NSU Prinz 4 in the (historical) test - proud prince or staid dwarf?
Summary
In the fall of 1961, the first units of the new Prinz 4 were released from the NSU factories. Visually very similar to the Chevrolet Corvair and a good size larger, the trapezoidal nobleman stood out from its cuddly-round ancestor and amazed with a lively engine, unexpected space and an almost unreal payload capacity. This article reproduces an original test report from 1961 and shows the full-grown heir to the throne in extensive historical images and sales material.
This article contains the following chapters
- Perspectives
- 435 kg payload and 30 hp
- The bathtub solved the problem
- Now let's take a seat
- On the road with 30 horses
- Specification with specifications
- Technical data, measured values, prices
Estimated reading time: 12min
Preview (beginning of the article)
The term "small car" has changed so fundamentally in the last five years that it can even be said to have changed its actual meaning. With one single exception, "small cars" no longer exist today - only scooters and small cars. The previous NSU Prinz was a small car - the Prinz 4 is no longer. It is a "real car". It has room for four people, who don't need to be "custom-built" to sit comfortably, it allows you to carry a lot of luggage that could make some mid-range colleagues blush, it drives like a full-grown car, and it looks like a car - so you should be able to predict the kind of sales success that a decent car deserves: the Prinz 4 has honestly earned it!
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