[V8] Major differences between 90, 91, 92 & 93 Model

[Jeremy Ward]

"Few makes have suffered as much as Audi from adverse publicity. In the
spring of 1986, some owners charged that their Audi 5000-S sedans
literally ran away from them, sometimes with disastrous results.

Eventually, Audi was vindicated. The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration ruled that driver error caused the unintended
acceleration - the drivers stepped on the gasoline pedal instead of the
brake pedal.

Vindicated, yes. But Audi sales dived from a record 74,061 in 1985 to a
meager 12,283 in 1991. Sales rebounded to a peak of 80,372 last year,
but you'll note that there is no longer a 5000-S sedan in the Audi
lineup."

Source: http://www.autonews.com/article.cms?articleId=2797 


Funny, I actually had this problem on my 1980 4000s.  I had to teach
myself to not 'pivot' on my heal while driving, but rather lift my foot
and go from brake to gas...  I still loved that 'Mexico beige' beast; it
finally met its demise at 247k when my wife's schoolmate jumpstarted it
backwards :-(

- Jeremy

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From: SuffolkD at aol.com [mailto:SuffolkD at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 10:14 AM
To: v8 at audifans.com; Jeremy Ward
Subject: Re: [V8] Major differences between 90, 91, 92 & 93 Model 

Jeremy: 
excellent write up but I have one Q: 
Nader report different than "unintended acceleration" ala 60 minutes? 
Wasn't that 1985ish? 
The automatic 86 5000S had a shift lock recall to install one. Foot on
the brake to shift, easily circumventable.................. 
-Scott 


From: "Jeremy Ward" <> 
You will find the majority of V8Qs for sale are 1990 models; that was 
Audi's big sales year before the Nader report almost forced Audi of 
America into bankruptcy and sales figures started to decline.