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The NSU Ro 80
AutoSpeed - The NSU Ro 80

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When the NSU RO 80 was released in 1967, the car was greeted with universal acclaim.

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The claimed drag coefficient was 0.355, a figure then at least 25 per cent better than achieved by a typical car of the same class.
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&title=The-NSU-Ro-80&A=112732

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Initially the demand for the Ro 80 was so high that there was a waiting list...............................

And then, all at once, the whole thing came crashing down.

Simply, the innovative rotary engine proved to have a fearsomely short life.
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