Audi Tradition

Audi Tradition 10

Anniversary Dates 2020

Audi 100 C4 / Audi’s First Six-Cylinder Engine

30 years

On 7 December 1990 the long-awaited fourth-­ generation Audi 100 model was delivered to dealers. The fully galvanized, streamlined saloon car was referred to internally as the “evolutionary advance- ment” of the previous model.

offered a newly developed V6-cylinder engine whose 2.8 litre capacity produced 128 kW/174 hp. The variable intake manifold and map-controlled fuel injection ensured that the 90-degree twin-valve engine pro- duced a full torque curve and a wide range of engine speeds.

In addition to the well-known, tried-and-tested four and five-cylinder engines, for the first time Audi also