niedziela, 29 maja 2016

NSU TT and TTS




















The NSU TT is a sports variation of the factory car NSU Prinz 1000 4L.
 It is a car produced by the German company NSU Motorenwerke AG. TT and TTS versions applicable at the races and have more powerful engines . The exact name of this model is the NSU Prinz TT . The Prinz 1000 TT had petrol four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 1,085 ccm and 55 horsepower , allowing for a top speed of 148 km / h . A characteristic feature of the TT and TTS models was slightly repealed mask on the back of the car showing the engine . For two years the production came out 14.292 copies of this model.

Since 1967, it established two next models NSU, which were named model TT and TTS. This time with a more powerful four-cylinder petrol engine with increased capacity to 1200 cc with a power of 65 horsepower , which allowed for the maximum speed to 153 km / h . This model was also offered with an engine capacity of 1300 cc with a power of 130 horsepower . The second generation was produced until 1972 . Over the five years it came out 49,327 models of the second generation of the TT. .                                                                        

This is an engine of NSU TT.
The TTS model was the most powerful car of his brothers. He had the greatest use in motor racing , due to the powerful engine . Also he competed in rallies . Its engine had a capacity of 1 -liter 85 horsepower . He weighed only 700 kg . Over the four years of production came only in 2402 copies of model TTS .


sobota, 14 maja 2016

Mazda RX-3

The Mazda RX3 is the work of Japanese designers from Mazda . It is a sports car , which had its use in races. There are two known versions of this model GR2 and GR4 . To drive this car used engine " Wankel " , which had a rotor and a small capacity.Ten engine allowed to reach a maximum power of 112 horsepower at 7000 RPM , acceleration 0-100 km / h in 10.8 seconds and a top speed of 185 km / h . Engine power was transmitted to the rear drive axle for 4 - speed gearbox . This model was produced in the years 1971-1978 .It is also known as the Mazda Savanna .

sobota, 7 maja 2016

Austin Healey Sprite

The Austin Healey Sprite Mk 1 also known by the common name " frog " is the work of British designers of Austin Motor Company , based in Abingdon , UK. Because of the front lighting , which has a characteristic shape reminiscent of " frog eye " he has been called the " frog " . The car had its use on the racetrack. The first generation of this car was produced in the years 1958-1961 . It had four-cylinder engine capacity 1 liter. Power of 43 horsepower at 5000 RPM allowed to reach a maximum speed of 133 km / h . He was also avaible in roadster version and also characterized by its low unladen weight 670 kg . For 3 years production of this generation produced 49,987 copies.

 The Austin Healey Sprite Mk 2 it is the second generation model. Its shape resembles the model MG Midget Mk 1 , Sprite so the model is related to the model MG . The second generation was produced in 1961-1964 . At the beginning of the production of this generation used engine with a capacity of 0.9 liters. It has been modified carburetor , which increased power to 47 horsepower at 5500 RPM . Also increased the maximum speed to 138 km / h . In subsequent years, production uses a more powerful engine with a capacity of 1.1 liters. He had the power of 62 horsepower at 5,750 RPM . The maximum speed increased to 145 km / h . For the next three years the production of rolled off the production line 31665 copies of the second generation. in the third generation 1.1 liter engine was used with a 62 horsepower power derived from the previous generation . Nothing has changed. He was produced in 1964-1966 . Produced 29905 units of the third generation . The fourth generation of the Sprite was produced in 1966-1971 . While already applied a more powerful four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 1.3 liters. It had the power of 65 horsepower at 6000 RPM . The maximum speed was 153 km / h . It produced 22,970 copies of the fourth generation .