The Audi 80 was Audi automobile produced from 1972 to 1995. It initially shared its platform with the Volkswagen Passat, and was available as a sedan, coupe and convertible, although the coupe and cabriolet models weren't badged as members of the 80-series family. Audi is an automobile maker in Germany, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Volkswagen Passat is a midsized car built by Volkswagen AG. It falls between the VW Golf/Jetta and VW Phaeton in the current VW production line-up. ... A Ford Taurus, one of the most recognizable sedans built to date. ... 1995 Buick Riviera coupe A coupé (from the French for cut) or coupe is a two or four-seater car with a fixed roof and two doors. ... Saab 900 Convertible Convertible can also refer to a convertible (security) A convertible is an automobile with a folding or retracting roof. ...

In North America, the 80 was sold briefly as the Fox and then as the 4000. Audi's 90 was an upmarket version of the Audi 80 sedan.

B1 (1972-1978)

The vehicle debuted in Europe in 1972 as the 80 and in 1973 in the United States as the Fox, and was available as either a 2-door coupe or a 4-door sedan. It effectively took the place of several models that Audi had discontinued, and provided the company with a viable rival to Opel's Ascona and Ford's Taunus. World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Opel, originally and more correctly known as Adam Opel AG is an automobile maker in Germany. ... Categories: Opel vehicles | Automobile stubs ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... 1952 Ford Taunus 12M Ford Taunus was a car sold by Ford in Germany. ...

Audi sold a station wagon variant of the vehicle in some countries, although it was virtually identicle to the European Passat Variant. The B1 platform was dropped from the European market in 1978, although it was sold into the 1979 model year in North America. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the...

B2 (1978–1987)

Audi made several revisions to the B1 platform 80 and re-released it on the "B2" platform in 1978 (as a 1979 model) in Europe and in 1979 (as a 1980 model) in North America. The continued to use the 80 nameplate in Europe, but began badging it as the 4000 in North America. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

The B2 platform proved to be both quite versitile and quite profitable; Audi spun Quattro Coupe and Sport Quattro variants off of the B2 platform, in the process helping to cement the company into the public eye after their Quattro system proved useful in various forms of racing. 1984 Audi Quattro This article refers to the car named the Audi Quattro. ... 1984 Audi Quattro This article refers to the car named the Audi Quattro. ... Quattro is a permanent all wheel drive system used on Audi brand automobiles. ...

The sedans were made until 1987 (as early-1988 models), but the Coupé lasted through 1988 (as an early-1989 model) before being changed. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

B3 (1988-1992)

Audi again revised the 80 for the 1989 model year, calling the new platform "B3" and introducing a new aerodynamic look and a galvanized bodyshell. In addition, the 80 model name became the worldwide name for the car, it was sold as an "Audi 80" regardless of which country the vehicle was purchased in. Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid dynamics concerned with the study of gas flows, first analysed by George Cayley in the 1800s. ... Galvanization, named after the Italian scientist Luigi Galvani, was originally the administration of electric shocks (in the 19th century also termed Faradism, after Michael Faraday). ...

A range of new gasoline and diesel 4-cylinder engines became available to European customers and the 5-cylinder Audi 90 was introduced as an upmarket variant of the standard model. The 2.2 litre I5 was the only engine for North America. A 20-valve version of the 2.2 litre I5 engine became available in the 90 for the 1990 model year, increasing power output to 164 Horsepower from the 130 Horsepower of the base variant of the engine. However, the 20-valve engine option was dropped from U.S. Spec 90s after the 1993 model year. For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Final vehicles were sold as 1992 models in North America. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

B4 (1992–1995)

The B3 got a facelift in 1992, becoming the B4 series for the 1993 model year. 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 90 and the coupe' as 90 Coupe. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

European market cars were now available with a selection of 4-cylinder engines as well as the I5 and a V6, although the V6 was the only engine available in vehicles sold in North America.

80 based Avant and Cabriolet models debuted on the B4 platform,meaning that Audi now had sedan, coupe, cabriolet and wagon variants of vehicle available to European customers, although the B4 platform coupe was never sold in the United States, as the last-generation coupe sold to North American customers was the B3 platform model, in 1990 and 1991. For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Coupé was discontinued in 1996 in Europe, and the Cabriolet model in 1998. Both models were effectively replaced by the TT coupe and roadster, which as of November 2005 have been slated for replacement themselves. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Audi TT coupe. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The B4 platform sedans and estates were replaced by the Audi A4 in 1995. 2005 Audi A4 Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Audi A4 See also Audi S4 The Audi A4 is a compact luxury car series made by Volkswagen Group, first sold in 1995 as a 1996 model and replacing the Audi 80. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The S2 and RS2

The B4 platform 80/90 Avant was used between 1994 and 1995 as the basis for Audi's RS2 super-sports wagon, which was modified for them by Porsche. The Audi RS2 Avant was a limited edition, high performance Audi station wagon sold from 1994 to 1995. ... Porsche (), (pronounced porsh-uh) is a German manufacturer of sports cars, founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, the engineer who created the first Volkswagen. ...

Audi developed another sports version of the 80/90, this one based on the B4 platform sedan and called S2. Although it lacked the Porsche-developed components of the RS2, it was still quite powerful, having the same 230 Horsepower, turbocharged version of the 20-valve, 2.2 litre I5 that powered the 1991 - 1994 S4 and the 1995-1996 S6. It was standard with Quattro all-wheel-drive and featured a heavy-duty manual transmission. 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Audi S4 is a high performance sport version of the popular Audi A4. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Audi S6 is a high-performance version of Audis A6 sedan. ... Quattro is a permanent all wheel drive system used on Audi brand automobiles. ...

Type numbers

Audi gave its models Type numbers in addition to the B platform codes: The B platform is the Volkswagen Groups midsized Automobile platform, and has been used for midsized coupes, sedans, and station wagons under the Volkswagen, Audi and Å koda brands over the years. ...

• B1 Type 80: Audi 80 (1973–1976)
• B1 Type 82/33: Audi 80 (1977–1978)
• B2 Type 81: Audi 80 and 90 (1979–1987); Audi Coupé (1981–1984)
• B2 Type 85: Audi Coupé (1985–1988); Audi Quattro (1981–1991); Audi Sport Quattro (1984–1987)
• B3 Type 89/8A: Audi 80/90 (1987–1992)
• B3 Type 8B: Audi Coupé (1989–1996); Audi S2 (1993–1996)
• B4 Type 8C: Audi 80 (1992–1995)
• B4 Type 8G: Audi Cabriolet (1991–2000)

External links

• Audi 80 Type 82 site
• 20V.org: A site dedicated to the B3 20V coupe and sedan
• 12V.org: A site dedicated to the V6 12v engine
• A site dedicated to both Type 85 and Type 89
• Audiworld.com: A comprehensive Audi information website
• Fourtitude.com: A comprehensive Audi forum
• Audifans.com: Audi marketplace and mailing list archives
• The Audi Word: Audi 80 Tech Site