auto-quats

[Ti Kan]

Steve Arbaugh writes:
> Much as we hate to consider this option, we're considering getting rid of
> one of the manual tranny quattro's for an automatic. However, when were the
> early automatic quattro's made? Models? I have no idea because I've never
> really considered them before. Were there issues with them? I know the later
> A4's and A6's and such are available, but was there something before then?

The earliest quattro with auto trans was the 1990+ V8.  Then the 1992 100q
became available with slushboxes.  From 1996 and on the A4q was also offered
with auto.  These are for the US market.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic (soon)
2001 S4 2.7T
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0
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