Audi Tradition

Audi Tradition 12

Anniversary Dates 2020

Audi Introduced the Fully Galvanized Body in the Manu- facture of Production Cars

35 years

The ability to develop and implement new ideas has always been a particular hallmark of Audi – expressed through the advertising slogan “Vorsprung durch Technik”. Further evidence of this maxim was provided by the introduction of fully galvanized bodies, which first featured on the Audi 100/200 models when

or electrolytically galvanized on both sides. This meant that Audi had introduced to its range an extremely effective anti-rust measure that delivered a very high level of long-lasting quality. Implementing this tech- nical innovation required the adoption of new methods both in welding and in painting technology. When the third generation of theAudi 80 (referred to internally as B3) was unveiled in autumn 1986, this model range was then also offered with a fully galvanized body.

there was a change of model in autumn 1985. The panels were made from sheet metal which was hot-dip galvanized