Greatest Driving Moments--> Info on the 5Ks

[Ti Kan]

Geordie writes:
> > Although with his self-mentioned 136 hp, he's got a turbo, not an S.
> 
> To clear things up, the actual specs of the car were much debated. It was
> not a turbo. I only know of it as a 1984 model because that is what my
> friend told me. He also told me it had the 136 horsepower engine. What I do
> know is that the engine seemed to have a rather high compression ratio, as
> it would ping with lower grade fuels (most midgrades too), but it certainly
> was not a turbo.
> 
> I don't know much about the 5k series. This one was bought with a rough
> paintjob and thus it had no badges. It could have been an S, or maybe it
> wasn't. It could have been newer than it was as well. It had a good 298,000
> Km on it; conversly, my '82 coupe has 198,000 KM so we all know mileage is
> no indication of age.

If this is a US/Canada spec car, for 1984 model year there were only
three choices in the 5K line.

- 5000S sedan (100hp 2.1L I5 non-turbo FWD, auto or 5-sp manual)
- 5000S wagon (100hp 2.1L I5 non-turbo FWD, auto or 5-sp manual)
- 5000S turbo (140hp 2.1L I5 turbo FWD, auto only)

The equivalent Euro-spec Audi 100 of that vintage has 136hp, and the
turbo Audi 200 has 182hp.

-Ti
01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
96 A4 2.8 quattro (sold but not forgotten)
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