NSU 6/18 PS

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6/18 hp
Production period:	1911-1914
Class :	Lower middle class
Body versions :	Phaeton , touring car , coupé , landaulet , limousine , panel van
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.56 liters (13.2 kW)
Length:	3800 mm
Width:	1450 mm
Height:	2150 mm
Wheelbase :	2650 mm
Empty weight :	Chassis: 680 kg
Previous model	6/14 hp

The NSU 6/18 PS was a lower middle class passenger car that Neckarsulmer Fahrzeugwerke Aktiengesellschaft built between 1911 and 1914. It was the successor to the 6/14 PS .

The water-cooled engine was a four-cylinder in- line engine with a displacement of 1560 cm³ (bore × stroke = 75 × 88 mm, from 1913: 70 × 100 mm), which made 18 hp (13.2 kW) at 1800 rpm. This engine had a triple bearing crankshaft, magneto ignition , pressure circulation lubrication and standing valves in an L-cylinder head. The power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a leather cone clutch, a three-speed gearbox with a right-hand gate shift and a cardan shaft . The wheelbase of the cars was 2650 mm, their track width was unchanged at 1150 mm (from 1913: 1250 mm) and the weight of the chassis was 680 kg. The top speed was around 60 km / h.

In 1913 the 6/18 PS was revised: its track width increased by 100 mm, it got a new engine with a different bore / stroke ratio, but the same power (see above), as well as a new, oval radiator grille. In 1914, due to the war, production was discontinued without a successor.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Peter Schneider: The NSU story . 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2012. ISBN 978-3-613-03397-9 . Pp. 26, 324-325