A question about Audis fitted with I5 20V pretty long euro information

[Per Lindgren]

Mihnea Cotet wrote:

> In Europe, Audi also built a small amount of Audi Coupe and Audi 90 2.0l
> 20v, quattro or FWD. These cars had the engine code NM, which is about the
> same as the 7A, except it had different bore/stroke patterns (81 X 77.4mm
> instead of 82.5 X 86.4mm).
> The engines had about 158/160 HP (controverse about the power figures)
> The production figures are about 950 exemplars for both models.

This engine was also used in the Japanese-market Nissan-built VW Santana (aka
Passat and Quantum). It had 160 hp and was VWs fastest and strongest car in
1988, as this was before the G60 and VR6. We had a New Zealand lister here that
got hold of one of these engines, you still here? I think he wanted spares for
his 90 20V

>
> These cars were built awaiting for the 2.3l 20v project to be fully
> completed, and were originally intended for the Italian market, as Italians
> didn't like much the cat' idea (neither do I!!!) and engines below 2.0
> liters were fiscally favourised (lower tax!).

Italians also had a Ferrari 328 2.0T that had a Lancia 2-liter turbo engine. In
return for the favour, Lancia got to place the Ferrari V8 in their Thema sedan,
known as the Lancia Thema 8.32

Audi on the same theme: you could get the 100 C4 with a 1.6/75 hp gas engine in
Italy. Just to avoid too many taxes. The A4 1.6/100 hp is very popular in
Norway, as it is a small engine. Just to avoid too many taxes.

PerL
92 Cabrio 2.3E