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Sulmobil

Years: 1905-1906
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: ~35KM/h

General Info: Three wheel transport vehicle. Motor is located on front wheel. Steering wheel like on modern car. Hooded transport space at rear, above back wheels.

Fredy's NSU Page - image and info [German]
Wie Alles Begann - 1 - Chronological history of Audi [German]
HistoMobile - [Multiple]
AutoZine - Short AUDI history [Hungarian]


Neckarsul Motorwagen NSU 6/8 PS

Years: ~1906
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: ~45KM/h

General Info: This car was meant as a succesor of the Sulmobil, with loads up to 350Kg, but didn't quite make it as well.

Fredy's NSU Page - image and info [German]
Audi - 1873 bis 1918 - part of the Audi history [German]
HistoMobile - [Multiple]


Neckarsul Motorwagen NSU 6/10 PS

Years: 1906-1907
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 60KM/h

General Info: The first NSU people car; it seated 2 or 4 persons.

Fredy's NSU Page - image and info [German]
Audi - 1873 bis 1918 - part of the Audi history [German]
Wie Alles Begann - 1 - Chronological history of Audi [German]
AUDI - Typen und Geschichte - [German]
HistoMobile - [Multiple]


Neckarsul Motorwagen NSU 15/24 PS

Years: 1906
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 70KM/h

General Info: The first full-size NSU people mover; it seated 6 persons.

Fredy's NSU Page - image and info [German]
Audi - 1873 bis 1918 - part of the Audi history [German]
Wie Alles Begann - 1 - Chronological history of Audi [German]


Neckarsul Motorwagen 8/15 PS

Years: 1907-1908
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 70KM/h

Fredy's NSU Page - image and info [German]
Audi - 1873 bis 1918 - part of the Audi history [German]
Wie Alles Begann - 1 - Chronological history of Audi [German]
AUDI - Typen und Geschichte - [German]
HistoMobile - [Multiple]


Neckarsul Motorwagen 10/20 PS

Years: ~1908
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 70KM/h

Audi - 1873 bis 1918 - part of the Audi history [German]
Wie Alles Begann - 1 - Chronological history of Audi [German]
AUDI - Typen und Geschichte - [German]
HistoMobile - [Multiple]


Neckarsul Motorwagen 6/12 PS

Years: 1907-1908
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 55KM/h

Fredy's NSU Page - image and info [German]
Audi - 1873 bis 1918 - part of the Audi history [German]
Wie Alles Begann - 1 - Chronological history of Audi [German]
HistoMobile - [Multiple]


Neckarsul Motorwagen 6/14 PS

Years: 1907-1908
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 55KM/h

Fredy's NSU Page - image and info [German]
HistoMobile - [Multiple]


Neckarsul Motorwagen 5/10 PS

Years: 1909-1911
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 50KM/h


Neckarsul Motorwagen 6/18 PS

Years: 1908-1914
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 60KM/h

HistoMobile - [Multiple]
* NSU 1913 6/18 - Norsk Veteranvogn Klubb [Norwegian]


Neckarsul Motorwagen 10/30 PS

Years: 1911-1914
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 75KM/h


NSU 13/35 PS Vierzylinder-Motorwagen

Years: 1911-1914
Top Speed: 90KM/h
Production Number: n.a.

AUDI - Typen und Geschichte - [German]


NSU 8/24 PS Vierzylinder-Motorwagen

Years: 1912-1925
Top Speed: 70-75KM/h
Production Number: n.a.

AUDI - Typen und Geschichte - [German]
HistoMobile - [Multiple]
Image from Czech magazine

Available as a 1:43 model car from Ziss and Euromodell.


NSU 5/15 PS Vierzylinder-Motorwagen

Years: 1914-1925
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 60KM/h

General Info: Was available as soft-top/cabrio and close carriage. The latter variation was called Taube.

The open model was also used as a racing car: in 1923 three, and in 1924 two 5/15 PS cars won first places in the race at the Avus circuit near Berlin.

Audi - 1873 bis 1918 - part of the Audi history [German]
Wie Alles Begann - 1 - Chronological history of Audi [German]
HistoMobile - [Multiple]


NSU 2 1/2-Tonner-Lastkraftwagen

Years: ~1921
Top Speed: 50KM/h
Production Number: n.a.

General Info: Truck, like Ford-T trucks


NSU 14/40 PS Vierzylinder-Motorwagen

1923 Reise-Limousine Years: 1921-1925
Top Speed: 100KM/h
Production Number: n.a.

Image from car in Museum Sinsheim

NSU 5/30 PS Sportwagen

Photo dates 1924 Years: 1923-1924
Top Speed: 125KM/h
Production Number: n.a.


NSU 5/25 PS Phaeton & Limousine

Years: 1924-1928
Top Speed: 80KM/h
Production Number: n.a.

HistoMobile - [Multiple]


NSU 6/60 Kompressor-Rennwagen

Years: 1926
Production Number: 4
Engine: 6-cylinder, in line, 1,482cc (59.1 x 90mm), side-valve, horizontal Roots supercharger driven off the gearbox, Zenith carburetor
Output: 60 hp at 4,000 rpm
Transmission: 4-speed with reverse driving through multi-plate clutch
Suspension: Semi-elliptic springs, friction shock absorbers

General info: There is only survivor of the four NSU works team cars that finished 1-2-3-4 in class and 5-7-8-10 overall out of 23 entries in the first German Grand Prix at the AVUS in 1926. Kloble's leading NSU averaged 78 mph for the 400km race.

Capable of nearly 109 mph, the 830kg NSUs were advanced for their time. This restored car, chassis number 7583, was reacquired by NSU from Martin Stahn of Berlin in December 1966 in exchange for a new NSU Type 110 car. He bought it in 1931 for 150 Reichsmark and drove it on the road until 1937.

1926 Race NSU - Picture taken in museum
Goodwood Festival of Speed 1998
Road & Track Online - Monterrey Historic Races: Auto Union
Wie Alles Begann - 2 - Chronological history of Audi [German]

Available as a model!

NSU 6/30 PS Phaeton & Limousine

Limousine Years: 1928-1930
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 85KM/h

Audi - 1918 bis 1932 - part of the Audi history [German]
Wie Alles Begann - 2 - Chronological history of Audi [German]
HistoMobile - [Multiple]

NSU 7/34 PS Sechzylinder

1928 1,8 Liter Years: 1928-1931
Production Number: n.a.
Top Speed: 90KM/h

General Info: Available as Phaeton, Limousine and Cabriolet.

Audi - 1918 bis 1932 - part of the Audi history [German]
Wie Alles Begann - 2 - Chronological history of Audi [German]
AUDI - Typen und Geschichte - [German]
HistoMobile - [Multiple]
REKONSTRUKTION eines NSU Cabriolet 7/34 - [German]

Das Auto von Heute - some pictures of postcards


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Last Updated: December 31, 2004

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