Teutonic Charm.(Escape Roads)
AutoWeek, January, 2006
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Byline: JAN TEGLER A measure of the esteem in which American cars were once held is the degree to which Detroit's designs were copied. The debut of the Chevrolet Corvair in 1960 caused quite the stir among European carmakers, particularly Neckarsulm, Germany's NSU. Designers and engineers from NSU, founded in the 1860s as a bicycle and sewing machine manufacturer, were so impressed by the unconventional Chevy that they bought an example to study.
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NSU then designed a microcar that mimicked the Corvair in styling and layout. In 1961, NSU introduced the Prinz IV. Often referred ...
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