How many NSU Spiders are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1967 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The first production car with a Wankel rotary engine. NSU launched the Spider in 1964, putting a single-rotor engine in the tail of a pretty little open two-seater based on its Sport Prinz coupe, with a body styled by Bertone. It was built in small numbers until 1967, when the Ro 80 took over as NSU's rotary flagship.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1967.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the NSU Spider is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 2nd of the 4 NSU models and equal 2,668th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.