Rotary Audi?

Started by Jit, January 07, 2007, 10:00:56 PM

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Jit

I was having a chat with a guy who lives 4 doors down from me and he reckons he knows someone who has a very old audi with a rotary engine in it from way back in the day...

My question is....what the hell could it be? Ive never seen or heard anything about a rotary powered audi....

Anyone any ideas?

MikeLMR

is he thinking of an RO80 (NSU)

oldone

Quote from: one2watchI was having a chat with a guy who lives 4 doors down from me and he reckons he knows someone who has a very old audi with a rotary engine in it from way back in the day...

My question is....what the hell could it be? Ive never seen or heard anything about a rotary powered audi....

Anyone any ideas?
Could be the old Auto Union 1000 ?,it does sometimes sound like a rotor on idle...........brilliant 2 stroke sound :Typing

Jit

? your guess is as goood as mine....! Ive not a clue...he just said it was made by audi.

oldone

Quote from: one2watch? your guess is as goood as mine....! Ive not a clue...he just said it was made by audi.
Hence the Auto Union badge .......4 rings,later to become the Audi badge..:cheers

Jit

hmmmm...so is a rotor or not? (your original post wasnt clar to me oldone!)

Carl

Audi actually did do some prototypes with the rotary in them when they took over NSU,that was in the early 80\'s,but nothing came of it,they developed their inline 5 cylinder engine instead and as everyone knows,4 wheel drive.
Regards
Carl

dubber91

hmmm...ideas for the hoff...... ;) shhhhhhhhhhhhh

elford_tim

Quote from: one2watchhmmmm...so is a rotor or not? (your original post wasnt clar to me oldone!)

If it\'s an Auto Union 1000 it\'ll have a three-cylinder two stroke engine.
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