The TDI badge that would define a generation of Audi diesels debuted right here, in January 1990, on this C3 100 — and lasted barely a year before the C4 replaced it.
Lead trim: Base · 4-spd auto · 2.3L · up to 172 hp
Audi 1001989–1994
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Nobody in Burbles has spotted a Audi 100 yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
FactThe TDI badge that would define a generation of Audi diesels debuted right here, in January 1990, on this C3 100 — and lasted barely a year before the C4 replaced it.
Collectors Spotted in the Audi 100 Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Audi 100 yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
15 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base · 3-spd auto · 2.3L | 1989–1990 | 2.3 L 5-cyl | 130 hp | 140 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 3-spd | — |
| Base · 4-spd auto · 2.3L | 1990–1991 | 2.3 L 5-cyl | 130 hp | 140 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Base · 4-spd auto · 2.8L | 1992–1994 | 2.8 L V6 | 172 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Base · 5-spd manual · 2.3L | 1989–1989 | 2.3 L 5-cyl | 130 hp | 140 lb-ft | — | FWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Base · 5-spd manual · 2.8L | 1992–1994 | 2.8 L V6 | 172 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | FWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Wagon · 3-spd auto · 2.3L | 1989–1989 | 2.3 L 5-cyl | 130 hp | 140 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 3-spd | — |
| Wagon · 4-spd auto · 2.8L | 1994–1994 | 2.8 L V6 | 172 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Wagon · 5-spd manual · 2.3L | 1989–1989 | 2.3 L 5-cyl | 130 hp | — | — | FWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| quattro Wagon · 1992 | 1992–1993 | 2.8 L V6 | 172 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| quattro Wagon · 1994 | 1994–1994 | 2.8 L V6 | 172 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| quattro · 4-spd auto · 2.8L | 1994–1994 | 2.8 L V6 | 172 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| quattro · 4-spd auto · 2.8L | 1992–1993 | 2.8 L V6 | 172 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| quattro · 5-spd manual · 2.3L | 1989–1991 | 2.3 L 5-cyl | 130 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| quattro · 5-spd manual · 2.8L | 1994–1994 | 2.8 L V6 | 172 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| quattro · 5-spd manual · 2.8L | 1992–1993 | 2.8 L V6 | 172 hp | 184 lb-ft | — | AWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the quattro · 4-spd auto · 2.8L trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
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.
The TDI badge that would define a generation of Audi diesels debuted right here, in January 1990, on this C3 100 — and lasted barely a year before the C4 replaced it.
Its flush pin-mounted windows gave the base model a 0.30 drag coefficient, and it introduced Audi's procon-ten crash system.
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The 100 badge was never a model number, it was the horsepower rating, 100 PS, at launch.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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