Re: 5000 vs 100/200 nomenclature

[Mike Arman <armanmik@n-jcenter.com>]

At 07:40 AM 5/26/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>  Mike Arman wrote:
>  >Incidentally, a 5000cs is a 100, and a 5000TQ is a 200 
>  >(more or less). 200 series cars are turbo, and 100 series 
>  >are not - note that turbo is not always quattro, and I have 
>  >heard of a few quattros that were not turbo. In the US, 
>  >most "plain" 5000s are 2 wheel drive, non turbo, and most 
>  >quattros are turbo: 5000TQ. 
>  
>  I have only seen the 5000cs with turbo + quattro + leather, 
>  which always led me to believe it was the equivalent of the 
>  200tq, not the 100 as you indicated.  My 1986 5000cs looks 
>  like top of the line to me, which I thought was 200 in 
>  Europe during the same era.
>  
>  Eric R. Kissell
>  1986 5000cstq, 1.8 bar
>
>

Possible - Audi's marketing department has done some strange things over
the years . . .

I have a 5000s, 2wd, not turbo, 5 speed, not leather, and a 5000CD
(Canadian model), turbo, quattro, leather, both are 1986 cars.

According to Haynes (not an authoritative source), 100 is the European
non-turbo, and 200 is the European turbo.

All the US models up to about 1990 were 5000s, then they became "100"
(normal) and "200" (turbo) because of the "Audi 5000 killer car" program on
60 minutes.

I have seen 2wd turbo cars, both 5 speed and automatic, and I do know
there's at least one lister who has a non-turbo quattro. (It was for sale.)

I presume you could buy a TQ with velour upholstery - turbo+quattro doesn't
necessarily mean leather, but as a top of the line car, most of them
probably would have it.

There's also a leatherette option - fancy name for vinyl seats. My 86 parts
car has that.

S and CS are trim level, and I don't think they indicate turbo or quattro.
Quattros have "Quattro" in the rear window glass (and rear quarter
windows), and turbos say "turbo" on the trunk lid.

Or at least that's the way I understand it - YMMV, as may reality!

Best Regards,

Mike Arman