, the Wankel Roadster... I find these things delightful, even if they were not much more than mere test beds for the Wankel engine. It's not even that badly-designed in my eyes, it's a very cheerful set of lines. Of course, living with a Wankel engine is the hardest part of the ownership of a Wankel Roadster, but it's better to do it now that technology is more advanced (and more capable to deal with these sort of issues) than try to live it in a time where the Wankel technology was pretty much unheard of.

I'd love to have a simple trip with this, just taking it slowly and enjoying the drive. It's a cool car.
 
Wankel. Roadster.

Cool.
 
What's up with the +ve camber on the front wheels?

Low cool for it's novelty value.
 
Lovely little thing, right up my alley. High cool.
Stotty
What's up with the +ve camber on the front wheels?
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Anyway, the positive camber is probably due to the nature of it's suspension (note the aggressive negative camber under cornering load)
 
I'm guessing that they've got it jacked up and supported by the chassis for museum display.
 
Stotty
If you took time to look at the pictures before posting you would see 'WUT' I meant..


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My 'LOLWUT' was in response to what I bolded (+ve) when quoting your comment, and under the image I posted I explained the likely reason for the positive camber in that image and the negative camber seen in the image of the white car. Sorry I didn't make that more apparent, my fault, I just got a kick out of your abbreviation.
 
Two-rotor Wankel engines are cool. And the car itself is stylish.

Cool.
 
Them thin tires, yo. That smells like trouble in the grip department.
 
Or fun, as the case may be. :P
 
Wankel rotary. Engines supposedly lasted 10,000 miles before needing a rebuild/replacement.

SU.
 
To me, rotary powered anything is uncool.
 
Boring road car. Meh.
 
Let's just say that this car was hugely ambitious for the time. Cool
 
Ambitious but rubbish.

Uncool.
 
100hp per litre in 1964. Naturally aspirated. High cool.
 
TheCracker
100hp per litre in 1964. Naturally aspirated. High cool.
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Oldsmobile (Jetfire) needed a turbocharger to do that just two years prior. 👍
 
TexRex
Oldsmobile (Jetfire) needed a turbocharger to do that just two years prior. 👍
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The Jetfire had 1 bhp per cid, since it was a 215 that made 215 bhp. It only made 61 bhp/litre.
 
Rotary displacement cannot be compared to piston engine displacement. This conversation is nonsense.
 
Solid cool. Rotary engine + Alfa-esque body shape + first production car with a rotary engine gives it a VERY high cool.
 
Cool. If it runs.


If.
 
Beeblebrox237
The Jetfire had 1 bhp per cid, since it was a 215 that made 215 bhp. It only made 61 bhp/litre.
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Good catch, I slipped up on the measurements. Blame the gin. :P
 
Yucktastic in every way. Did the thing even work? Ever?
 
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