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{{Infobox automobile
| image          = 1992 Audi 100 (4A) 2.8 quattro sedan (2015-08-07) 01.jpg
| name           = Audi 100 / Audi 200 / Audi 5000
| aka            = Audi 5000 (North America)
| manufacturer   = [[Auto Union|Auto Union GmbH]] (1968–1969)<br />Audi [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]] Auto Union [[Aktiengesellschaft|AG]] (1969–1985)<br />[[Audi|Audi AG]] (1985–1994)
| production     = 1968–1994
| class          = [[Luxury vehicle#Mid-size luxury.2Fexecutive cars|Mid-size luxury]] / [[Executive car]] ([[E-segment|E]])
| layout         = 	Longitudinal front engine,<br/>[[front-wheel drive]] or [[quattro (four-wheel-drive system)|quattro four-wheel-drive]]
| platform       = [[Volkswagen Group C platform]]
| successor      = [[Audi A6]]
}}
The '''Audi 100''' and '''Audi 200''' (and sometimes called '''Audi 5000''' in North America and Audi 500 in some markets like New Zealand and South Africa) are primarily [[Mid-size car|mid-size]]/[[executive car]]s manufactured and marketed by the [[Audi]] division of the [[Volkswagen Group]]. The car was made from 1968 to 1997 across four generations (C1–C4), with a two-door model available in the first and second generation (C1-C2), and a five-door model available in the last three generations (C2–C4).They also made an 100 Avant in the 1970s.

In 1982, the third generation Audi 100 achieved a remarkably low (for its time) [[drag coefficient]] of 0.30,<ref>{{Cite web |title=For the sake of efficiency: the Audi Wind Tunnels |url=https://www.audi-mediacenter.com:443/en/innovation-forum-2015-2883/for-the-sake-of-efficiency-the-audi-wind-tunnels-2894 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Audi MediaCenter |language=en}}</ref> featuring flush [[Greenhouse (car)|greenhouse]] sides with unique sliding window mountings.

The C2 and C3 models of the Audi 100 were marketed in North America as the '''Audi 5000''' from 1978 to 1988, and in South Africa as the '''Audi 500'''.

In 1993, the models were mildly restyled, and renamed the [[Audi A6]] series in conjunction with a general new Audi naming scheme, until they were replaced by a new generation of A6, internally code-named C5, in 1997. The Audi 100's traditional competitors include the [[Mercedes-Benz E-Class|Mercedes Benz E-Class]] and [[BMW 5 Series|BMW 5-Series]].

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==Type numbers==
In addition to the C platform codes, Audi assigned type numbers to their models:
* '''F104''': C1; Audi 100 (1968&ndash;1976)
* '''Type 43''': C2; Audi 100 (1976&ndash;1982); Audi 200 (1979&ndash;1982)
* '''Type 44''': C3; Audi 100 (1983&ndash;1991); Audi 200 (1983&ndash;1992)
* '''Type 4A''': C4; Audi 100 (1990&ndash;1994); Audi S4 (1992&ndash;1994); Audi A6 (1994&ndash;1997); Audi S6 (1994&ndash;1997)

==Audi 100 (C1, 1968–1976){{anchor|C1}}==
{{Infobox automobile
| name         = Audi 100 C1 (F104)
| image        = Audi 100 - 20110617.jpg
| caption      = Audi 100 (C1)
| production   = 1968–1976 <br/> 827,474 built <br/> Saloon: 796,787 <br/> Coupé S: 30,687<ref name=WO268>[[#DAv4|Oswald]], p. 268. ''Das die Motoren des Audi 100 ziemlich rauh liefen, vermochte deutsche Käufer, die ja grossenteils vom VW-Käfer kamen und zum Mercedes Diesel strebten, kaum zu stören.''</ref>
| platform     = [[Volkswagen Group C platform#C1|Volkswagen Group C1 platform]]
| body_style   = 2-/4-door [[sedan (car)|saloon/sedan]]<br>2-door [[coupé]]
| layout       = [[FF layout]]
| assembly     = {{Unbulleted list |West Germany: [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Neckarsulm]] |West Germany: [[Bavaria]], [[Ingolstadt]] |West Germany: [[Lower Saxony]], [[Wolfsburg]]}}
| engine       = {{Unbulleted list | 1588&nbsp;cc [[Overhead camshaft engine|OHC]] [[Straight-four engine|I4]] | 1760&nbsp;cc [[Overhead valve engine|OHV]] I4 | 1782&nbsp;cc OHV I4 (Swiss 100 LS only) | 1871&nbsp;cc OHV I4 }}
| transmission = 4-speed manual all-synchromesh<ref name=Autocar1972/><br> 3-speed automatic optional<ref name=Autocar1972/>
| wheelbase    = {{convert|105.3|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Autocar1972/> (coupé)
| length       = {{convert|182.6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (sedan)<ref>{{cite web |title=1972 Audi 100 LS (man. 4) (model since mid-year 1971 for North America U.S.) car specifications & performance data review |url=https://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1972/131855/audi_100_ls.html |website=Automobile Catalog}}</ref><br>{{convert|173.2|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (coupé)<ref name=Autocar1972>{{cite journal|title = Autotest Audi 100 Coupe S| journal=Autocar |volume=136 |issue=3960 |pages=22–27 |date= March 9, 1972}}</ref>
| width        = {{cvt|68|in|mm|0}}<ref name=Autocar1972/>
| height       = {{cvt|55.8|in|mm|0}}<ref name=Autocar1972/>
| weight       = {{cvt|2430-2490|lb|kg|0}} (sedan)<br>{{cvt|2401|lb|kg|0}} (coupé)<ref name=Autocar1972/>
| related      =
| designer     = [[:de:Ludwig Kraus (Ingenieur)|Ludwig Kraus]]
}}

The first Audi 100, developed by [[Auto Union]] (Volkswagen's subsidiary) in [[Ingolstadt]], was unveiled as a four-door sedan on November 26, 1968. Its name originally denoting a power output of {{convert|100|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}}, the Audi 100 was the company's largest car since the revival of the Audi brand by Volkswagen in 1965. The C1 platform spawned several variants: the Audi 100 two- and four-door saloons, and the [[Audi 100 Coupé S]], a [[fastback]] [[coupé]], which bore a resemblance to the [[Aston Martin DBS]] released a year earlier with similar details such as the louvres behind the rear side windows and the shape of the rear light clusters.

Audi followed the introduction of the four-door saloon in November 1968 with a two-door saloon in October 1969 and the 100 Coupé S in autumn 1970. The cars' 1.8 litre [[Straight-four engine|four cylinder engines]] originally came in base 100 ({{cvt|80|PS|kW hp|0|disp=sqbr}}), 100 S ({{cvt|90|PS|kW hp|0|disp=sqbr}}), and 100 LS ({{cvt|100|PS|kW hp|0|disp=sqbr}}) versions, while the [[Coupe|coupé]] was powered by a bored-out 1.9 litre developing {{cvt|115|PS|kW hp|0}}. From April 1970 the 100 LS could be ordered with a three-speed [[automatic transmission]] sourced from [[Volkswagen]].

Although the Audi 100's engines were considered 'rough', critics stated that buyers whose first car had been a [[Volkswagen Type 1|Beetle]] and aspired to upgrade to [[Mercedes-Benz W114/W115|a contemporary diesel-powered Mercedes-Benz]] were unlikely to be discouraged.<ref name=WO268/> The Ingolstadt production line was at full capacity, yet fell short of demand during the summer of 1970 and an additional line was set up in Volkswagen's own [[Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant|Wolfsburg plant]], which made it the first water cooled car produced there.<ref name=Motor197107>{{cite journal|first=Philip |last=Turner |title=Turner's Travel [to Wolfsburg] |journal=Motor |pages=28–30 |date= July 24, 1971}}</ref> For the Swiss market, the 100 LS was equipped with a version of the 1.8 liter engine bored out by {{convert|0.5|mm|in|abbr=on}}, producing {{cvt|107|PS|kW|0}}.<ref name="AR71">{{citation | ref = AR71 | title = Automobil Revue '71 | editor1-last = Braunschweig | editor1-first = Robert | display-editors = et al | language = de, fr | publisher = Hallwag SA | page = 196 | location = Berne, Switzerland | volume = 66 | date = 11 March 1971 }}</ref> This placed the engine above the 9 horsepower tax threshold in the 19 cantons where this system was in use; why this was desired is unknown.<ref>[[#AR71|''Automobil Revue '71'']], pp. 140, 148</ref>

Starting with the 1972 model year, the 80 and 90 PS versions were replaced by a new regular petrol variant of the 1.8 liter engine developing {{cvt|85|PS|kW|0}}; at the same time, the 100 GL was introduced featuring the 1.9–liter engine formerly used only in the Coupé S.

