NSU 1000

NSU Prinz 1000 / 1000/1000 C
Production period:	1964-1972
Class :	Small car
Body versions :	limousine

The NSU Prinz 1000 and NSU 1000 were passenger car models from NSU Motorenwerke AG, which were built in different versions from 1964 to 1972. They were based on the NSU Prinz 4 , but were one class larger with a length of 3.8 m.

Prince 1000

Prince 1000
NSU Prinz 1000
Production period:	1964-1967
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.0 liter (31.6 kW)
Length:	3793 mm
Width:	1490 mm
Height:	1364 mm
Wheelbase :	2250 mm
Empty weight :	650 kg

NSU Prinz 1000 (rear view)

In 1963 NSU presented its first model with four cylinders and a chain drive for the overhead camshaft. The air-cooled four-cylinder engine of the Type 67a was inclined slightly backwards across the rear. From a displacement of 996 cm³, it drew 43 hp (31.6 kW) of power and a torque of 7.3 mkp (71.6 Nm), making the car 135 km / h fast.

The Prinz 1000 and its successor models were modern for their time - and especially for the car class: the engine had great potential for increased performance with an overhead camshaft and cross-flow cylinder head, and the trailing arm rear axle with rubber joints on the wheels (similar to the small rear-engined cars from Fiat ) ensured sporty driving characteristics that otherwise only BMW and Porsche had to offer at the time. The four-cylinder models from NSU were correspondingly popular and successful with tuners and as a basis for racing. The sport variant TT was introduced in 1965 .

The reversing lights were an unusual detail: These were attached to the underside of the indicators in the outermost of the three frustoconical lights and shone down on the chrome-plated rear bumper. From there, the white light was reflected backwards and was thus (more or less) visible to the following drivers.

1000/1000 C

1000/1000 C.
NSU 1000 C
Production period:	1967-1972
Body versions :	limousine
Engines:	Otto engine : 1.0 liter (29 kW)
Length:	3793 mm
Width:	1490 mm
Height:	1364 mm
Wheelbase :	2250 mm
Empty weight :	670 kg

NSU 1000 C (rear view)

In February 1967 the suffix “Prinz” was dropped and the car was only offered as “NSU 1000” or “NSU 1000 C”. At the same time, the 1.0 liter engine was converted to regular gasoline. The power fell to 40 hp (29 kW), the torque to 7.0 mkp (68.7 Nm). The car, now called Type 67e, was 20 kg heavier; the top speed was still given as 135 km / h.

Production ended in December 1972. A total of around 196,000 NSU Prinz 1000 and NSU 1000 were built.

The Nordex SA in Montevideo mounted model Prinz 4 and two of Prince and Prince 4 1000 derived models that were not available in Europe. They were in-house developments by Nordex SA exclusively for the South American market.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} Werner Oswald: Deutsche Autos 1945–1990 . Volume 4. 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2001. ISBN 3-613-02131-5 . Pp. 398-400
2. ↑ http://www.nsu-ig.de/galerie/nsu-bilder/festschrift-gg/nsu-objekte-begierde-times-a4ok.pdf

Web links

Commons : NSU 1000  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• NSU type designations for all models