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NSU Sport Prinz in (historical) test - the king's squire

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Created on May 5, 1961

Reading time 10min

Written by:

Heinz Kranz

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NSU Sport Prinz (1963) - elegant präsentiert

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NSU Prinz (1957) - kriegt seine verdiente Wagenwäsche

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NSU Prinz (1958) - Farbtest mit dem Publikum in der Fabrik - die Interessenten bevorzugten dunkle, gedeckte Farben

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NSU Prinz II (1958) - Werbeillustration

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NSU Prinz II (1959) - nun mit Kurbelfenstern

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NSU Sport Prinz (1958) - am Pariser Autosalon 1958

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So präsentierte sich das adrette Heckmotor-Coupé am Genfer Autosalon 1960.

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NSU Sport Prinz - über 30 PS Leistung, zwei Sitzplätze - Genfer Autosmobilsalon 1959

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NSU Sport Prinz - nach einem Design von Bertone - Genfer Autosmobilsalon 1959

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - im Werk

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - auf dem Tennisplatz

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Der NSU bezwang den Hügel am schnellsten, der edle Ritter nimmt Glückwünsche entgegen.

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Im Sportprinz gibt sich das Zweizylinder-Aggregat recht gesittet und geräuscharm. Das aufgrund des kurzen Hubes geringe Drehmoment steht über ein breites Drehzahlspektrum zur Verfügung.

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - elegante Karosserie mit italienischem Flair

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NSU Sport Prinz (1959) - Karosserie von Bertone, 30 PS starker Motor

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - Front ohne Kühler

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - Heckansicht

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - im Werk, im Hintergrund viele Prinzen

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - was es wohl ist, was die junge Damer erfreut? Man kann es erahnen ...

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - Interieur, gesehen am Genfer Automobilsalon 1960

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NSU Prinz (1959) - Heckmotor, gesehen am Genfer Autosalon 1959

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NSU Sport Prinz (1963) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - Raumaufteilung

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - der Zweizylindermotor mit 30 PS

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - in drei Farben erhältlich

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - das Coupé auf braver Basis

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - Interieur

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NSU Sport Prinz (1963) - Blick ins Interieur

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NSU Sport Prinz (1960) - Schriftzug auf der Flanke

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Am Steuer des Sportprinz... muss die Freiheit wohl grenzenlos sein...

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Eignete sich perfekt als Freizeit-Mobil – der sportliche Thronfolger im Jahre 1961 zwischen seinen adligen Geschwistern Prinz III und Prinz IV.

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NSU Prinz 4 (1963) - zusammen mit dem NSU Sport Prinz Coupé

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Summary

With the Sportprinz, NSU offered its fun-loving clientele a pretty little coupé which, thanks to its short-stroke two-cylinder engine and crisp gear ratios, was in no way left behind by more lavishly powered cars. The body designed by Bertone, together with the meticulous workmanship and good comfort, ensured a harmonious overall appearance. However, the royal offspring was not quite king... This article quotes the original test report from 1961 and shows the sports prince in historical images and sales material.

This article contains the following chapters

Bertone and Neckarsulm
Ultra-maximum two-cylinder twin
Old heart becomes young again

Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

A snappy Bertone body and an extremely splendid engine, that is the impression of the Sportprinzen. Anyone who only knows this little sports car in passing will think that the synthesis of car and engine is not quite one hundred percent successful, but anyone who really knows it in its final version will disagree. The NSU-Sportprinz is made of one piece, and therefore worth its price, even if it is quite high for a six-hundred. This is probably the main point after opinions were voiced that blurred the true image of the Sportprinz. To be honest, I have to confess that after everything I had heard and read about the Sportprinzen, I was not particularly enthusiastic about the test and it took me quite some time to get to grips with the Sportprinzen, because the test started right away on the highway.

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