In March 1971, the 500,000th Audi was produced. By now the Audi 100 had become the most commercially successful model in the company's history.<ref name=Autocar1971>{{cite journal|title=News and Views |journal=Autocar |volume=134 |issue=3914 |page=31 |date=1 April 1971}}</ref> In 1976 the two millionth Audi was built, of which the 100 represented 800,000 cars.<ref name=SAM76p33>{{cite journal | ref = samMY | journal = SA Motor | title = New VWs reflect determinedly cheerful mood | page = 33 | last = Howard | first = Tony | publisher = Scott Publications | location = Cape Town, South Africa | date = December 1976 }}</ref>

In September 1973 (for the 1974 model year) the 100 received a facelift with a somewhat smaller squared-off grille, correspondingly more angular front fenders, and changed taillight lens patterns. The rear torsion beam suspension was replaced by coil springs. For the model year 1975, the base 100 was renamed the 100 L and received a 1.6 liter four cylinder engine (coming out of the [[Audi 80]]). A four-wheel drive prototype of the Audi 100 C1 was built in 1976, long before the appearance of [[Quattro (four-wheel-drive system)|quattro]].<ref name=Moniteur>{{cite journal | ref = JJR |journal=Le Moniteur de l'Automobile |page=9 |title=Volkswagen soulève un coin du voile: Wunderbar! |trans-title=VW raises the veil: Wunderbar! |last=Renaux |first=Jean-Jacques |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=fr |volume=35 |number=789 |date= February 23, 1984}}</ref>

In South Africa, where the 100 was also assembled, the 100 was available as the L, LS, GL, and S Coupé. Local production began towards the end of 1972; by October 1976 33,000 units had been built in South Africa.<ref name=SAM76p33/> The GL received a vinyl roof and "GL" lettering on the C-pillar. The LS was dropped for 1976, but returned for 1977 along with the new GLS saloon. The Coupé was discontinued. The LS and GLS were special versions of the L and GL, with silver paintjobs, automatic transmissions, and special red interiors. L and LS have a {{convert|1760|cc|L|1|abbr=on}} engine with {{convert|75|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} DIN, while the GL and GLS have the larger {{convert|1871|cc|L|1|abbr=on}} engine producing {{convert|84|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=SAM76p33/>

In the United States the Audi 100 appeared in 1970 in LS guise, becoming the first Audi model sold there. With a {{convert|115|hp|kW|abbr=on}} SAE 1.8 liter engine and with either two or four doors.<ref name="scimp">{{cite book| ref = SCimp |title=Standard Catalog of Imported Cars, 1946-1990 |first=James M. |last=Flammang |publisher=Krause Publications |page=62 |year=1994 |isbn=0-87341-158-7 }}</ref> For 1972 the engine was enlarged to 1.9 liters, but the SAE net claimed power was down to {{convert|91|hp|kW|abbr=on}}. A base and a GL model were added, as was an automatic transmission.<ref name=SC2>[[#SCimp|Flammang]], p. 63</ref> For 1974 the lineup was again restricted to the 100 LS, while the larger safety bumpers were now fitted. Power increased to {{convert|95|hp|kW|abbr=on}} for 1975, by changing to [[fuel injection]].<ref name=SC3>[[#SCimp|Flammang]], p. 64</ref> Standard equipment was improved accompanied by an increase in prices.<ref name=SC3/> In August 1977 the new Audi 5000 replaced the 100, although 537 leftover cars were sold in 1978.<ref name=SC4>[[#SCimp|Flammang]], p. 66</ref> The coupé was not available in the United States.

<gallery widths=200 heights=135>
1970s Audi 100 LS (10711003326).jpg|4-door LS sedan
Audi 100 LS Heck.JPG|2-door LS sedan
1974 Audi 100LS automatic four-door sedan (Lime Rock), fL.jpg|US-market Audi 100 LS
1973 Audi 100 Coupe S pic1.JPG|2-door [[Audi 100 Coupé S|Coupé S]]
Audi 100 Coupé S (C1) – Heckansicht, 27. April 2011, Velbert.jpg|Coupé S; rear view
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=={{anchor|C2}}Audi 100, 200 and 5000 (C2, 1976–1982)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name         = Audi 100, 200 and 5000 C2 (43)
| image        = Audi 100 2 door Belgian Coast.jpg
| caption      = Audi 100 2-door sedan
| production   = {{ubl
  | 1976&ndash;1982
  | 988,581 built
  | {{pad|1em}}100 4-door: 887,647<ref name=WO263>[[#DAv4|Oswald]], p. 263. Figures given for calendar years; some overlap with predecessor/successor, actual figures slightly lower.</ref>
  | {{pad|1em}}100 Avant: 49,652
  | {{pad|1em}}200: 51,282
  }}
| aka          = Audi 5E (Australia)<ref>Audi 5E advertisement, Volkswagen Australia Pty Limited, Australian Playboy, April 1979, page 179</ref>
| engine       = {{unbulleted list| 1.6 L [[Inline-four engine|I4]] | 1.9 L [[Straight-five engine|I5]] | 2.0&nbsp;L I4 | 2.1 L I5 | 2.1&nbsp;L [[Turbocharger|turbo]] I5 | 2.0 L [[Diesel engine|diesel]] I5 | 2.0&nbsp;L [[turbo diesel]] I5 (US only) }}
| platform     = [[Volkswagen Group C platform#C2|Volkswagen Group C2 platform]]
| transmission = 3-speed [[Automatic transmission|automatic]]<br>5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
| body_style   = 2-door [[sedan (car)|saloon/sedan]] <br> 4-door [[sedan (car)|saloon/sedan]]<br>5-door [[hatchback]]
| layout       = [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front engine]],<br>[[front-wheel drive]]
| assembly     = {{Unbulleted list |West Germany: [[Neckarsulm]], [[Ingolstadt]] |South Africa: [[Uitenhage]] |Nigeria: [[Lagos]]}}
| wheelbase    = {{convert|105.4|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Autocar1977>{{cite journal|title=Autotest Audi 100 GLS |journal=Autocar |volume=146 |issue=4197 |pages=26–30 |date=16 April 1977}}</ref>
| length       = {{convert|184.3|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Autocar1977/>
| width        = {{convert|69.6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Autocar1977/>
| height       = {{convert|54.8|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Autocar1977/>
| weight       = {{convert|1100-1289|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Autocar1977/>
| predecessor  = [[NSU Ro 80]]
}}

The restyled C2 Audi 100 was launched in 1976, with an inline five-cylinder engine. It was initially a {{convert|136|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} engine offering "six-cylinder power and four-cylinder economy", later supplemented by less powerful versions.

The Coupé was discontinued, but a five-door [[hatchback]] model, the '''100 Avant''', was launched in August 1977 as part of this generation. These Avant new models bore a [[Hatchback#Liftback|liftback]] design similar to Volkswagen [[Volkswagen Passat (B1)|Passats]] from the era.The mainstay of the range remained the four-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]] model. A two-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]] version was offered, primarily on the domestic market, from February 1977, but by now there was little demand for large two-door sedans and thus only a few of these two-door Audi 100 C2s were sold.<ref name=WO313>[[#DAv4|Oswald]], p. 313</ref> At the top of the line, the '''Audi 200''' made its appearance at the 1979 [[International Motor Show Germany|Frankfurt Show]], with fuel injected five cylinder engines in either naturally aspirated or turbocharged forms.<ref name=Keesings18>{{cite journal | title = Mercedes en Audi overbluffen iedereen op Salon van Frankfurt | trans-title = Mercedes and Audi outdo everyone at the Frankfurt Salon | language = nl | journal = Keesings Auto Magazine | location = Antwerp, Belgium | date = 1979-09-15 | volume = 2 | number = 18 | page = 14 | editor-last = Rombauts | editor-first = Walter }}</ref>

At the end of September 1977, the Audi 100 became the manufacturer's first model to reach a production level of 1,000,000 units.<ref name=AutoMotorundSport197721>{{cite journal| title=Jubiläum bei Ausi in Neckarsulm| journal=Auto, Motor und Sport |volume=21 |page=7 |date=12 October 1977}}</ref> The millionth Audi 100 was a hatchback '''Audi 100 Avant''' assembled not at the company's main [[Ingolstadt]] plant but to the west, at the [[Neckarsulm]] factory which, since the demise of the mainstream volume models from the [[NSU Motorenwerke AG|NSU]] range, had been concentrating on providing additional production capacity for the fast selling Audi range.<ref name=AutoMotorundSport197721/> The 100 C2 effectively became a de facto successor to the similarly sized [[NSU Ro80]] which ceased production in 1977, and the NSU name gradually disappeared from the public consciousness - eventually being erased from the company name completely in 1985 when Audi NSU Auto Union AG renamed itself Audi AG.

