This generation carried the world's first inline five-cylinder petrol engine and became Audi's first car to reach a million built.
Lead trim: 100 1.6 (85 PS) · up to 168 hp
Audi 1001976–1982
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FactThis generation carried the world's first inline five-cylinder petrol engine and became Audi's first car to reach a million built.
The restyled C2 Audi 100 was launched in 1976 with the world's first inline five-cylinder petrol engine, initially a 136 PS unit offering "six-cylinder power and four-cylinder economy". The Coupé was discontinued, but a five-door hatchback 100 Avant was launched in August 1977, and a two-door sedan was offered, primarily in the domestic market, from February 1977. At the top of the line the Audi 200 appeared at the 1979 Frankfurt Show with fuel-injected five-cylinder engines, naturally aspirated or turbocharged. At the end of September 1977 the Audi 100 became the manufacturer's first model to reach one million units, and the C2 became a de facto successor to the NSU Ro 80. It was sold as the Audi 5000 in North America, where only five-cylinder engines were available, and as the Audi 5E in Australia. 988,581 were built: 887,647 four-door 100s, 49,652 Avants and 51,282 200s.
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Trims & Figures
11 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 / 200 2.1 five-cylinder fuel injection (136 PS) | 1976–1982 | 2.1 L Inline-5 | 134 hp | 134 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 1.6 (85 PS) | 1976–1982 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 84 hp | 89 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 1.9 five-cylinder (100 PS) | 1980–1982 | 1.9 L Inline-5 | 99 hp | 108 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 2.0 (115 PS) | 1976–1978 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 122 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 2.0 diesel five-cylinder (70 PS) | 1978–1982 | 2.0 L Inline-5 | 69 hp | 90 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 100 2.1 five-cylinder (115 PS) | 1978–1982 | 2.1 L Inline-5 | 113 hp | 120 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 200 2.1 turbo five-cylinder (170 PS) | 1979–1982 | 2.1 L Inline-5 | 168 hp | 195 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 5000 2.1 (North America, 103 hp) | 1978–1982 | 2.1 L Inline-5 | 103 hp | 110 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 5000 Turbo 2.1 (North America, 130 hp) | 1980–1982 | 2.1 L Inline-5 | 130 hp | 142 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 5000 diesel 2.0 (North America, 67 hp) | 1980–1982 | 2.0 L Inline-5 | 67 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
| 5E 2.1 (Australia, 114 hp) | 1976–1982 | 2.1 L Inline-5 | 114 hp | 120 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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Photographs
This Audi 100 didn't get replaced in 1994 — it got renamed. Audi dropped the '100' badge and called the same car the A6, while its hot-rod S4 derivative became the S6.
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This generation carried the world's first inline five-cylinder petrol engine and became Audi's first car to reach a million built.
The 100 badge was never a model number, it was the horsepower rating, 100 PS, at launch.
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