Sunday, October 26, 2008

Audi S6


Audi S6

Audi was fairly constantly re-structuring their model lineup in early and mid-1990s, and in 1994 began selling the fifth generation 100 model as the A6. Wanting to keep a sports-sedan in their lineup, the company made small revisions to what had been badged as the S4, and began reselling it as the S6 - the S4 would eventually become a completely separate member of the lineup, based on Audi's A4.

For 1995, the S6 was powered by a 2.2 L turbocharged five-cylinder engine producing 230 PS (169 kW/227 hp) at 5900 rpm and 326 Nm (258 ft.lbf) at around 1950 rpm. The powerful engine gave the S6 surprisingly good performance, it had a top speed of 243 km/h (151 mph) and went from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.1 seconds; 160 km/h (99 mph) was reached in 17.5 seconds. The vehicle came standard with a six speed manual gearbox (5 speed only in the USA), and Audi's Quattro all-wheel-drive system. It was available as both a sedan and an "Avant" (station wagon) to European customers, but only as a sedan in North America (except as a 1995.5 model,) Asia and Australia.

Audi had made a high-performance, 4.2 L V8 available as an option in the first generation European S4s, and made the decision to continue to do so with the S6, making a 290 PS (213 kW/286 hp) version of the 4.2 available as an optional upgrade over the 5-cylinder. Unlike the turbocharged version, the V8-powered S6 was shipped with automatic transmission by default, but kept the Quattro four wheel drive. A 6-speed manual gearbox was available as an option.

An even more powerful and very limited-production S6 Plus, powered by another version of the V8 (later to be seen in the Audi S8), was briefly available to European customers. Developed by Quattro GmbH, it was available for sale only during the 1997 model year. Only 952 cars were produced in total - 855 Avant (Estate) and 97 Limousines. Audi's performance division reworked key parts of the engine and increased the power output to 326 PS (240 kW/322 hp). During this process they also made revisions to the suspension, brakes and transmission. With so much power on tap, the S6 Plus could reach 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill in less than six seconds, making it compareable in terms of accleration to vehicles like the Porsche 944 Turbo.

Audi RS2 Avant


The Audi RS2 Avant was a limited edition, high performance Audi estate car / station wagon, sold from 1994 to 1996. Collaboratively designed by Audi and Porsche, and built on Audi's 80 Avant, it was the company's first "RS" vehicle, and the first of their high performance Avants; it used the most powerful and most thoroughly developed version of the company's turbocharged inline-5 cylinder engine, and was unmatched in performance among other estate cars at the time of its release.

Although it was never exported outside of Europe, except for a few to South Africa and New Zealand, the RS2 has amassed an impressive cult following worldwide, and it is often regarded as being the vehicle that finally firmly established Audi as a producer of practical high performance vehicles; its estate body, and standard quattro permanent four-wheel-drive system made it usable as a comfortable daily driver even in poor weather conditions.

Audi Avus quattro Concept




The Audi Avus quattro was a "supercar-styled" concept car from the German car manufacturer, Audi. It was first introduced at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show. The Avus quattro had an aluminum exterior, which made it a lightweight, sleek and safer automobile.

The Avus quattro's engine was supposed to be a 6.0 L 60-valve 12-cylinder engine producing 509 hp (380 kW), capable of accelerating the car from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) in about 3 seconds and a top speed of 211 mph (340 km/h). The exact car shown at the Tokyo Motor Show, however, had a dummy made of carefully painted wood and plastic for an engine because at the time, such a powertrain was still in development; Audi-made W12 engines were not available to buyers until Audi presented its flagship A8 a few years later.

The Avus quattro is now on display at Audi's museum in Ingolstadt, Germany.

Audi 80 Avant


Audi 80 B4 (1991–1995)

The B3 got a major facelift for the 1992 model year in 1991. It was from then on known internally as the B4 (or 8C). Changes from the B3 included a longer wheelbase, a fully redesigned gas tank and rear axle to enable the use of stowable back seats, 15'' wheels and more prominent wheel arches, redesigned and painted rear and front bumpers as well as higher-quality materials for the interior. The front grille was merged with the hood and given a bolder look.

In Europe, the 90 name was discontinued and all sedans were badged as 80, regardless of which engine they had. Audi of America went the opposite direction, and began selling the sedan as the 90. B4s for the American market typically offered more luxury even in the standard version, such as automatic transmission, cruise control, air conditioning and leather seats, all of which were merely optional at additional cost on European models.

European market cars were now available with a selection of 4-cylinder engines as well as the I5 and two different V6, although the V6s were the only engines available in vehicles sold in North America. As another first, Audi introduced a new high-torque, turbocharged diesel engine, the 90-hp 1.9 TDI. The standard 1.8 liter gas engine of the B3 was discontinued; a two-liter, 90-hp, 4-cylinder gas engine, a variation of the previously known 113-hp 2.0E engine, was now available for the base model.

All versions were available with quattro all-wheel-drive; at the time, however, it could only be combined with a 5-speed manual transmission. Additionally, Audi built around 4000 units of the Quattro Competition, a street homologation of the B4-based DTM race car sedan with all-wheel drive and a 140-hp, two-liter gas engine. Together with the S2 and the RS2, the Quattro Competition has become a highly sought-after collector's item.

Together with the sedan, Audi began making a B4-based station wagon and a convertible which was largely based on the B3 coupe, meaning that Audi now had sedan, coupe, cabriolet and wagon variants of the 80 available to European customers, though the last coupe sold to North American customers was in 1990 and 1991.

The B4 sedan was discontinued at the end of the 1994 model year; station wagon and Coupe followed suit a year later, the Cabriolet model however was carried on until 2000. Until then, the latter had undergone a few minor touch-ups, such as gently redesigned bumpers and instrument clusters and more options available. Both the Coupe and the Cabriolet were effectively replaced by the TT coupe and roadster, which as of November 2005 have been slated for replacement themselves.

The B4 platform sedans and wagons were replaced by the Audi A4 for 1995.

Audi 100 Avant


Audi 100 C4, 1991–1997

A heavily revised C3, the C4, was introduced in 1991. The C3-platform V8 continued to be sold as a separate line. The major change was the introduction of a 2.8l V6 engine. It was later joined by a 2.6l variant. They were essentially the same engines as the two V6 introduced for the 1992 Audi 80. The option of quattro all wheel drive was an option across the range, and the Audi 100 quattro was available with a ZF 4-speed automatic gearbox.

For the 1995 model year, Audi dropped the 100 nameplate, calling it the A6 instead. In addition, what had previously been sold as the S4 became the S6, however the two models became completely independent of one another after Audi's replacement of the 80 with the A4 model in 1994. The V8 was eventually replaced by the A8 in 1994.

Audi 100 C4, 1991–1997


A heavily revised C3, the C4, was introduced in 1991. The C3-platform V8 continued to be sold as a separate line. The major change was the introduction of a 2.8l V6 engine. It was later joined by a 2.6l variant. They were essentially the same engines as the two V6 introduced for the 1992 Audi 80. The option of quattro all wheel drive was an option across the range, and the Audi 100 quattro was available with a ZF 4-speed automatic gearbox.

For the 1995 model year, Audi dropped the 100 nameplate, calling it the A6 instead. In addition, what had previously been sold as the S4 became the S6, however the two models became completely independent of one another after Audi's replacement of the 80 with the A4 model in 1994. The V8 was eventually replaced by the A8 in 1994.

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