Re: 1986 4000csq questions and such

[ti@bazooka.amb.org (Ti Kan)]

CHRISTOPHER BENDER writes:
>      I don't think CS means turbo on a 5000.  I think CS does mean 5 
>      cylinder on a 4000.  All 4000Q's were 5 cylinder in the US.

No, CS doesn't necessarily mean 5 cylinder.  There are some 4000CS
(4 cylinder, non quattro) cars around.  I found that people tend
to put too much meaning into the S, CS nomenclature on Audis.  In truth,
they are quite haphazardly chosen and Audi doesn't have a fixed meaning
for these across the model lines.

For example, the U.S. 5000 Turbo cars was only an 'S' in 84 and 85, 
but became 'CS' from 85 to 88.  There were no significant changes
(other than the usual per-model-year revisions to various things)
that should warrant a name change, but so it goes.  Same for the
4000 Quattro models.  In the FWD 4000s, the 'S' nomenclature was
added in 1982 and remained so until 1987.  A small number of
FWD 4000'CS' models were offered which had different interior options
and the 5000-style aero wheels.

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 Turbo
80 4000 2.0
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