Engines available outside of North America included:
* 1.6 L [[Straight-four engine|I4]], {{convert|85|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, carbureted (1976−1982)
* 2.0 L I4, {{convert|115|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, carbureted (1976−1978)
* 1.9 L I5, {{convert|100|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, carbureted (1980−1982)
* 2.1 L I5, {{convert|115|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, carbureted (1978−1982)
* 2.1 L I5, {{convert|136|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection (1976−1982) (100 and 200)
* 2.1 L [[Straight-five engine|I5]], {{convert|170|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection, turbo (1979−1982) (200 only)
* 2.0 L I5 Diesel, {{convert|70|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, (1978−1982)

About 850,000 Audi 100/200 C2s were built,<ref name=WO263/> of which 133,512 were sold in the United States.<ref>Mike Covello, ''Standard Catalog of Imported Cars 1946–2002''. Krause Publications, Iola 2002, {{ISBN|0-87341-605-8}}, p. 82–85.</ref>

The RHD Audi 200 5E and 5T were introduced into the UK in 1979, only 500 were imported. The 5T (170 PS) was a higher spec Turbo version of the 5E (136 PS injection) and came with many optional extras as standard. The UK version of the 5T had opening quarter lights, electric door mirrors, a sunroof, cruise control and heated seats. All Type 43 200's came with automatic gearboxes, with a five-speed manual available by special order.

The C2 was sold as the '''Audi 5E''' in Australia. It was part of a very restricted Audi lineup, being the only model on offer for several years.<ref name=Whatcar>{{Citation | title=What car is that? in Australia & New Zealand | editor-last=Boyce | editor-first=David | ref = DB1 | date = 1981 | publisher=Rigby | location=Adelaide, Australia | pages = 190-191 | isbn=0727014803 }}</ref> The only engine on offer was the carburetted 2144-cc inline-five with {{convert|85|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}}, coupled to a four-speed manual in the GL and to a three-speed automatic in the CD.<ref name=Whatcar/>

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Audi 200 5E (C2) v sst.jpg|Audi 200 5E
Audi 100 c2 h sst.jpg|4-door sedan (rear view)
Audi 100 C2 avant.JPG|The 5-door Avant
Audi 5000 First Series.jpg|The Audi 5000 (early version with round headlights)
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===Audi 5000 (1978&ndash;1983)===
In North America, where sales of the Audi 5000 C2s reached 133,512, only five-cylinder engines were available. The 5000 had twin round headlamps for the first two model years, after which they were replaced by rectangular units. The diesel was originally not available in California, as Porsche-Audi of North America was unable to meet [[California Air Resources Board|that state's strict emissions standards]].<ref name=4MSDS>{{cite journal | ref = 4MD | journal = Road & Track's Road Test Annual & Buyer's Guide 1981 | issue = January–February 1981 | title = Four mid-size diesel sedans | editor-first = Tony | editor-last = Hogg | page = 28 }}</ref> The naturally aspirated diesel was also only available with a five-speed manual, a handicap in the American market. It was not until the 1983 introduction of the turbo diesel that these concerns were met. The 50-state Turbo diesel arrived for the 1983 model year, at about the same time that the Audi 100 C3 was presented in Europe, and was only ever sold in the United States.<ref name=MT982>{{cite magazine | magazine = Motor Trend | title = For our eyes only | first = Bob | last = Nagy | date = September 1982 | volume = 34 | number = 9 | publisher = Petersen Publishing | ref = MT3409 | page = 51 }}</ref>

In 1980 the 5000 Turbo arrived in the US. This model only delivered {{convert|130|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, more than twenty percent less than the European spec model. Aside from meeting the strict US emissions, this model also had lower boost pressure to be able to run on the lower octane unleaded fuel available in America.<ref name=EdY>{{cite journal | journal = Road & Track's Road Test Annual & Buyer's Guide 1981 | issue = January–February 1981 | title = Editor's year: A time of change | first = Tony | last = Hogg | page = 4 }}</ref> While the Turbo also received a harder, sportier suspension, bigger aluminium wheels, and other performance upgrades, it was also only available with a three-speed automatic transmission.<ref name=5Ktbo>{{cite journal | ref = 5Kt | journal = Road & Track's Road Test Annual & Buyer's Guide 1981 | issue = January–February 1981 | title = Audi 5000 Turbo: An excellent automobile made spectacular | editor-first = Tony | editor-last = Hogg | pages = 39–40 }}</ref> ''[[Road & Track]]'' were able to reach a top speed of {{convert|113|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in the federalized car, slower than a naturally aspirated European market 2.1 E.<ref>[[#5Kt|''Audi 5000 Turbo'']], p. 41</ref> In the US, reflecting the Audi's luxury connotations, 90 percent of 5000s were delivered with the costlier "S" equipment package.<ref name=RT82>{{cite journal | journal = Road & Track's Road Test Annual & Buyer's Guide 1981 | issue = January–February 1981 | title = 1981 Buyer's Guide | editor-first = Tony | editor-last = Hogg | page = 82 }}</ref>

The 5000 Turbo diesel received an increase in power and torque, offset somewhat by only being available in conjunction with Audi's "3+E" automatic transmission. This was a three-speed automatic in which the "E" mode engaged a freewheel effect, lowering fuel consumption by 3-5 percent.<ref name=MT34952>[[#MT3409|Nagy]], p. 52</ref> The Turbo diesel received the same body and interior specifications as the gasoline-powered turbo; the only difference was the use of 14-inch alloy wheels rather than the wider 15-inch items mounted on the 5000 Turbo.<ref name=MT982/>

North America:
* 2.1&nbsp;L I5, {{convert|103|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection (MY 1978−1983). {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} from 1980 on.
* 2.1&nbsp;L I5, {{convert|130|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection, turbo (MY 1980−1983)
* 2.0&nbsp;L I5 diesel, {{convert|67|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=4MSDS/> (MY 1980−1982)
* 2.0&nbsp;L I5 [[turbo diesel]], {{convert|84|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} (MY 1983)

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=={{anchor|C3}}Audi 100, 200 and 5000 (C3, 1982–1991)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Audi 100, 200 and 5000 C3 (44)
| image = Audi 100 C3 (1988–1991) (10629216834).jpg
| caption = 1988&ndash;1991 Audi 100 sedan
| aka = 
| production = 1982&ndash;1991 (Germany)
| model_years = 1983–1992
| platform = [[Volkswagen Group C platform#C3|Volkswagen Group C3 platform]]
| body_style = 4-door [[sedan (car)|saloon/sedan]]<br>5-door [[station wagon|estate/wagon]]
| engine = {{Unbulleted list | '''[[Petrol engine|Petrol]]:''' | 1.8&nbsp;L [[Inline-four engine|I4]] | 1.9&nbsp;L [[Straight-five engine|I5]] | 2.0&nbsp;L I5 | 2.1&nbsp;L I5 | 2.2&nbsp;L I5 | 2.3&nbsp;L I5 | '''[[Diesel engine|Diesel]]:''' | 2.0&nbsp;L I5 | 2.0&nbsp;L [[Turbodiesel|turbo]] I5 | 2.4&nbsp;L I5 | 2.5&nbsp;L [[Turbocharged Direct Injection|TDI]] I5
  }}
| height = {{convert|55.9|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<br>{{convert|55.7|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (S)
| width = {{convert|71.4|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1090-1590|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| related = [[Audi V8]]
| length = {{convert|188.7|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (global) <br/> {{convert|192.7|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (USA)
| layout = [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front engine]],<br>[[front-wheel drive]] / [[quattro (four-wheel drive system)|quattro]] permanent [[four-wheel drive]]<ref name="Quattro25">Audi of America Press Site [http://media.audiusa.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=9540 25 Years of Audi Quattro] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619003420/http://media.audiusa.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=9540 |date=2008-06-19 }} 22 February 2005</ref>
| wheelbase = {{convert|105.6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<br>(1988–1991 FWD & 200)<br>{{convert|105.9|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<br> (1988–1990 AWD & Wagons)<br>{{convert|105.8|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (Pre-1988)
| transmission = 4/5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]<br>3/4-speed [[Automatic transmission|automatic]]
| assembly = {{Unbulleted list |Germany: [[Neckarsulm]] |China: [[Changchun]] ([[FAW-Volkswagen|FAW-VW]], [[Hongqi (marque)|Hongqi]]) |South Africa: [[Uitenhage]]}}
}}
{{Multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | width =
| image1 = Audi 100 C3 rear 20080228.jpg
| caption1 = Sedan (pre-facelift)
| image2 = Audi 100 Avant (10066143816).jpg
| caption2 = Avant (pre-facelift)
| image3 = Audi 100 C3 Typ 44 Limo 14062014 (Foto Hilarmont) (4).JPG
| caption3 = Interior
}}
The third generation '''Audi 100''' launched in September 1982 with [[aerodynamic]] styling, contrasting the boxy styling of its predecessor, and offering a much improved [[drag coefficient]], 0.30 on base model. The aerodynamic C3 bodywork featured pin-mounted flush windows, offering a key reduction in aerodynamic [[drag (physics)|drag]]. Altogether, the aerodynamic body increased the fuel efficiency and top speed versus other cars of similar engine size.<ref>CAR Magazine Sept 1982</ref> The C3 introduced Audi's proprietary restraint system, marketed as [[procon-ten]].

