NSU Wankel Spider is a car that has a 2 door convertible/cabriolet type body designed by Bertone with a rear positioned engine delivering power to the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated Wankel rotary petrol, 1 (rotary equivalent) litre, 1 rotary chamber. It produces 50 bhp (51 PS/37 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 71 N·m (52 lb·ft/7.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 700 kg.
Top claimed speed is 148 km/h (92 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2020 mm | 79.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 3632 mm | 143 inches | |
| Width | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Height | 1260 mm | 49.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 700 kg | 1543 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 34.5 litres | 7.6 [9.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | NSU | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | RC 1 | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 1000 cc (61.024 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | |||
| maximum power output | 51 PS (50 bhp) (37 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 71 Nm (52 ft·lb) (7.2 kgm) at 2500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 37.3 kW/litre 50.7 ps/litre 50 bhp/litre 0.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
71 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 1000 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 16.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 20.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 148 km/h (92 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 72.42 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 53.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 71.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.77 kg/kW 31.36 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | rear | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | SwAx.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 69509 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 NSU Wankel Spider added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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