Decided to fund a state enterprise to produce cars that trafegariam by its newly opened Autobahns, Hitler gave green light for the project. Three options for engineers were offered: Joseph Ganz, Edmund Rumpler and Ferdinand Porsche. The first two were Jews, and obviously does not please Hitler. Even Porsche was famous for his work in Daimler, cars that Hitler liked, and perhaps most important, was a friend of Jacob Werlin, friend and adviser to automotive affairs of the dictator. In mid-1933 Werlin, Porsche knew that the time of Daimler-Benz, Porsche intermediou of the meeting with the dictator. At this meeting, Hitler proved to be well informed about the projects for Porsche in the NSU and with opinion about the "people's car". The dictator had prepared a list of demands to be met by Porsche, if the contract was actually signed: The car would carry two adults and three children (a German family of the time, and Hitler "did not want to separate children from their parents").
It should achieve and maintain the average speed of 100 mph. Fuel consumption, even with the above requirement should not move from 13km/litro (due to limited availability of fuel).
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