The 100 badge was never a model number, it was the horsepower rating, 100 PS, at launch.
Lead trim: 100 1.8 (80 PS) · up to 113 hp
Audi 1001968–1976
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FactThe 100 badge was never a model number, it was the horsepower rating, 100 PS, at launch.
The first Audi 100, developed by Auto Union in Ingolstadt, was unveiled as a four-door sedan on November 26, 1968. Its name originally denoted a power output of 100 PS (74 kW), and it was the largest Audi since the revival of the brand by Volkswagen in 1965. The C1 platform produced the two- and four-door saloons and the 100 Coupé S, a fastback coupé that resembled the Aston Martin DBS; the two-door saloon followed in October 1969 and the Coupé S in autumn 1970. Demand outran the Ingolstadt line in the summer of 1970, so an additional line was set up at Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant, the first water-cooled car built there. The 100 received a facelift in September 1973 (for the 1974 model year), and the rear torsion beam suspension was replaced by coil springs. In the United States the 100 LS appeared in 1970 as the first Audi model sold there. 827,474 were built (796,787 saloons and 30,687 Coupé S).
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Trims & Figures
12 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 1.8 (80 PS) | 1968–1971 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 79 hp | 100 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 1.8 (85 PS, from 1972) | 1972–1974 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 84 hp | 100 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 Coupé S 1.9 (115 PS) | 1970–1976 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 118 lb-ft | 10.6 s | FWD | — | — |
| 100 GL / GLS 1.9 (South Africa, 113 hp) | 1972–1976 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 122 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 GL 1.9 | 1972–1976 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 117 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 L / LS 1.8 (South Africa, 101 hp) | 1972–1976 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 101 hp | 111 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 L 1.6 | 1975–1976 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 84 hp | 90 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 LS 1.78 (Switzerland, 107 PS) | 1968–1976 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 106 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 LS 1.8 (100 PS) | 1968–1976 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 111 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 LS 1.9 (USA, 91 hp SAE net) | 1972–1974 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 91 hp | 111 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 LS 1.9 fuel injection (USA, 95 hp) | 1975–1976 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 95 hp | 104 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 S 1.8 (90 PS) | 1968–1971 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 105 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Photographs
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The 100 badge was never a model number, it was the horsepower rating, 100 PS, at launch.
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