Two-door models were no longer offered, and the Audi 100 Avant was now positioned as a [[station wagon]] rather than a hatchback - the ''Avant'' designation would be used for all Audi station wagons from that point forward. The Avant featured an available extra folding third row seat &mdash; not available in conjunction with ABS-brakes as the brake control unit sat in the same space.<ref name="TV6.87">{{cite journal | ref = AS87 | title = Maratonlöparen | trans-title = The marathon runner | language = sv | journal = [[Teknikens Värld]] | publisher = Specialtidningsförlaget AB | location = Stockholm, Sweden | page = 66 | date = 1987-03-04 | issue = 6 | volume = 39 | first = Alrik | last = Söderlind }}</ref> The 200, launched in 1983 continued as the upmarket variant with several versions of the 2.2&nbsp;L turbo 5-cylinder available in different markets over its life ranging in power outputs from {{convert|165|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} MC engine, through the {{convert|200|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} versions to the final {{convert|220|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} 20-valve 3B engine available from 1991. The 1983 Audi 200 Turbo had a top speed of {{convert|139|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>Autocar 27/4/85</ref> The MC turbo engine was available in the 100 as well for some markets.

In January 1988 the Audi 100 received a minor facelift, including flush fitting door handles. The 1991 200 20V featured flared (vs. flat) front and rounded rear wheel arches to accommodate wider wheel and tire combinations to be fitted to 20V models. U.S. magazine articles of the period reported 0-60 times of the 20-valve Audi 200 under 7 seconds, with 1/4 mile times in the mid to upper 15 second mark.<ref name="SJM Autotechnik">{{cite web |title= SJM Autotechnik Troubleshooting / Performance |publisher=SJM Autotechnik (Sourced by Car & Driver + Road & Track) |url= http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/trouble_shooting/perform.html}}</ref>

The Audi 100 also featured the first model to wear the TDI label, a 2.5&nbsp;L straight-five direct injection turbo-diesel (TDI) model with {{convert|120|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} introduced in January 1990 (engine code 1T). It had a very brief career in the C3, being replaced in December of that year with the arrival of the C4.

The [[Audi V8]] used an enlarged version of the bodyshell from the Audi 100/200 C3 but received more luxury features and a V8 engine.

===Reported sudden unintended acceleration===
During model years 1983–1987, Audi's U.S. sales fell after several recalls of Audi 5000 models,<ref name="bus week">{{cite magazine|title=Audi 1980s Scare May Mean Lost Generation for Toyota |magazine=Business Week |date=4 February 2010 |first1=Andreas |last1=Cremer |first2=Tom |last2=Lavell |url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-04/audi-s-1980s-scare-may-mean-lost-generation-for-toyota-sales.html |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208162109/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-04/audi-s-1980s-scare-may-mean-lost-generation-for-toyota-sales.html |archive-date=2010-02-08 }}</ref> which were associated with reported incidents of [[sudden unintended acceleration]] linked to six deaths and 700 accidents.<ref name="bus week"/> At the time, the [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]] (NHTSA) was investigating 50 car models from 20 manufacturers for sudden surges of power.<ref name="renamed">{{cite news |title=A Hard Sell for Audi |newspaper=The New York Times |first=John |last=Holusha |date=24 July 1988 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/24/business/a-hard-sell-for-audi.html?scp=14&sq=audi%20sudden%20acceleration&st=cse |access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>

In North America, the [[CBS]] television broadcast network ''[[60 Minutes]]'' news program aired a report titled ''Out of Control'' on November 23, 1986.<ref name="debacle">{{cite web |last=Niedermeyer |first=Paul |title=The Audi 5000 Intended Unintended Acceleration Debacle |work=The Truth About Cars |date=7 March 2010 |url=http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-best-of-ttac-the-audi-5000-intended-unintended-acceleration-debacle |access-date=15 June 2015 |archive-date=10 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210061618/http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/the-best-of-ttac-the-audi-5000-intended-unintended-acceleration-debacle/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It featured interviews with six people who had sued Audi after reporting unintended acceleration, including footage of an Audi 5000 ostensibly displaying a surge of acceleration while the brake pedal was depressed.<ref name="WSJ">{{cite news |last=Huber |first=Peter W. |author-link=Peter W. Huber |title=Manufacturing the Audi Scare |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=18 December 1989 |url= http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cjm_18.htm}}</ref><ref>Civil Justice Memo, No. 18 January 1990 [http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cjm_18.htm Manufacturing the Audi Scare]</ref><ref>Accuracy in Media [http://www.aim.org/media-monitor/the-cbs-cold-case-files/ The CBS "Cold Case" Files] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081103082732/http://www.aim.org/media-monitor/the-cbs-cold-case-files/ |date=2008-11-03 }}</ref> Subsequent investigation revealed that ''60 Minutes'' had not disclosed they had engineered the vehicle's behavior{{Snd}}fitting a canister of compressed air on the passenger-side floor, to pump fluid via a hose to a hole drilled into the transmission<ref name="debacle"/><ref name="WSJ"/>{{Snd}}the arrangement executed by one of the experts who had testified on behalf of a plaintiff in a then-pending lawsuit against Audi's parent company.<ref name="NineWorst">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessandmedia.org/specialreports/2008/MediaMyth/NineWorst/NineWorstStoriesFull4.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005020311/http://www.businessandmedia.org/specialreports/2008/MediaMyth/NineWorst/NineWorstStoriesFull4.asp |title=Media Myth: Nine Worst Business Stories (of the Last 50 Years) |publisher=businessandmedia.org |archive-date=5 October 2009 |access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>

Audi initially responded by suggesting that the drivers of the cars involved in the incidents were at fault, because they had depressed the accelerator pedal rather than the brake.<ref name="renamed"/> Subsequently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concluded that the majority of unintended acceleration cases, including all the ones that prompted the ''60 Minutes'' report, were caused mainly by factors such as confusion of pedals.<ref>HighBeam Research, Inc. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121102221624/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1185635.html Unfair at Any Speed]</ref> CBS acknowledged the report and stressed its findings that "the problem could be aggravated by vehicle design, the shape, location and feel of gas and brake pedals."<ref name="NineWorst"/> Audi's research demonstrated that many of the drivers who encountered "unintended acceleration" were "below average in height", indicating their knowledge of a relationship between design and the incidents.<ref>{{cite news|title=How safe is the Audi 5000? |date=9 November 1986 |first=Daniel |last=Terris |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=17}}</ref>

In a review study published in 2012, NHTSA summarized its past findings about the Audi unintended acceleration problems: "Once an unintended acceleration had begun, in the Audi 5000, due to a failure in the idle-stabilizer system (producing an initial acceleration of 0.3g), pedal misapplication resulting from panic, confusion, or unfamiliarity with the Audi 5000 contributed to the severity of the incident."<ref name="nhtsa2012">{{cite news |title=Pedal Application Errors |date=March 2012 |url=http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/811597.pdf |access-date=3 December 2013 |archive-date=4 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204053204/http://www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/nti/pdf/811597.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

