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In message <33619B0D.4AFC@rhodes.edu> Scott Mallett writes:

> 4.  All fwd 400's had the 4 -cyl engine.  In 1984, the 4000S received
> the 1.8L engine from the GTI.  In 1985, the bodystyle changed, and the
> 1.8 got a higher compression ratio from 8.5:1 to 10:1, which boosted
> power.  Power is okay, and reliability is on par w/ other Audi's,but get
> a stick if you get a 4-cyl.

Aren't Audi weird?  My 1982 80CD had a 5-cylinder carburettor engine, and quite 
a few in the UK had the injection version.  These cars were identified by the 
"5S" and "5E" badges on the grill.  They went to a 4-cylinder only (and badged 
it "Sport") when the Audi 90 came out. 

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club