Audi 100

Audi 100 / Audi 200 / Audi 5000
Overview
Manufacturer	Auto Union GmbH, Audi NSU Auto Union AG (1969–1985), Audi AG
Also called	Audi 5000
Production	1968–1994
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size luxury / Executive car (E)
Platform	Volkswagen Group C platform
Chronology
Successor	Audi A6

Audi 100 C1 (F104)
Audi 100 (C1)
Overview
Production	1968-1976 827,474 built Saloon: 796,787 Coupé S: 30,687
Assembly	Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Designer
Body and chassis
Body style	2-/4-door saloon/sedan 2-door coupé
Layout	FF layout
Platform	Volkswagen Group C1 platform
Powertrain
Engine	1.8 L I4 1.9 L I4
Transmission	4-speed manual all-synchromesh automatic optional
Dimensions
Wheelbase	105.3 in (2,675 mm) (coupe)
Length	173.2 in (4,399 mm)
Width	68 in (1,727 mm)
Height	55.8 in (1,417 mm)
Curb weight	2,401 lb (1,089 kg) (coupe)

Audi 100, 200 and 5000 C2 (43)
Audi 100 2-door sedan
Overview
Also called	Audi 5E (Australia)
Production	1976–1982 988,581 100 4-door: 887,647 Avant: 49,652 200: 51,282
Assembly	Neckarsulm, Ingolstadt, Germany Uitenhage, South Africa Lagos, Nigeria
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door saloon/sedan 4-door saloon/sedan 5-door hatchback
Layout	Front engine, front-wheel drive
Platform	Volkswagen Group C2 platform
Powertrain
Engine	1.6 L I4 1.9 L I5 2.0 L I4 2.1 L I5 2.1 L turbo I5 2.0 L diesel I5 2.0 L turbodiesel I5
Transmission	3-speed automatic 5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	105.39 in (2,677 mm)
Length	184.25 in (4,680 mm)
Width	69.61 in (1,768 mm)
Height	54.84 in (1,393 mm)
Curb weight	2,532 lb (1,148 kg)

Audi 100, 200 and 5000 C3 (44)
Audi 100 (C3)
Overview
Also called	Hongqi Mingshi
Production	1982–1991 (Germany) 1992–1999 (China; FAW-VW) 1988–2006 (China; Hongqi)
Assembly	Neckarsulm, Germany Changchun, China Uitenhage, South Africa Tokyo, Japan (AMA)
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door saloon/sedan 5-door estate/wagon
Layout	Front engine, front-wheel drive / quattro permanent four-wheel drive
Platform	Volkswagen Group C3 platform
Powertrain
Engine	1.8 L I4 1.9 L I5 2.0 L I5 2.1 L I5 2.2 L I5 2.3 L I5 2.0 L I5 Diesel 2.0 L I5 Turbodiesel 2.4 L I5 Diesel 2.5 L I5 TDI
Transmission	4/5-speed manual 3/4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	105.6 in (2,682 mm) (1988–1991 FWD & 200) 105.9 in (2,690 mm) (1988–1990 AWD & Wagons) 105.8 in (2,687 mm) (Pre-1988)
Length	188.7 in (4,793 mm) (RoW) 192.7 in (4,895 mm) (USA)
Width	71.4 in (1,814 mm)
Height	55.9 in (1,420 mm) 55.7 in (1,415 mm) (S)

Audi 100 C4 (4A)
Overview
Production	1990–1994
Assembly	Neckarsulm, Germany Tokyo, Japan (AMA)
Designer	Erwin Leo Himmel (1987)
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door saloon/sedan 5-door estate/wagon
Layout	Front engine, front-wheel drive / quattro permanent four-wheel drive
Platform	Volkswagen Group C4 platform
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol: 2.0 L I4 74 kW (99 hp) SPI 2.0 L I4 85 kW (114 hp) MPI 2.0 L I4 103 kW (138 hp) 16-valve 2.2 L I5 169 kW (227 hp) T (S4) 2.3 L I5 98 kW (131 hp) 2.6 L V6 110 kW (148 hp) 2.8 L V6 128 kW (172 hp) 4.2 L V8 206 kW (276 hp) (S4) Diesel: 2.4 L I5 60 kW (80 hp) 2.5 L I5 85 kW (114 hp) TDI
Transmission	4-speed automatic 5-speed manual 6-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	105.8 in (2,687 mm) (FWD) 106 in (2,692 mm) (4WD)
Length	192.6 in (4,892 mm)
Width	70 in (1,778 mm)
Height	56.3 in (1,430 mm) 56.6 in (1,438 mm) (FWD saloon) 57 in (1,448 mm) (FWD Avant)

The Audi 100 and Audi 200 are executive cars which were manufactured for model years 1968 through 1994 by Audi, a division of the Volkswagen Group. The C2 and C3 models of the Audi 100 were sold in the United States as the Audi 5000 until 1988. In South Africa, the car was also sold as the Audi 500.

The first Audi 100, developed by Volkswagen's subsidiary Auto Union at Ingolstadt, was shown to the press as a four-door sedan on 26 November 1968. Its name originally denoting a power output of 100 PS (74 kW), 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, especially at the rear end, including details such as the louvres behind the rear side windows and the shape of the rear light clusters.

Audi followed up 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 four-cylinder engines originally came in base 100 (80 PS or 59 kW or 79 hp), 100 S (90 PS or 66 kW or 89 hp), and 100 LS (100 PS or 74 kW or 99 hp) versions, while the Coupé was driven by a bored-out 1.9 litre developing 115 PS (85 kW; 113 hp). From April 1970 the 100 LS could be ordered with a three-speed automatic transmission sourced from Volkswagen.

The Audi 100 included a rough engine note that was described as unlikely to discourage buyers whose first car had been a Volkswagen and who aspired to drive a diesel powered (pre-turbo) Mercedes-Benz. The Ingolstadt production line was at full capacity, but supply fell short of demand that during the summer of 1970 an additional production line for Audi 100s was set up in Volkswagen's own Wolfsburg plant, which made it the first water-cooled car to be produced in Germany's (and by some criteria the world's) largest car plant.