This summary is consistent with the conclusions of NHTSA's most technical analysis at the time: "Audi idle-stabilization systems were prone to defects which resulted in excessive idle speeds and brief unanticipated accelerations of up to 0.3g [which is similar in magnitude to an emergency stop in a subway car]. These accelerations could not be the sole cause of [(long-duration) sudden acceleration incidents (SAI)], but might have triggered some SAIs by startling the driver.<ref name="audi1988">{{cite news |title=Study of Mechanical and Driver-Related Systems of the Audi 5000 Capable of Producing Uncontrolled Sudden Acceleration Incidents |date=September 1988 |url=http://www.autosafety.org/sites/default/files/H%20Appendices%20Merge.pdf |access-date=3 December 2013 |archive-date=8 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608034952/http://www.autosafety.org/sites/default/files/H%20Appendices%20Merge.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The defective idle-stabilization system performed a type of [[electronic throttle control]]. Significantly: multiple "intermittent malfunctions of the electronic control unit were observed and recorded ... and [were also observed and] reported by Transport Canada."<ref name="audi1988" />

With the series of recall campaigns, Audi made several modifications; the first adjusted the distance between the brake and accelerator pedal on automatic-transmission models.<ref name="bus week"/> Later repairs of 250,000 cars dating back to 1978 added a device requiring the driver to press the brake pedal before shifting out of park.<ref name="bus week"/> It is unclear what was done regarding the defects in the idle-stabilization system. Subsequent to the recall campaigns, vehicles now include [[gear stick|gear shift]] patterns and brake [[interlock]] mechanisms to prevent deliberate gear selection.

Audi's U.S. sales, which had reached 74,061 in 1985, dropped to 12,283 in 1991 and remained level for three years,<ref name="bus week"/> with resale values falling dramatically.<ref name="warranty">{{cite news |title=Audi Increases Warranty Plan |agency=Reuters |newspaper=The New York Times |date=27 July 1988 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/27/business/company-news-audi-increases-warranty-plan.html?scp=12&sq=audi%20sudden%20acceleration&st=cse
|access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref> Audi subsequently offered increased warranty protection<ref name="warranty"/> and renamed the affected models{{Snd}}with the ''5000'' becoming the ''100'' and ''200'' in 1989.<ref name="renamed"/> The company only reached the same level of U.S. sales again by model year 2000.<ref name="bus week"/>

As of early 2010, a class-action lawsuit{{Snd}}dealing with a charge that on account of the sudden acceleration controversy, Audi models had lost resale value<ref name="WSJ"/>{{Snd}}filed in 1987 by about 7,500 Audi 5000-model owners remains unsettled and is currently contested in county court in Chicago after appeals at the Illinois state and U.S. federal levels.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cremer |first1=Andreas |last2=Lavell |first2=Tom |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aFAbB4LZ3h6A |title=Audi 1980s Scare May Mean Lost Generation for Toyota Sales |publisher=Bloomberg |date=4 February 2010 |access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref> The NHTSA's findings have been "small solace for Audi in defense of product liability actions, as more and more successful cases used Audi's human factor design errors and failure to warn or recall as a basis for liability."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autosafety.org/audi-sudden-acceleration | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150905211307/http://www.autosafety.org/audi-sudden-acceleration | archive-date = 2015-09-05 | title=Audi Sudden Acceleration |publisher=The Center for Auto Safety | url-status = dead}}</ref>

===Engines===
The engine range comprised the following engines:<ref>[[#DAv4|Oswald]], pp. 319–329.</ref><ref>Covello, op. cit., p. 85–89.</ref> More details under the [[List of discontinued Volkswagen Group petrol engines|discontinued VAG engines]].

Audi 100:
* 1.8&nbsp;L I-4, {{convert|75|PS|kW hp||abbr=on}}, carbureted (1982−1987)
* 1.8&nbsp;L I-4, {{convert|90|PS|kW hp||abbr=on}}, carbureted, later fuel injected/with catalyst (1983−1990)
* 1.9&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|100|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, carbureted (1982−1984)
* 2.0&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|115|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection, later catalyst (1984−1990)
* 2.1&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|136|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection (1982−1984)
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|138|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection (1984−1990)
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|115|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection, catalyst (1984−1987)
* 2.3&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|136|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection, catalyst (1986−1990)
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|165|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection, turbo, catalyst (1986−1990)
* 2.0&nbsp;L I-5 Diesel, {{convert|70|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} (1982−1989)
* 2.0&nbsp;L I-5 Turbodiesel, {{convert|87|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} (1983−1988)
* 2.0&nbsp;L I-5 Turbodiesel, {{convert|100|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} (1988−1989)
* 2.4&nbsp;L I-5 Diesel, {{convert|82|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} (1989−1990)
* 2.5&nbsp;L I-5 TDI, {{convert|120|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} (1990)

Audi 200:
* 2.1&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|136|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection (1983−1984)
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|138|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection (1984−1985)
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5, {{cvt|165|PS|kW hp|0}}, fuel injection, turbo, catalyst (1985−1991)
* 2.1&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|182|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, fuel injection, turbo (1983−1987)
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5, {{cvt|200|PS|kW hp|0}}, fuel injection, turbo (1988−1990); {{cvt|190|PS|kW hp|0}} with automatic transmission
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|220|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}, 20-valve turbo for 200 Quattro 20V (1989−1991)

Audi 5000/100/200 North America (all fuel injected and catalysed):
* 2.1&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|100|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} (MY 1984)
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|115|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} (MY 1985)
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|110|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} (MY 1986−1987{{frac|1|2}})<ref name=cat86CDN>{{citation | type = Brochure | title = Audi: Advancing the art of engineering | page = 13 | publisher = Volkswagen Canada Inc | id = 12-99-10112 | date = December 1985 }}</ref>
* 2.3&nbsp;L I-5, {{convert|130|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} (MY 1987{{frac|1|2}}−1991)
* 2.1&nbsp;L I-5 Turbo, {{convert|140|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} (MY 1984−1985)
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5 Turbo, {{convert|158|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} (MY 1986−1987{{frac|1|2}})<ref name=cat86CDN/>
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5 Turbo, {{convert|162|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} (MY 1987{{frac|1|2}}−1991)
* 2.2&nbsp;L I-5 20-valve Turbo, {{convert|217|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} (MY 1991)

The 5000 ''S/Turbo'' was on ''[[Car and Driver]]'s'' [[Car and Driver Ten Best|Ten Best list]] for 1984 and 1985. The ''CS Turbo quattro'' was on that list for 1986 through 1988.

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#FFFDEAD;"
|+ colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Production figures<ref name=WO263/><sup>a</sup>
| Model || Volume
|- style="background:#eee;"
| 100&nbsp; || style="text-align:center;"| 852,243
|- style="background:#eee;"
| 100 Avant&nbsp; || style="text-align:center;"|122,852
|- style="background:#eee;"
| 200&nbsp; || style="text-align:center;"|97,195
|- style="background:#eee;"
| 200 Avant&nbsp; || style="text-align:center;"|6,153
|- style="background:#eee;"
| Total&nbsp; || style="text-align:center;"|1,078,443
|}
Note <sup>a</sup>: figures given for calendar years, might include late C2 production; figures for 200 do not include 1991.

[[File:1989 Audi 200 Quattro Trans Am.JPG|thumb|Audi 200 Quattro Trans AM]]

===  Motorsport ===
In 1988, [[Audi]] entered the [[Trans-Am Series]] with the 200 turbo quattro by contracting [[Bob Tullius]] Group 44 Racing. The car was equipped with the [[Quattro (four-wheel-drive system)|Quattro]] system. The car was piloted by [[Hurley Haywood]] and with both [[Walter Röhrl]] and [[Hans-Joachim Stuck]] won eight out of thirteen events. Audi moved to [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] by the end of the season, the SCCA would change the regulation to a two-wheel drive only and banning cars with non-American engines. The Historic Trans-am & IMSA Group<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historictransamimsa.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416020305/http://www.historictransamimsa.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 16, 2008 |title=Historic Trans-Am Imsa |publisher=Historic Trans-Am Imsa |date=1986-06-09 |access-date=2009-05-11}}</ref> is dedicated to the preservation of the cars that ran in the SCCA Trans-am series and the similar IMSA GTO class from 1980 until 1991.

Audi also used the 200 Turbo Quattro 20v as their [[Group A]] [[Rally Car|rally car]] replacement for the aging [[Audi Quattro]] after the [[FIA]] elimination of [[Group B]] in 1986. The [[1987 World Rally Championship|1987 Group A]] 200 was driven by former [[List of World Rally Championship Drivers' champions|World Rally Champions drivers]] [[Hannu Mikkola]] and Walter Röhrl. The Audi 200 became the first four-wheel-drive car to win the [[Safari Rally]], with Hannu Mikkola driving, with it being the last win for Audi in the world rally championship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shacki |title=Final results Marlboro Safari Rally 1987 |url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/8916-marlboro-safari-rally-1987/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=eWRC-results.com |language=en}}</ref> The 200 Quattro became the last car Audi campaigned in rallying as a manufacturing team.

