Audi News

[bs986@freenet.carleton.ca (Thomas A Robbs)]

Automotive News - September 30, 1996

Audi prepares hybrid wagon
Ingolstadt, Germany - Audi may become the first company to sell a hybrid
power car.  It plans to sell a station wagon version of its A4 Avant,
called the Audi Duo, next fall.

The Audi Duo uses diesel and electric power.  It will be sold in Germany
at a base price of about $40,816.  The car debuts at the Berlin auto show
Oct. 19.

Separate drive systems power the front wheels.  One is a 90-horsepower,
1.9 liter, four-cylinder, direct-injection turbocharged diesel engine. 
The other is a 29-hp, water cooled three-phase AC synchronous motor fed by
a lead acid battery mounted in the rear cargo bay.  - Greg Kable

Automotive News Europe

Paris Auto Show

Audi: The German automaker launched the A3 in Europe this summer, but the
new lower-medium model will have its auto show debut in Paris.

The three-door entry level model went on sale in Germany on Sept. 6, 
Already 20,000 plus orders have been placed in Europe.

Audi denies the A3 will be sold in the United States but rumors persist
that a five-door version could be introduced in America in early 1998,
possibly with a 4wd option.

1997 Audi Prices

Prices include manufacturers suggested retail price and destination
charge.  No adjustment has been made for year-to-year equipment changes.

						Increase
						(decrease)
				1997		from final
				price		1996 price
A4
	1.8T 4-door*		$23,490
	2.8 4-door		$27,930		$995
A6
	4-door			$33,100		$325
	4-door wagon		$34,900		$425
Cabriolet
     Convertible		$35,100		-$2,175
A8
3.7  4-door fwd*		$57,400
4.2  Quattro
    4-door*		        $64,900

* New model for 1997
Prices and comparisons include destination charge of $500 for 1997 and
$475 for 1996.

Audi prices 1997 models

Detroit - Audis high spots for 1997 are new models at either end of the
price spectrum.
At the low end is the A4 1.8-T sedan at $23,490.  It is priced $4,440
below its sibling, the A4 2.8 sedan

Heading the Audi line is the new A8 sedan, which has an aluminum space
frame.  The 3.7 liter sedan with front wheel drive is $57,400, and the 4.8
liter Quattro sedan is $64,900.

All prices in this article include the destination charge, which is $500
on 1997 models up from $475 on 1996 models.

Audis carryover models include the Cabriolet, which is priced at $35,100,
down from $37,275 for 1996.

Leather seating, power top, wood trim and remote locking, which were
standard equipment on the 1996 model, are extra-cost items in a premium
equipment package for 1997.


Tom


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Thomas A. Robbs   bs986@freenet.carleton.ca
1988 90Q          Milwaukee, WI - USA