Audi 80 body shapes (was: Tire pressure)

[paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk (Heneghan,Paul)]

From: Martin Gruby
>What does your 80 quattro look like. Is it the older boxier style or the
>newer rounded style.  I remember asking you before because I thought the 80
>came out in 88? 

My 1984 80 quattro has the mark 2 body shape.

Speaking for the UK only, the  Audi 80 mark 1 body shape was around in 
 the early 70s (I think it was called an Audi Fox in the US).  It was 
 quite angular.   However, it did spawn some performance varieties - 
 the 80GT (1588cc?, carb, 100bhp) and the 80GTE (1588cc, inj, 110bhp 
 later used in the Golf GTi).  

Round about 1979, the Audi 80 mark 2 body shape was introduced (I think 
 this model was known as the 4000 in the US).  This was slightly 
 larger, a bit more rounded and from 1983 was available in quattro form 
 with a 2144cc inj. 135bhp engine. 

Some cosmetic changes were made in late 1984 - rear light cluster most 
 noticeably.  Also at that time, Audi started calling the 5 cylinder 
 engined cars of that body shape the Audi 90.   (Apparently there was a 
 4 cylinder Audi 90 back in the 60s. but I have never seen one - has 
 anyone on this list ever come across one?).  

A big styling change happened with the Audi 80 mark 3 body shape in 
 about 1986.  This has the ubiquitous poached egg shape so beloved of 
 recent car designers (I far prefer the older angular 1980 styles ala 
 BMW 635, VW Scirocco Mk1, Audi 80 Mk2 etc.)

If anyone has any corrections/additions to this, I'd like to hear them.

Paul
paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk
1984 Audi 80 quattro
1983 Audi 100 Avant