===Gallery===
<gallery widths="200px" heights="135px">
File:Audi 100 C3 China 2016-04-15.jpg|FAW-manufactured Audi 100
File:Audi 200 C3 01 China 2016-04-14.jpg|FAW Audi 200
File:1990 Audi 100 Avant TDI front.jpg|1990 facelift (Avant TDI)
File:1990 Audi 100 Avant TDI rear.jpg|1990 facelift
</gallery>
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{{anchor|C4|4A|1989}}

==Audi 100 (C4, 1990–1994)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Audi 100 C4 (4A)
| image = Audi 100 C4 front 20071007.jpg
| production = 1990&ndash;1994
| related = [[Audi S4#C4|Audi S4]]
| layout = [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout|Front engine]],<br>[[front-wheel drive]] / [[quattro (four-wheel drive system)|quattro]] permanent [[four-wheel drive]]
| engine = {{ubl
  | '''[[Petrol engine|Petrol]]:'''
  | 2.0&nbsp;L [[Inline-four engine|I4]]
  | 2.0&nbsp;L [[Multi-valve|16V]] I4
  | 2.2&nbsp;L [[Turbocharger|turbo]] 20V [[Straight-five engine|I5]] [[Audi S4#C4|(S4)]]
  | 2.3&nbsp;L I5
  | 2.6&nbsp;L [[V6 engine|V6]]
  | 2.8&nbsp;L V6
  | 4.2&nbsp;L [[V8 engine|V8]] [[Audi S4#C4|(S4)]]
  | '''[[Diesel engine|Diesel]]:'''
  | 2.4&nbsp;L [[Straight-five engine|I5]]
  | 2.5&nbsp;L [[TDI (engine)|TDI]] I5
  }}
| height = {{convert|56.3|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<br>{{convert|56.6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (FWD saloon)<br>{{convert|57|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (FWD Avant)
| platform = [[Volkswagen Group C platform#C4|Volkswagen Group C4 platform]]
| body_style = 4-door [[sedan (car)|saloon/sedan]]<br>5-door [[station wagon|estate/wagon]]
| width = {{convert|70|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|192.6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| assembly = Germany: [[Neckarsulm]]
| weight = {{convert|1090-1750|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase = {{convert|105.8|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (FWD)<br>{{convert|106|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} (4WD)
| transmission = 4-speed [[Automatic transmission|automatic]]<br>5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]<br>6-speed manual
| designer = Erwin Leo Himmel (1987)
}}
{{See also|Audi A6#C4}}
{{Multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | width =
| image1 = Audi 100 C4 rear 20071007.jpg
| caption1 = Sedan
| image2 = AUDI 100 C4 Avant-92.jpg
| caption2 = Avant
}}

Audi released the C4 in late 1990 in [[Continental Europe]] and during 1991 in other markets, including the right-hand drive [[United Kingdom|British]] market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.automobil-literatur.de/popup_image.php?pID=11340&imgID=2 |title=Audi 100 (C4) Prospekt | date = December 1990 |publisher=Automobil-literatur.de |access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref> It was a rebodied and updated C3, keeping the chassis, suspension, and most powertrains. The most significant menchanical changes were the new V6 engines and a wider track, increased by {{cvt|4-5|cm|in|1}} front and rear.<ref name="TV991.28">{{cite magazine | ref = GD91 | title = Förklädd förnyelse | trans-title = Disguised redesign | language = sv | magazine = [[Teknikens Värld]] | publisher = Specialtidningsförlaget AB | location = Stockholm, Sweden | pages = 28–29 | date = 1991-05-02 | issue = 9 | volume = 43 | first = Gunnar | last = Dackevall }}</ref> The C3-platform Audi V8 continued to be sold as a separate line. The major change for the C4 was the introduction of a 2.8&nbsp;L, 90-degree, SOHC 12v, [[V6 engine]]. It was later joined by a 2.6&nbsp;L variant, of the same configuration as the 2.8&nbsp;L unit. They are essentially the same engines offered in the 1992, B4 [[Audi 80]]. The option of [[quattro (four-wheel drive system)|quattro]] permanent four-wheel drive was an option across the range, except the smallest engines. The Audi 100 quattro was available with a [[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] four-speed automatic and a 5 speed manual gearbox.

This generation was also available with the 2.5 litre, 5-cylinder TDI engine, introduced late in the C3 production, which provided outstanding performance, economy and refinement.

During 1994, in conjunction with some styling revisions, Audi dropped the Audi 100 tag, renaming it the [[Audi A6|A6]] instead. In addition, the existing 100-derived [[Audi S4]] became the [[Audi S6|S6]]. The S4 name was later reused for the high-performance derivative of the [[Audi A4]] (replacement for the [[Audi 80]]). The Audi V8 had been replaced by the [[Audi A8|A8]] in 1994.

The C4-based A6 continued until early 1998, when it was replaced by an all-new [[Audi A6|A6]].

{{clear-left}}
;Engines
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#cccccc;"
!Model||Displacement<br>cc|| Engine code || Engine type || Power at rpm<br>kW (metric hp)|| Torque at rpm<br>N⋅m (lb⋅ft) || 0–100&nbsp;km/h || Top speed<br>km/h (mph) || Production dates || Note
|- style="background:#e8e8e8"
! colspan="10"|[[Petrol engine]]s
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 100, 2.0|| rowspan="3" | 1984 || ''AAE'' || [[Straight-four engine|I4]], SPI || {{convert|74|kW|PS|0|abbr=values}} at 5500 || {{convert|157|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=values}} at 2750 || 12.6 s || {{convert|182|km/h|mph|0|abbr=values}} || rowspan="2" |12.1990–07.1994 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 100 2.0 E || ''AAD'', ''ABK'' || I4, MPI || {{convert|115|PS|kW|0|disp=flip|abbr=values}} at 5400 || {{convert|168|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=values}} at 3200 || 11.0 s || {{convert|191|km/h|mph|0|abbr=values}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 100 2.0 E 16V || ''ACE'' || [[Multi-valve|16V]] I4 || {{convert|103|kW|PS|0|abbr=values}} at 5900 || {{convert|185|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=values}} at 4500 || 10.1 s || {{convert|204|km/h|mph|0|abbr=values}} ||01.1992–07.1994 || Only select export markets
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Audi S4|S4]] || 2226 || ''AAN'' || [[Turbocharger|Turbo]] 20V [[Straight-five engine|I5]] || {{convert|169|kW|PS|0|abbr=values}} at 5900 || {{convert|350|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=values}} at 1950 ||6.8 s || {{convert|244|km/h|mph|0|abbr=values}} ||07.1991–07.1994 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | 2.3 E || 2309 || ''AAR'' || I5 || {{convert|98|kW|PS|0|abbr=values}} at 5500 || {{convert|186|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=values}} at 4000 || 10.2 s || {{convert|202|km/h|mph|0|abbr=values}} ||12.1990–07.1994 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |2.6 E || 2598 || ''ABC'' || rowspan="2" | [[V6 engine|V6]] || {{convert|110|kW|PS|0|abbr=values}} at 5750 || {{convert|225|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=values}} at 3500 || 9.5 s || {{convert|210|km/h|mph|0|abbr=values}} ||03.1992–07.1994 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2.8 E || 2771 || ''AAH'' || {{convert|128|kW|PS|0|abbr=values}} at 5500 || {{convert|245|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=values}} at 3000<br>{{convert|250|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=values}} at 3000<ref group="M">On Super Plus (98 octane) petrol</ref> ||8.0 s || {{convert|218|km/h|mph|0|abbr=values}} ||12.1990–07.1994 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| S4 4.2 || 4172 || ''ABH'' || 32V [[V8 engine|V8]] || {{convert|206|kW|PS|0|abbr=values}} at 5800 || {{convert|400|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=values}} at 4000 || 6.2 s || {{convert|249|km/h|mph|0|abbr=values}} ||10.1992–06.1994 ||
|- style="background:#e8e8e8"
! colspan="10"|[[Diesel engine]]s
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2.4 D || 2370 || ''AAS'' || I5 || {{convert|60|kW|PS|0|abbr=values}} at 4400 ||{{convert|164|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=values}} at 2400 || 16.8 s || {{convert|167|km/h|mph|0|abbr=values}} ||05.1991–07.1994 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2.5 [[TDI (engine)|TDI]] || 2460 || ''AAT'', ''AEL''  || TDI I5 || {{convert|115|PS|kW|0|disp=flip|abbr=values}} at 4250 || {{convert|265|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=values}} at 2250 || 11.1 s || {{convert|195|km/h|mph|0|abbr=values}} ||04.1991–07.1994 ||
|-
|}
<references group="M"/>

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==Production in the Chinese market (1988–2005)==
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Chinese-built Audi 100
| image = Audi 100 C3 01 China 2012-07-21.jpg
| caption = Audi 100
| aka = Hongqi Mingshi<br>Hongqi CA5020 XJH (station wagon)<br>CA7180A2E/CA7200/CA7202/CA7220/CA7246L
| production = 1988&ndash;1999<ref name="Spotted in China: Audi 100">{{cite web|url=https://carnewschina.com/2014/09/24/spotted-in-china-a-pefect-third-generation-audi-100-sedan/ |title=Spotted in China: Audi 100|date=24 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Spotted in China: Audi 200">{{cite web|url=https://carnewschina.com/2012/07/22/spotted-in-china-audi-200/ |title=Spotted in China: Audi 200|date=22 July 2012}}</ref><br>(China; [[FAW-Volkswagen|FAW-VW]] - Audi 100/200)<br/>1989&ndash;2005<ref name="Spotted in China: Hongqi CA7180A2E">{{cite web|url=https://carnewschina.com/2012/05/27/spotted-in-china-hongqi-ca-7180-a2e/ |title=Spotted in China: Hongqi CA7180A2E|date=27 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="Spotted in China: Hongqi CA7200">{{cite web|url=https://carnewschina.com/2012/06/17/spotted-in-china-the-hongqi-ca7200/|title=Spotted in China: Hongqi CA7200|date=17 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="chinacarhistory.com">{{cite web|url=http://chinacarhistory.com/2017/10/11/all-the-hongqi-stretched-limousine-variants-based-on-the-audi-100200/ |title=All The Hongqi Stretched Limousine Variants Based On The Audi 100/200|date=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="Spotted in China: Hongqi CA1021U3">{{cite web|url=https://carnewschina.com/2012/02/18/history-the-amazing-hongqi-ca1021-audi-based-pickup-trucks-from-china/|title=Spotted in China: Hongqi CA1021U3|date=18 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="Spotted in China: Spotted In China">{{cite web|url=http://chinacarhistory.com/2018/01/11/spotted-in-china-hongqi-yunhe-ca5020-xbya-stretched-wagon-hearse/ |title=Spotted in China: Spotted In China: Hongqi Yunhe CA5020 XBYA Stretched Wagon Hearse|date=11 January 2018}}</ref><br>(China; [[Hongqi (marque)|Hongqi]] - Hongqi CA7180A2E/CA7200 and CA7220/Limousine variants/CA1021U3 pickup truck)
| platform = [[Volkswagen Group C platform#C3|Volkswagen Group C3 platform]]
| body_style = 4-door [[sedan (car)|saloon/sedan]]<br>5-door [[station wagon|estate/wagon]]<br>4-door [[coupe utility]]<ref name="[8]">{{cite web |title=History: the amazing Hongqi CA1021 Audi-based pickup trucks from China |date=18 February 2012 |url=https://carnewschina.com/2012/02/18/history-the-amazing-hongqi-ca1021-audi-based-pickup-trucks-from-china/ |publisher=Tycho de Feijter |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref><br>4-door [[hearse]]/[[sedan delivery]]<ref name="[9]">{{cite web |title=Spotted In China: Hongqi Yunhe CA5020 XBYA Stretched Wagon Hearse |date=11 January 2018 |url=http://chinacarhistory.com/2018/01/11/spotted-in-china-hongqi-yunhe-ca5020-xbya-stretched-wagon-hearse/ |publisher=Tycho de Feijter |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>
| engine = 1.8&nbsp;L ''QG18'' I4<br>(Hongqi CA7180/CA7180A2EL1)<br>1.8&nbsp;L [[List of Volkswagen Group petrol engines#1.8 R4 20vT (EA113/EA827)|''EA827'']] 20V [[Turbocharger|turbo]] I4<br>(Audi 200, Hongqi CA1021 U3, CA7220EL1)<br>2.0&nbsp;L ''CA4GE'' I4 (Audi 100, Hongqi CA7200)<br>2.2&nbsp;L [[Chrysler 2.2 & 2.5 engine#2.2|''CA488'']] I4<br>(Hongqi CA 1021U3, CA5020XJB police car, CA7202, CA7220A9E, CA7220A9E parade car, CA7220A9EL1/L2 cabrio-coach/L2 parade car, CA7220A9EL2A2 parade car, CA7220EL1, CA7226L)<br>2.2&nbsp;L I5<br>(Hongqi CA7221L, CA7225LH, CA7228L, Audi 100)<br>2.0&nbsp;L ''[[Nissan VG engine#VG20E|VG20E]]'' [[V6 engine|V6]]<br>(Hongqi CA7200E3L, CA7202, CA7202A9EL3L2, CA7202E3L/CA7202E3L1 Century Star)<br>2.4&nbsp;L ''BFK'' V6<br>(Hongqi CA7242E6L/CA7242E6L1 Century Star, CA7246L)<br>2.5&nbsp;L ''Audi'' V6<br>(Hongqi CA7220L1, CA7247L)<br>2.6&nbsp;L ''Audi'' V6<br>(Audi 200, Hongqi CA7226L, CA7240L)
| transmission = 5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
| assembly = China: [[Changchun]] ([[FAW-Volkswagen|FAW-VW]], [[Hongqi (marque)|Hongqi]])
| predecessor = [[Dongfeng CA71]] (for Hongqi CA7220)<br>[[Hongqi CA770]] (for CA7225LH)
| successor = [[Audi A6#C4 (Typ 4A, 1994–1997)|Audi A6]] (for Audi 100 and 200)<br>[[Toyota Crown Majesta#Hongqi HQ300/HQ430|Hongqi HQ430]]
}}

The C3-platform Audi 100 was also produced in [[Changchun]], China, by [[FAW Group|FAW]] (First Automotive Works, a Chinese automotive manufacturer) starting in August 1988.<ref name=AIC5589>{{cite web | url = https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/audi-in-china-5583/the-history-of-audis-activities-in-china-5589 | title = The history of Audi's activities in China | date = 2020-03-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201107135111/https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/audi-in-china-5583/the-history-of-audis-activities-in-china-5589 | archive-date = 2020-11-07 | publisher = Audi AG | work = Audi Media Center }}</ref> Most products in China were designed for government use at this time. All 100s manufactured as FAWs were front-wheel drive sedans with a 1.8&nbsp;L inline-four motor or a 2.2&nbsp;L inline-five motor.

In 1990, [[Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party|Politburo of the CCP]] approved a resolution to circumscribe car import and the [[engine displacement]] of cars equipped to officials. Furthermore, the resolution also prescribed that all cars of central departments of both Party and government must be domestically built. As the most luxurious and advanced cars made in China in early-1990s, FAW-Audi 100 and 200 had a high percentage of the Chinese high-class market of executive cars for nearly a decade, until the C3-platform cars was replaced by the C5-based [[Audi A6]] in 1999.

During the negotiation between FAW and Volkswagen in late-1980s, Volkswagen acceded to FAW's suggestion of combining the C3 platform with previously introduced [[Chrysler]] engines in the new generation [[Hongqi (marque)|Hongqi]] (Red Flag). Hongqi CA7200 series with the technology of C3 were launched in mid-1990s, while most of C3 Audi 100 parts could be made in China. CA7200 were initially equipped with a 2.0&nbsp;L or 2.2&nbsp;L [[Chrysler 2.2 & 2.5 engine|Chrysler four-cylinder engine]], whose product line was introduced into China in 1987 - originally being intended for a version of the [[Dodge 600]] to be produced there under the Hongqi brand.<ref>{{cite web |title=History: the Hongqi CA750F from China |url=https://carnewschina.com/2012/02/28/history-the-hongqi-ca750f-from-china/ |website=Cars News China |publisher=Tycho de Feijter |access-date=22 April 2023}}</ref> In 2005, new [[Nissan]] [[Nissan VQ engine|VQ20 engines]] replaced the original Chrysler unit.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.chinacartimes.com/2006/11/23/the-faw-is-over-for-red-flag/ |title=The FAW is over for Red Flag |date=23 November 2006 |publisher=Chinese Car News |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070216084336/http://www.chinacartimes.com/2006/11/23/the-faw-is-over-for-red-flag/ |archive-date=16 February 2007 |access-date=27 February 2015}}</ref>

A small number of C3 200s (originally with 2.6-liter V6 engine, later also with a turbocharged 1.8) were also built. The 200 entered production in 1996.<ref name=AIC5589/> The 1.8 litre Hongqi engine was known as the ''QG18'' while the 1.8 turbo was Volkswagen's EA827 engine. The early C4 Audi 100 was also assembled in Changchun in small numbers. The C4 was largely built in the European-style body with European style headlights but had American style tail lights.

Hongqi production commenced in 1989 with the CA7225LH, a limousine based on the Audi 100 and was intended to replace the outdated [[Hongqi CA770]]. The CA7225LH debuted on October 1, the [[40th anniversary of the People's Republic of China]]. None other than then-CCP general secretary [[Jiang Zemin]], then-President [[Yang Shangkun]] and then-premier [[Li Peng]] sat in the car during a special exhibition in Beijing. It was extended 680 millimeters behind the C-pillar, creating a three-row car. In 1993, the car was facelifted and renamed the CA7221L, while in 1996 a police variant named the CA5020XJB started being built. In 1996, the first Hongqi-badged Audi 100 sedan was produced, and named the Hongqi CA7220. From that point on, the limousines would be based on the Hongqi sedan, and not directly the original Audi. As such, Hongqi's new facelifted limousine was the CA7228L in 1996. Soon, this model was further restyled and renamed the CA7226L and then the CA7220EL1. Initially, all these limousines were mostly available for the government and institutions, but during the later 1990s, many were also sold to private buyers. In 1997, the CA7220L1 was produced. This time it was not based on the Audi 100, but on the [[Audi V8|Audi V8 LWB]]. Only a dozen of these cars were built. The previous Audi 100 based limousine would now be facelifted and renamed the CA7240L, and then the CA7200E3L and CA7247L. In 2000, the car was heavily facelifted and modernized, but also renamed the CA7202E3L Century Star. In 2001, the CA7180A2EL1 Mingshi/Shiba was released. The limousine was based on the previous model, which came in two variants; the base Mingshi and the luxury Shiba. The model was then renamed the CA7202E3L1 Century Star, CA7242E6L1 Century Star, and CA7242E6L Century Star, in a series of restylings and upgrades. Production continued until 2005, when the car was replaced by the new [[Hongqi HQE]]. 

The first Hongqi-badged Audi 100 sedan was produced in 1996, and was named the Hongqi CA7220. Through some restylings and upgrades, and by 2000 it was renamed to the Hongqi Mingshi CA7180A4E, it was built until 2005, where the [[Toyota Crown Majesta]] S180 replaced the Audi 100-based Hongqis as the successor under the name HQ3 and HQ430. Based on the sedan, a number of other variants such as station wagons and coupé utilities were also built, but in relatively small numbers. The Hongqi-badged Audi 100 sedans were the first mid-size 4-door sedans produced by FAW in any significant numbers since the [[Dongfeng CA71]] of the 1960s.

In some variants the 2-litre Nissan [[Nissan VG engine#VG20E|VG20E]] V6 was also available as it had proved its use with Nissan's own large cars, being used in the [[Nissan Gloria|Gloria]] and [[Nissan Cedric|Cedric]] Y30.

All Chinese specification Audi 100s, 200s and Hongqi vehicles were front wheel drive and had a 5-speed manual gearbox as standard.

<gallery widths="200px" heights="140px">
File:FAW Hongqi Audi 100.jpg|FAW Audi 100
File:Audi 200 C3 01 China 2012-06-16.jpg|FAW Audi 200 
File:Hongqi CA7180A2E 01 China 2015-04-10.jpg|Hongqi CA7180A2E
File:Hongqi CA7202E3 01 China 2019-03-17.jpg|Hongqi CA7202E3
File:Hongqi CA7228 01 China 2016-04-09.jpg|Hongqi CA7228L
</gallery>
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==Audi Duo==
{{Main|Audi hybrid vehicles}}

At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1990<ref>Eberhard Kittler: ''Deutsche Autos seit 1990'', Bd. 5 ("German Cars since 1990, vol. 5"). Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, {{ISBN|3-613-02052-1}}, p.65</ref> Audi presented its first [[wikt:iteration|iteration]] of the [[Audi Duo]] (or Audi 100 Avant Duo) experimental vehicle, a [[plug-in hybrid|plug-in parallel hybrid]] based on the Audi 100 Avant quattro. This car had a {{convert|12.6|bhp|abbr=on}} [[Siemens]] [[electric motor]] which drove the rear wheels. A [[Trunk (automobile)|trunk]]-mounted [[nickel-cadmium battery]] supplied [[energy]] to the motor that drove the rear wheels. The vehicle's front wheels were powered by a 2.3-litre five-cylinder engine with an output of {{convert|136|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}. The intent was to produce a vehicle which could operate on the engine in the country and electric mode in the city. Mode of operation could be selected by the driver. Ten vehicles are believed to have been made; one drawback was the extra weight of the electric drive, making vehicles less efficient when running on their engines alone than standard Audi 100s with the same engine.

In late 1991,<ref>Eberhard Kittler: ''Deutsche Autos seit 1990'', Bd. 5 ("German Cars since 1990, vol. 5"). Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, {{ISBN|3-613-02052-1}}, p.71</ref> Audi unveiled the second Duo generation – likewise based on the Audi 100 Avant quattro. Once again this featured an electric motor, a {{convert|28.6|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} three-phase machine, driving the rear wheels. This time, however, the rear wheels were additionally powered via the [[Torsen]] [[differential (mechanical device)|differential]] from the main engine compartment, which housed a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine.

== Sales figures ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Audi 100 US Sales Figures
!Year
!US Sales<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Covello |first=Mike |title=Standard catalog of imported cars 1946-2002}}</ref>
|-
|1970
|6,557
|-
|1971
|18,179
|-
|1972
|26,703
|-
|1973
|31,065
|-
|1974
|23,984
|-
|1975
|20,334
|-
|1976
|11,553
|-
|1977
|7,671
|-
|1978
|537
|-
| -
|Named Audi
5000 from 1978-
1988.
|-
|1988
|1,167
|-
|1989
|2,777
|-
|1990
|
|-
|1991
|
|-
|1992
|10,546
|-
|1993
|6,685
|-
|1994
|7,149
|-
|1995
|9,568
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Audi 5000 US Sales Figures
!Year
!US Sales<ref name=":0" />
|-
|1978
|20,761
|-
|1979
|28,276
|-
|1980
|27,802
|-
|1981
|29,323
|-
|1982
|25,094
|-
|1983
|30,532
|-
|1984
|48,318
|-
|1985
|48,057
|-
|1986
|40,513
|-
|1987
|26,042
|-
|1988
|7,256
|}

== In popular culture ==
The phrase 'Audi 5000' gained popularity in the 1990s, meaning 'I'm out of here' or, 'I'm leaving'. Popular culture examples of this are collated in a publicly viewable dashboard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Audi 5000 dashboard |url=https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/879025f3-4b9c-450b-a7e2-feae557a950e |access-date=2025-04-12 |website=Looker Studio |language=en}}</ref> Variants include 'I'm Audi', 'I'm outtie', 'Outie 5000', and 'I'm Outtie five'. 

In 2014 animated series ''[[All Hail King Julien]]'', the titular protagonist references the car during an escape attempt, proclaiming, "We are so out of here: outie 5000!"<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Hail King Julien: Season 3, Episode 2 script {{!}} Subs like Script |url=https://subslikescript.com/series/All_Hail_King_Julien-3807022/season-3/episode-2-Oh_Captain_My_Captain_Pt2#:~:text=Oh,%20snap!%20We%20are%20so%20outta%20here. |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=subslikescript.com}}</ref>



==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Sources==
* {{Cite book | ref = SCimp | title = Standard Catalog of Imported Cars, 1946-2002 | first = Mike | last = Covello | edition = 2nd | publisher = Krause Publications, Inc. | location = Iola, WI | page = 1 | date = October 2001 | isbn = 978-0873416054 }}
* {{cite book | ref = DAv4 | last=Werner |first=Oswald |title=Deutsche Autos 1945–1990 | trans-title = German Cars 1945-1990 |year=2001 |volume=4 |isbn=3-613-02131-5 | publisher = Motorbuch Verlag | location = Stuttgart | language = de }}

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